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Arminia Bielefeld vs. Bayern Munich
The first Sunday match of the 30th matchday of the Bundesliga will be played by Arminia Bielefeld and FC Bayern München. Both teams are currently in no way satisfied with their performances and hope for improvement in the direct duel. But while Arminia are fighting with all their might against relegation, Bayern are now fighting for the only remaining title of the season after their disappointing exit in the Champions League. Kick-off is at 15:30 on Sunday at the Schüco Arena in Bielefeld. Our prediction for this match can be found in the following Bielefeld vs Bayern tip.
Despite their poor form, the Bielefeld side can still hold on to the relegation spot at the moment, as the competition is not really scoring any better. However, only 26 points and 23 goals from 29 games still mean red alert, but the gap to the relegation zone is currently only one point. Bayern, on the other hand, have built up a comfortable nine-point cushion on their rivals from Dortmund and have collected 69 points from their 29 games so far. With a win in Bielefeld and a BVB defeat against Wolfsburg, the Munich side could almost clinch their tenth championship title in a row.
Bielefeld – Bayern Info
– Date & Time: 17.04.2022, at 15:30 hrs.
– Venue: Bielefeld, Schüco Arena
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 30
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Bielefeld Form & Balance Check
Arminia are currently deep in crisis after their strongest phase of the season around the turn of the year. In the last six games, Bielefeld have only managed a single point and only one own goal. In the five defeats in this period, the Arminen did not score a single goal, and three times they lost by three or more goals. Bielefeld are currently teetering on the brink of relegation and are lucky that Hertha, another team from the bottom of the league, are currently on a similarly disastrous run. But in the next match against the record champions, points are unlikely to be forthcoming.
The defence can hardly be relied on
Symbolic for the recent negative trend of Bielefeld is the simultaneously weakening defence. While the offensive has been struggling all season and is the weakest attacking unit in the league, the defence has so far been reliable as a provider of points. Bielefeld still ranks mid-table in the league in terms of goals conceded and has conceded only one more goal than Dortmund or Leverkusen, for example. However, DSC have not conceded a goal in six games, three of which were scored by three or more opponents. The recent 4-0 defeat at VfL Wolfsburg confirmed the trend once again against a normally similarly harmless attack.
Bielefeld facts & analysis
– Rank 16, 26 points
– Last lost 0:4 in Wolfsburg
– Since 6 games without a win, 5 of them lost
– Only 1 goal from last 6 games
Bayern Form & Balance Check
The Munich side suffered the next setback in a somewhat messed up season last week. In their first season under Julian Nagelsmann, Bayern have already spoiled two titles for themselves by alternating between habitual dominance and unexpected slip-ups. In the DFB Cup, they were knocked out early after a disastrous and sensational 5-0 defeat in Mönchengladbach, and in the Champions League they were also eliminated. The quarter-final against the outsiders from Villarreal was narrowly, but not undeservedly, lost to the Spaniards. This leaves the Munich team with only the minimum goal of winning the Bundesliga championship.
Turnaround in Bielefeld?
So already, Nagelsmann’s debut season is definitely a disappointing one. In the two important CL games against Villarreal (0:1 and 1:1), the trend of weaker performances from recent weeks continued and was ultimately punished with elimination. Before that, the Munich team repeatedly dropped unexpected points in the league, for example against Leverkusen or Hoffenheim. In the last league match against Augsburg (1:0), the record champions also struggled, so Nagelsmann still has a lot of work ahead of him. On Sunday, the Bavarians could do with another clear and commanding victory at relegation candidates Bielefeld, in order to avoid throwing more water on the mills of the recently growing critics.
Bayern facts & analysis
– Top of the Bundesliga, 69 points.
– Last played 1:1 against Villarreal
– Won 3 Bundesliga games in a row
Predicted line-up – last update on 15 April 2022
The Bielefelders are still worried at the moment about the stricken Brunner, who is in danger of dropping out, as are the injured Klos and Vasiliadis. De Medina would probably be the first replacement option here. Kunze could start on the double six next to Prietl to strengthen the defence and Schöpf could move to the ten. Krüger and Hack are also alternatives to Okugawa.
Bayern are once again worried about Hernandez, who has once again been substituted with an injury. We therefore expect Nianzou to start for the time being, as Süle is also in danger of dropping out. Sané, Musiala, Sabitzer and Richards are other starting eleven options, Tolisso is missing due to injury.
Bielefeld – Bayern direct comparison & statistics
The direct comparison between Arminia Bielefeld and Bayern Munich is, as expected, clear. The Munich side won 29 of their 39 matches, while Bielefeld only managed five victories. Five other games ended in draws. In the first leg this season, Bayern scored a narrow 1:0 victory.
– The most common result between Arminia Bielefeld and Bayern Munich is 0-1. 7 matches ended like this.
– Arminia Bielefeld’s last home win against Bayern Munich was in 2006.
– The comparisons between the two clubs last season: 1-4 (home for Arminia Bielefeld) and 3-3 (home for Bayern Munich).
– The first leg ended 1-0 for Bayern Munich.
– The average of goals scored in a clash between Arminia Bielefeld and Bayern Munich is 3.4.
