The league table in 2. Bundesliga tells a story about these teams so far, with Arminia Bielefeld leading Bochum by 14 points. Match preview to follow:
Arminia Bielefeld form and stats
Arminia Bielefeld have played 8 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. J. Edmundsson was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Arminia Bielefeld will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the 2. Bundesliga game against St. Pauli (placed 11th). Prior to that, an away loss at St. Pauli.
A decent goal production from Arminia Bielefeld in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. Arminia Bielefeld have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Bochum form and stats
Bochum have only collected 5 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 1-2-5 (8 played).
The manager T. Reis was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Bundesliga match played at their home ground Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Bochum suffered a 2-3 loss to Jahn Regensburg (placed 7th). Before that, Bochum secured a home win against Hannover 96 with the score 2-1.
Bochum have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Bochum have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Bochum - Arminia Bielefeld 3-3. Arminia Bielefeld-Bochum H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Arminia Bielefeld 5 wins, Bochum 1 win, 4 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  F. Klos 13 goals |   S. Ganvoula 10 goals |  A. Voglsammer 9 goals |
Arminia Bielefeld missing players
Bochum missing players
| Arminia Bielefeld | Bochum | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 35 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 32 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 72% |
| 44% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 56% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 28% |
| 67% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 88% | 89% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 5.8 | 6.6 | 10 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 254 | 127 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 89 | 259 |
| 88 | 39 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 25 | 87 |
| 40% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | 37% |
- Arminia Bielefeld have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Arminia Bielefeld haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Bochum has the most matches over the total-line (11)
- Bochum has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- Bochum have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Bochum have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Bochum have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 31 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Erzgebirge Aue | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Osnabruck | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Jahn Regensburg | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Greuther Fürth | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Sandhausen | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Bochum | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Nurnberg | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -17 | 13 |
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