Struggling Arminia Bielefeld will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying RB Leipzig in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Arminia Bielefeld have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Bundesliga
- RB Leipzig is in the best form (5-1-0)
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Arminia Bielefeld form and stats
Arminia Bielefeld's results here at SchücoArena in the Bundesliga have been very modest with 4 victories, 1 draw and 8 defeats.
Arminia Bielefeld enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Bayer Leverkusen's place. The match ended 2-1 with Ritsu Doan and Masaya Okugawa scoring. Nobody expected Arminia Bielefeld to beat Bayer Leverkusen in the last match, but sometimes David beats Goliath. Ahead of that match, Bielefeld lost 0-2 at home to Werder Bremen.
Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Bielefeld have been in this position before, they have won zero, drawn zero and lost one from one game. one defeat by at least two goals.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Arminia Bielefeld here at SchücoArena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
RB Leipzig form and stats
Playing away, RB Leipzig, who have the most clean sheets (6) away in Bundesliga, have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Leipzig on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Leipzig delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Eintracht Frankfurt (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Bundesliga game. A 0-2 defeat away at Liverpool before that.
The travelling fans enjoy RB Leipzig's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 12 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; RB Leipzig - Bielefeld 2-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Bielefeld victories, one draw and two RB Leipzig wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Forsberg 6 goals |  C. Nkunku 6 goals |  M. Sabitzer 5 goals |
Arminia Bielefeld missing players
RB Leipzig missing players
| Arminia Bielefeld | RB Leipzig | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | 47 |
| 44 | 21 | 16 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 68% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 52% | 46% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 56% |
| 20% | 15% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 28% |
| 16% | 15% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 12% |
| 40% | 31% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 42% | 48% |
| 24% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 50% | 48% |
| 44% | 46% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 8.8 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 12.7 | 15.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 29% | 28% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | 34% |
- Arminia Bielefeld have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Arminia Bielefeld have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Bundesliga
- Arminia Bielefeld have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Bundesliga
- RB Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- RB Leipzig have scored more than double the goals of Arminia Bielefeld.
- RB Leipzig have the most clean sheets (6) away in Bundesliga
- RB Leipzig haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- RB Leipzig is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 39 | 58 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 54 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 44 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 42 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 8 | Stuttgart | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 36 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 29 |
| 14 | Köln | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 22 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -24 | 22 |
| 16 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -17 | 21 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -20 | 21 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 40 | -50 | 10 |