Bielefeld to make most of home advantage
TEAM NEWS
Bielefeld could be without midfielder Nils Quaschner, who is still recovering from a knee problem, and Cedric Brunner who has recently succumbed to injury.
Jahn Regensburg's Oliver Hein and Sebastian Nachreiner are both out with a knee injury. However, coach Achim Beierlorzer can still choose from a good squad for this encounter.
Bielefeld
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Nils Quaschner (knee), Cedric Brunner (meniscus)
Jahn Regensburg
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Oliver Hein, Sebastian Nachreiner (both knee)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
Bielefeld have won one, lost one and drawn one in the league so far, with their only victory coming against Dresden at home in round two of the season via a 2-1 scoreline. Bielefeld nearly beat Heidenheim at Voith Arena in their opener, but could not take advantage of more ball possession and shots on target. However, they didn't stand a chance away from home against Hamburg on Monday when they lost deservedly 3-0 against one of the top favourites for promotion. Arminia were very hard to beat on home soil last season with only four defeats, six draws and seven victories, and with a positive goal difference of +5.
Jahn Regensburg were one of the surprise packages in the 2. Bundesliga last season, finishing in fifth, but coach Achim Beierlorzer’s men only convinced in some of the games. After their 2-1 derby win against Ingolstadt in the season opener last month, Jahn Regensburg lost 2-0 to Paderborn and suffered an embarrassing defeat in the cup against lower league outfit BSG Chemie Leipzig, but they showed great spirit in their most recent league encounter at Continental Arena last weekend. They were clearly the better side in that game against Holstein Kiel, although they missed a lot of opportunities to claim the three points, with the match ending scoreless. Nevertheless, they appear to be back on track, with their main aim to avoid relegation this term.
Bielefeld will be desperate to hit back after their first defeat of the season last Monday. Jeff Saibene’s men should be able to make home advantage count on Saturday and I will back Arminia Bielefeld to come out on top in this one.
SECOND PREDICTION: FIRST TEAM TO SCORE – BIELEFELD
Bielefeld should get off the mark early in this game as they have done in five of their last six league meetings with Jahn Regensburg. I expect the same again here.
HEAD TO HEAD
There have only been two meetings between these teams at Schuco Arena over the last five years, with Bielefeld winning one and drawing one.
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