FSV Mainz 05 vs DSC Arminia Bielefeld: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: OPEL ARENA (34000 seats)

The home fans plan for a win and three points in this fixture, and the home advantage could be decisive against a struggling visitor. FSV Mainz 05 are in 10th place while the guesting DSC Arminia Bielefeld stress at 15th.

Insights:
  • FSV Mainz 05 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Bundesliga
  • DSC Arminia Bielefeld have the fewest scored goals (22) in Bundesliga

These are hectic days for the hometeam, as they had a match only three days ago in the Bundesliga. This match was also played here at OPEL ARENA. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, DSC Arminia Bielefeld have had more rest.

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FSV Mainz 05 form and stats

FSV Mainz 05 have performed here at OPEL ARENA this season with 8 wins from 13 Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.

The Mainz supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at OPEL ARENA: A 0-1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund (placed 2nd). Stöger (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.8/10. Stöger hit two key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Union Berlin.

The FSV Mainz 05 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. Mainz have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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DSC Arminia Bielefeld form and stats

DSC Arminia Bielefeld have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 3-3-7 (13 played). Recent form does not give DSC Arminia Bielefeld much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. FSV Mainz 05 will be a tough nut to crack.

DSC Arminia Bielefeld have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 307 minutes ago. Okugawa was the goal scorer.

Bielefeld are travelling again after losing away to Borussia Dortmund in their previous match (0-1). Midfielder Okugawa was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.2. Okugawa hit two key passes.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Augsburg.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of DSC Arminia Bielefeld when being an outsider away as they are today, we find seven matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing five and winning zero games.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, DSC Arminia Bielefeld have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other already this season, with the match result DSC Arminia Bielefeld - FSV Mainz 05 1-2 logged in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Mainz three wins, two draws and DSC Arminia Bielefeld three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

DSC Arminia BielefeldM. Okugawa
M. Okugawa
8 goals
FSV Mainz 05J. Burkardt
J. Burkardt
7 goals
FSV Mainz 05J. Lee
J. Lee
4 goals

FSV Mainz 05 missing players

DSC Arminia Bielefeld missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FSV Mainz 05 DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 13 4 Played P 2 13 26
10 8 3 Won W 1 3 5
4 3 1 Drew D 0 3 10
11 2 0 Lost L 1 7 11
35 24 12 Scored S 2 10 22
30 8 2 Conceded C 1 17 34
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
76% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 69%
52% 46% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 23% 31%
24% 23% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 23%
12% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 31% 42%
32% 54% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 23% 27%
20% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 38%
 
5 5.5 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.8 4.5
4.8 4.2 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 7.6 6.1
2 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
13.8 14.9 19.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.2 11.3
4.2 5.5 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3
33% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 26% 28%
 
11.8 11.3 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17.5 18.4 15.6
3.8 2.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.2 5.2
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • DSC Arminia Bielefeld have the fewest scored goals (22) in Bundesliga
  • DSC Arminia Bielefeld haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • FSV Mainz 05 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • FSV Mainz 05 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as DSC Arminia Bielefeld have scored away.
  • FSV Mainz 05 have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Bundesliga
  • FSV Mainz 05 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Bundesliga
  • FSV Mainz 05 have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Bundesliga

  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 26 19 3 4 77 28 13 10 1 2 38 12 13 9 2 2 39 16 49 60
2 Borussia Dortmund 26 18 2 6 66 37 13 11 0 2 40 18 13 7 2 4 26 19 29 56
3 Bayer Leverkusen 26 13 6 7 64 41 13 7 2 4 33 20 13 6 4 3 31 21 23 45
4 RB Leipzig 26 13 5 8 57 30 13 9 1 3 35 15 13 4 4 5 22 15 27 44
5 Freiburg 26 12 8 6 43 29 13 7 4 2 24 14 13 5 4 4 19 15 14 44
6 Hoffenheim 26 13 5 8 49 37 13 8 3 2 28 14 13 5 2 6 21 23 12 44
7 Köln 26 10 9 7 37 39 13 7 3 3 20 16 13 3 6 4 17 23 -2 39
8 Union Berlin 26 10 8 8 33 34 13 7 4 2 18 14 13 3 4 6 15 20 -1 38
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 10 7 9 39 38 13 4 4 5 16 17 13 6 3 4 23 21 1 37
10 FSV Mainz 05 25 10 4 11 35 30 13 8 3 2 24 8 12 2 1 9 11 22 5 34
11 Bochum 26 9 5 12 28 37 13 7 3 3 19 12 13 2 2 9 9 25 -9 32
12 Wolfsburg 26 9 4 13 29 40 13 5 2 6 14 17 13 4 2 7 15 23 -11 31
13 Borussia M'gladbach 26 8 6 12 36 51 13 6 3 4 23 21 13 2 3 8 13 30 -15 30
14 Augsburg 25 6 8 11 27 41 12 4 4 4 17 19 13 2 4 7 10 22 -14 26
15 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 26 5 10 11 22 34 13 2 7 4 12 17 13 3 3 7 10 17 -12 25
16 Stuttgart 26 5 8 13 32 48 13 4 3 6 22 26 13 1 5 7 10 22 -16 23
17 Hertha BSC 26 6 5 15 26 60 13 4 3 6 17 27 13 2 2 9 9 33 -34 23
18 Greuther Furth 26 3 5 18 24 70 13 3 4 6 13 24 13 0 1 12 11 46 -46 14

Bundesliga:
Germany:
Table
  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 26 19 3 4 77 28 13 10 1 2 38 12 13 9 2 2 39 16 49 60
2 Borussia Dortmund 26 18 2 6 66 37 13 11 0 2 40 18 13 7 2 4 26 19 29 56
3 Bayer Leverkusen 26 13 6 7 64 41 13 7 2 4 33 20 13 6 4 3 31 21 23 45
4 RB Leipzig 26 13 5 8 57 30 13 9 1 3 35 15 13 4 4 5 22 15 27 44
5 Freiburg 26 12 8 6 43 29 13 7 4 2 24 14 13 5 4 4 19 15 14 44
6 Hoffenheim 26 13 5 8 49 37 13 8 3 2 28 14 13 5 2 6 21 23 12 44
7 Köln 26 10 9 7 37 39 13 7 3 3 20 16 13 3 6 4 17 23 -2 39
8 Union Berlin 26 10 8 8 33 34 13 7 4 2 18 14 13 3 4 6 15 20 -1 38
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 10 7 9 39 38 13 4 4 5 16 17 13 6 3 4 23 21 1 37
10 FSV Mainz 05 25 10 4 11 35 30 13 8 3 2 24 8 12 2 1 9 11 22 5 34
11 Bochum 26 9 5 12 28 37 13 7 3 3 19 12 13 2 2 9 9 25 -9 32
12 Wolfsburg 26 9 4 13 29 40 13 5 2 6 14 17 13 4 2 7 15 23 -11 31
13 Borussia M'gladbach 26 8 6 12 36 51 13 6 3 4 23 21 13 2 3 8 13 30 -15 30
14 Augsburg 25 6 8 11 27 41 12 4 4 4 17 19 13 2 4 7 10 22 -14 26
15 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 26 5 10 11 22 34 13 2 7 4 12 17 13 3 3 7 10 17 -12 25
16 Stuttgart 26 5 8 13 32 48 13 4 3 6 22 26 13 1 5 7 10 22 -16 23
17 Hertha BSC 26 6 5 15 26 60 13 4 3 6 17 27 13 2 2 9 9 33 -34 23
18 Greuther Furth 26 3 5 18 24 70 13 3 4 6 13 24 13 0 1 12 11 46 -46 14

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