DSC Arminia Bielefeld have found it difficult to get points this season. Can the team get something to cheer about when Darmstadt 98 come to visit SchücoArena?
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (18) in 2. Bundesliga
Both squads have had plentiful rest since their last game. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic fixture!
DSC Arminia Bielefeld form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for DSC Arminia Bielefeld at their home stadium (SchücoArena) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats. With DSC Arminia Bielefeld having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Scherning.
Bielefeld shared the glory with Eintracht Braunschweig in their last match, an away game that ended all square 3-3. Opportunity lost for DSC Arminia Bielefeld in the Eintracht Braunschweig match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Defender Ramos got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Ramos scored one goal and won 9 of 14 duels.
Ahead of that match, DSC Arminia Bielefeld lost 0-1 at home to Heidenheim.Bielefeld have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SchücoArena with 17 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the DSC Arminia Bielefeld defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 have an excellent away record in the 2. Bundesliga so far with 7-2-2 from 11 games.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Darmstadt 98, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Heidenheim (placed 3rd). That defeat stopped this club's string of league matches in a row without losing; 21 games in all! Holland got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Holland dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Hamburger SV.Few goals the story here? 9 of this side's most recent 11 league matches have had two goals or less.
Darmstadt 98 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bielefeld have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (5-1-0) when playing Darmstadt 98.DSC Arminia Bielefeld and Darmstadt 98 have faced off earlier this season: Darmstadt 98 - DSC Arminia Bielefeld 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Hack 8 goals |   P. Tietz 8 goals |  J. Serra 6 goals |
DSC Arminia Bielefeld missing players
Darmstadt 98 missing players
| DSC Arminia Bielefeld | Darmstadt 98 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 37 |
| 38 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 74% |
| 57% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 45% | 39% |
| 30% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 17% |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 61% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 52% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 36% | 39% |
| 30% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 9% |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
| 5.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 12.8 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 30% | 31% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 33% |
| 14.8 | 13.7 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 14 | 11.9 |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Darmstadt 98 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Darmstadt 98 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (18) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Darmstadt 98 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 | Darmstadt 98 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 49 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 48 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 46 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | St. Pauli | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Magdeburg | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -11 | 27 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -17 | 20 |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -17 | 20 |
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