Another win for Bielefeld possible
TEAM NEWS
Bielefeld will have to do
without the long-term injured Christopher Nothe and Nils Quaschner.
Duisburg will again not
have the long-term injured players Zlatko Janjic and Tim Albutat at their
disposal, as they have been suffering from a knee and an ankle injury
respectively.
Bielefeld
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Christopher
Nothe, Nils Quaschner (both knee)
Duisburg
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Zlatko
Janjic (knee), Tim Albutat (ankle)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
Bielefeld’s 100% start to
the season came to an end before the international break as a terrible second
half cost them the victory at Union Berlin. The Arminia were on course to lead
the 2.Bundesliga table again after Andreas Voglsammer scored the opening goal
for his team at the beginning of the second half, but their opponents levelled
the score only ten minutes later. Bielefeld have now conceded exactly one goal
in three of their four league matches and not being able to keep a clean sheet
will be a concern.
Duisburg were unlucky in
their last league outing as they lost 2-1 at home to Darmstadt, with the
winning goal arriving two minutes from time. Their attack just wasn’t up to
scratch, but overall the team performed well. The international break meant
they had plenty of time to practice their offensive play, and having scored
only one goal on average so far this season, this is an area they clearly need
to improve on quickly.
Two different teams are
facing each other here. Bielefeld are one of the biggest surprise packages this
season and despite their recent draw, they are on fire while Duisburg lack
quality up front. I cannot see past a home win here.
SECOND PREDICTION: TOTAL GOALS – THREE
Two of Bielefeld’s last
four matches have seen three goals exactly while the same can be said about two
of Duisburg’s four games. With this encounter seeing both teams score on a
consistent basis, I predict another three-goal match here.
HEAD TO HEAD
Bielefeld are unbeaten in
their last five encounters, having clinched three wins and two draws.
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