Sonntag, 17. Februar 2019

Arminia Bielefeld - FC Magdeburg

Bielefeld to make it four league wins in a row

TEAM NEWS
Bielefeld's Nils Quaschner, Sven Schipplock, Soren Brandy, Tom Schutz and Christopher Nothe will be sidelined.

Magdeburg boss Michael Oenning will not be able to count on Aleksandar Ignjovski who remains out injured.

Bielefeld
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Nils Quaschner, Sven Schipplock, Christopher Nothe, Soren Brandy (all knee); Tom Schutz (pulled muscle)

Magdeburg
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Aleksandar Ignjovski (elbow)

MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
Bielefeld secured an excellent 3-0 win at Regensburg last weekend, with Fabian Klos, Andreas Voglsammer and Cedric Brunner responsible for the goals. The side have won their last three league games on the bounce, scoring nine and keeping two clean sheets in the process whilst increasing their tally to 27 points. Uwe Neuhaus’ men have now moved 11 points above the drop zone. They beat leaders Hamburg 2-0 in their most recent home league match, which was only their third home win in this league campaign.

Magdeburg have shown a real improvement since the start of the new year, winning two and drawing one of their last three league matches. They have moved out of the relegation zone with a two-point lead over Sandhausen in 16th. Last weekend, Magdeburg came from one goal down to earn a 1-1 draw over sixth-placed Holstein Kiel at MDCC Arena. However, Magdeburg have one of the worst away records in the league with two wins, two draws and six defeats.

Bielefeld are on fire and I can see them securing their fourth league win on the spin here.

SECOND PREDICTION: ODD/EVEN - ODD
Odd total goals have been scored in five of Bielefeld’s seven league wins. Eight of Magdeburg’s nine league defeats have also resulted in odd scorelines. I expect that trend to continue.

HEAD TO HEAD

The teams cancelled each other out in a goalless stalemate back in September, their only league meeting so far.

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