Visitors to take all three points at Schuco Arena
TEAM NEWS
Bielefeld’s Nils Quaschner
is set to miss this game with a knee injury.
Nurnberg’s key player
Sebastian Kerk will miss out with a long-term hamstring injury while Enis
Alushi and Dennis Lippert are both out with knee problems.
Bielefeld
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Nils
Quaschner (knee)
Nurnberg
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable:
Sebastian Kerk (hamstring); Enis Alushi, Dennis Lippert, Mikael Ishak (all
knee)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: AWAY WIN
Bielefeld came from two
goals down to earn an excellent 2-2 draw with Heidenheim at Voith Arena last
Sunday. Bielefeld are sitting in seventh having won nine, drawn eight and lost
eight of their 25 2. Bundesliga games so far. They have lost only one of their
last seven league outings and are five points adrift of the promotion playoff
place, but four of those games have been draws.
Nurnberg suffered a 2-0
defeat against Greuther Furth in the Franconian derby on home soil last
Saturday. After picking up just one point from their last two games, the team
have now slipped into second place and are trailing new leaders Dusseldorf by
two points. Nevertheless, Michael Kollner’s men are still the favourites to win
the division. No team in the second tier have taken more than Nurnberg’s 24
points on the road – but they are winless in the last two road games, with both
ending goalless.
After losing the top place
in the 2. Bundesliga, Nurnberg will be looking to hit back here. It could be
close, but I’m backing the visitors to leave Schuco Arena with all three points
on Friday.
SECOND PREDICTION: ODD/EVEN – EVEN
Five of the last seven
competitive meetings between these two sides have finished with even goals,
with Nurnberg registering four wins during that stretch. Take a punt on even
goals to be notched at the Schuco Arena on Friday evening.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have met 15 times
at Bielefeld since 1979 across all competitions, with the hosts winning seven,
drawing two and losing six.
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