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Arminia Bielefeld vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Whatever region of the table we are talking about, this weekend we have absolute firecrackers coming up in the Bundesliga. In the battle for the international places, Dortmund will play Freiburg and Union Berlin will play Hoffenheim. Bielefeld, on the other hand, receive the cloverleaves from Fürth for the top match in the relegation battle. The only chance for the Franconians to somehow make progress towards staying in the relegation zone is a win against their direct rivals from Bielefeld. For the men from the Alm, on the other hand, there is the chance to leave the relegation places completely with a three-goal win. Here in our Bielefeld – Fürth tip, you will find all the important information, a forecast and three betting recommendations.
The relegation battle is currently extremely tight. With a win, Bielefeld could move up to 14th place in the best case scenario. Clubs such as Hertha, Gladbach and Bochum are also not quite out of the mess yet. For Fürth, the match against Bielefeld is more or less the only chance to still have a say in the debate about staying in the relegation zone.
Bielefeld – Fürth Info
– Date & Time: 16.01.2022 at 17:30 hrs.
– Venue: SchücoArena, Bielefeld
– Competition: Bundesliga, 19th matchday
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Bielefeld Form & Balance Check
When looking at the past matches, football fans are unlikely to think that Bielefeld occupy the penultimate place in the table. They have picked up a very strong seven points from their last three games against Bochum, Leipzig and Freiburg. That is more like a team competing for the international places.
With this more than passable points haul, the Arminen have stalked the teams in front of them. With a win against the beaten Fürth, they would even move up to 14th place. With the Kleeblätter yet to pick up a single point in a foreign stadium, there is a strong possibility that Arminia will leave the relegation places this weekend.
On course for Champions League
Even though this headline doesn’t correspond to the current table picture, there is a spark of truth in it. If you only take the last three Bundesliga games, the table turns around and Arminia move from second to last to second place. As a result, they are in better shape than Bayern, Dortmund or Leverkusen. Only 1. FC Köln has managed to pick up more points in this period.
Bielefeld facts & analysis
– Currently second last
– Second in the form table over the last three games
– Last wins against Leipzig and Bochum
Fürth form & balance check
For Fürth, the season is going as most football lovers predicted even before the season started. The cloverleaves are down in last place in the table and have had the red lantern in their ranks since the beginning. Recently, however, there was something to celebrate. They recently celebrated their first Bundesliga home win at home against Union Berlin. That caused great ecstasy.
The following duel with BVB was lost, but nevertheless the good mood continued. This was then evident in the encounters with Augsburg and Stuttgart, in which Fürth were able to pick up a draw in each case. However, there is also a not so nice side to the coin. Since the win against Union, they have not scored a single goal. Even against teams that are also in danger of relegation, such as Augsburg or Stuttgart, they failed to score.
One striker less
The Spielvereinigung has had to announce a departure in the last few days. Cedric Itten is returning to Glasgow ahead of schedule. The striker has been able to score two goals in twelve appearances for the Kleeblatt. However, the Scots had a buy-back option, which they have exercised. For the Franconians, this means that they are now even thinner in the attacking front than they were before. So there could still be transfers in this part of the team.
Fürth facts & analysis
– Fürth currently last
– Not lost since two matches
– No points away from home yet
– Itten back to Glasgow
Predicted line-up – last update on 14 January 2022
For the Arminen, Fabian Klos is still missing due to a red suspension. In addition, de Medina is absent due to illness. There is also a question mark behind striker Serra. Should he not be fit in time, then Lasme will move into the first eleven. For the Franconians, Willems returns to the starting eleven. In addition, Burchert continues to deputise for the injured regular keeper Funk. In addition, the long-term injured Jung and Kehr are out.
Bielefeld – Fürth direct comparison & Statistics
Bielefeld have met Fürth a total of 26 times. In the Bundesliga, however, the two have only met twice. In addition, Arminia have been unbeaten against the cloverleaves for four competitive matches. In the duel of the penultimate against the last, the penultimate remained undefeated in the past six encounters.
– Bielefeld and Fürth meet for only the second time in the Bundesliga
– First leg ended 1-1 in Fürth
– Bielefeld unbeaten in four competitive games against the Kleeblätter
– Duel between penultimate and last has not been won by the latter for six games
