Freitag, 5. April 2019

Arminia Bielefeld- Erzgebirge Aue

Another league win for Bielefeld

TEAM NEWS
Bielefeld's Nils Quaschner, Sven Schipplock, Soren Brandy, Joan Simun Edmundsson and Christopher Nothe are sidelined.

Aue’s Steve Breitkreuz and Dennis Kempe have been ruled out while defender Malcolm Cacutalua is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

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

Aue
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Steve Breitkreuz, Malcolm Cacutalua, Dennis Kempe (all knee)

MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
Bielefeld are slowly but surely taking off under Uwe Neuhaus, winning six, drawing two and losing just three of their 11 league games under him. Last weekend, the team earned a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Greuther Furth in league action at Sportpark Ronhof, despite being 2-0 down at half time. They have prevailed in their last two league fixtures at home and are 11 points above the drop zone.

Sitting three places behind Bielefeld are Daniel Meyer’s Aue. The Viola have endured an average campaign up until now, winning nine of their 27 league contests, along with five draws and 13 losses. They suffered yet another defeat against East German rivals Dresden in midweek, losing 3-1. 

Bielefeld have been strong at home in recent weeks, winning three and losing only one of their past four league fixtures at Schuco Arena. Meanwhile, Aue have secured only four league wins on the road this term, drawing one and losing eight. I fancy Bielefeld to claim a home victory here.

SECOND PREDICTION: HILO - LOW
Six of the last seven league meetings between Bielefeld and Aue have been low-scoring affairs. I expect that trend to continue and predict two total goals or fewer.

HEAD TO HEAD
Bielefeld have won two, drawn two and lost only one of their five league encounters on home soil against Aue.

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