Open game expected at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer: SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs DSC Arminia Bielefeld preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer (15000 seats)

Only fixture two of the Bundesliga for these participants and fresh bodies and minds here at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer as SpVgg Greuther Fürth welcome DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Don't miss this preview!

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.

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SpVgg Greuther Fürth form and stats

Last season, SpVgg Greuther Fürth's league stats were 18 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses, leading to 2nd spot in the 2. Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored 69 goals and let in 44. Appearing as the host team in the former season SpVgg Greuther Fürth produced 9-4-4 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 23 conceded.

Greuther faced defeat in their previous match, away at Stuttgart (1-5). Sascha Burchert, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.43 out of 10 in that game. Burchert stopped the opponent with ten saves. As you see from the result above, Greuther suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Sascha Burchert had a busy but productive day in the Stuttgart match. Despite making ten saves the loss could not be prevented.

Before that, Greuther played out a DFB Pokal draw 2-2 when visiting Babelsberg (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how SpVgg Greuther Fürth have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won six, drawn one and lost three.

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DSC Arminia Bielefeld form and stats

Let's have a look at how DSC Arminia Bielefeld performed last season in the Bundesliga: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 8 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 52 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 6 and lost 8 with 13/29 goals scored/conceded.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Bielefeld goalkeeper Stefan Ortega Moreno is eager to challenge this, with his 265 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Bielefeld's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Freiburg that finished 0-0. Stefan Ortega was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.41. The agile goalkeeper Ortega stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bayreuth at their stadium, the result 6-3.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by DSC Arminia Bielefeld in our archives, and the results are: three wins for DSC Arminia Bielefeld, three draws and one defeat.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (SpVgg Greuther Fürth wins - draws - DSC Arminia Bielefeld wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GreutherJ. Leweling
J. Leweling
1 goals

SpVgg Greuther Fürth missing players

DSC Arminia Bielefeld missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SpVgg Greuther Fürth DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
5 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
9 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 9
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 11
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
25% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Last season DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
18 9   Won W   3 9
10 4   Drew D   6 8
6 4   Lost L   8 17
69 34   Scored S   13 26
44 23   Conceded C   29 52
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 88%
85% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 62%
74% 76%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 41%
47% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 18%
24% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 15%
68% 71%   BTTS BTTS   41% 35%
24% 12%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 32%
12% 18%   Failed to Score F T   47% 44%
 
5.5 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 3.5
4.6 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 5.5
1.9 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.5
2 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
14.5 16.3   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 9.2
5.3 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 2.8
38% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 27%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Union Berlin 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Bayern München 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Freiburg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Hertha BSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Bochum 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
17 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
18 FC Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bochum 34 21 4 9 66 39 17 12 2 3 40 16 17 9 2 6 26 23 27 67
2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 34 18 10 6 69 44 17 9 4 4 34 23 17 9 6 2 35 21 25 64
3 Holstein Kiel 34 18 8 8 57 35 17 11 2 4 31 19 17 7 6 4 26 16 22 62
4 Hamburger SV 34 16 10 8 71 44 17 10 4 3 40 16 17 6 6 5 31 28 27 58
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 16 8 10 55 46 17 11 4 2 32 20 17 5 4 8 23 26 9 56
6 Karlsruher SC 34 14 10 10 51 44 17 5 6 6 19 18 17 9 4 4 32 26 7 52
7 Darmstadt 98 34 15 6 13 63 55 17 7 3 7 29 23 17 8 3 6 34 32 8 51
8 Heidenheim 34 15 6 13 49 49 17 10 3 4 28 16 17 5 3 9 21 33 0 51
9 Paderborn 34 12 11 11 53 45 17 8 5 4 32 26 17 4 6 7 21 19 8 47
10 St. Pauli 34 13 8 13 51 56 17 8 3 6 28 25 17 5 5 7 23 31 -5 47
11 Nurnberg 34 11 11 12 46 51 17 5 7 5 22 23 17 6 4 7 24 28 -5 44
12 Erzgebirge Aue 34 12 8 14 44 53 17 8 4 5 29 28 17 4 4 9 15 25 -9 44
13 Hannover 96 34 12 6 16 53 51 17 7 4 6 30 22 17 5 2 10 23 29 2 42
14 Jahn Regensburg 34 9 11 14 37 50 17 6 6 5 23 21 17 3 5 9 14 29 -13 38
15 Sandhausen 34 10 4 20 41 60 17 9 4 4 29 21 17 1 0 16 12 39 -19 34
16 Osnabruck 34 9 6 19 35 58 17 3 1 13 16 34 17 6 5 6 19 24 -23 33
17 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 7 10 17 30 59 17 6 4 7 17 23 17 1 6 10 13 36 -29 31
18 Wurzburger Kickers 34 6 7 21 37 69 17 3 6 8 22 33 17 3 1 13 15 36 -32 25
Last season 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 34 24 6 4 99 44 17 13 4 0 64 21 17 11 2 4 35 23 55 78
2 RB Leipzig 34 19 8 7 60 32 17 11 4 2 29 13 17 8 4 5 31 19 28 65
3 Borussia Dortmund 34 20 4 10 75 46 17 11 2 4 40 20 17 9 2 6 35 26 29 64
4 Wolfsburg 34 17 10 7 61 37 17 10 4 3 32 16 17 7 6 4 29 21 24 61
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 16 12 6 69 53 17 10 7 0 37 20 17 6 5 6 32 33 16 60
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 14 10 10 53 39 17 8 5 4 34 22 17 6 5 6 19 17 14 52
7 Union Berlin 34 12 14 8 50 43 17 8 8 1 32 18 17 4 6 7 18 25 7 50
8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 13 10 11 64 56 17 8 4 5 32 19 17 5 6 6 32 37 8 49
9 Stuttgart 34 12 9 13 56 55 17 5 6 6 27 26 17 7 3 7 29 29 1 45
10 Freiburg 34 12 9 13 52 52 17 7 6 4 33 23 17 5 3 9 19 29 0 45
11 Hoffenheim 34 11 10 13 52 54 17 8 3 6 32 24 17 3 7 7 20 30 -2 43
12 Mainz 05 34 10 9 15 39 56 17 4 4 9 16 26 17 6 5 6 23 30 -17 39
13 FC Augsburg 34 10 6 18 36 54 17 6 4 7 21 25 17 4 2 11 15 29 -18 36
14 Hertha BSC 34 8 11 15 41 52 17 5 5 7 21 26 17 3 6 8 20 26 -11 35
15 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 8 17 26 52 17 6 2 9 13 23 17 3 6 8 13 29 -26 35
16 Köln 34 8 9 17 34 60 17 3 5 9 20 31 17 5 4 8 14 29 -26 33
17 Werder Bremen 34 7 10 17 36 57 17 3 5 9 16 28 17 4 5 8 20 29 -21 31
18 Schalke 04 34 3 7 24 25 86 17 3 3 11 14 34 17 0 4 13 11 52 -61 16

Bundesliga:
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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 Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Union Berlin 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Bayern München 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Freiburg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Hertha BSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Bochum 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
17 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
18 FC Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0

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