Arminia Bielefeld Vs Union Berlin
Arminia Bielefeld Vs Union Berlin Sunday 7th March 2021 – 17:00 (BT Sport)
German Bundesliga
Pick: Bielefeld or Draw
Odds: 9/10
Bookmaker: 10Bet
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 5th March 2021)
Preview: Round 24 from the 2020/21 German Bundesliga season wraps up inside Bielefeld Alm stadium, the ground of Arminia Bielefeld whose fight for top-flight survival continues on Sunday with the visit of Europa League-chasing Union Berlin.
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Arminia Bielefeld – Die Blauen can seize upon home comforts?
With the battle for Bundesliga survival tantalisingly poised as we approach the final twelve rounds, Arminia Bielefeld (W5 D4 L14) made the bold decision to replace head coach Uwe Neuhaus – whose final match in charge was last week’s 3-0 loss in Dortmund – with former Germany U20 coach Frank Kramer. The 48-year-old inherits a team at a low-ebb, currently winless in five (D1 L4) and residing in the relegation play-off.
The situation is retrievable, though, with Hertha Berlin only above them on account of their superior goal difference. Only bottom side Schalke have plundered fewer goals this season than the 18 of Die Blauen, who have drawn a blank on nine occasions so far, including in their last two league outings. Four of their five wins, however, were at home (W4 L7), with three – versus Koln, Hertha Berlin and Stuttgart – being to nil.
Union Berlin – European bid at risk of collapsing?
Influential attacker Max Kruke marked his return to the Union Berlin fold by netting his team’s decisive leveller in last week’s 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim. The point could prove invaluable as the club strives to secure European football for next term. In the context of their recent form, though, it still leaves Urs Fischer’s side in uninspiring shape – unbeaten in the last three but with one win in seven (W1 D3 L3).
Just a second win since mid-January could be forthcoming, though. Die Eisernen (W8 D10 L5) certainly boast the upper hand on Sunday’s opponents, winning seven and losing three of the pair’s previous nineteen engagements. More recently in November, when the aforementioned Kruse had a hand in three of the five goals Union racked up in their resounding 5-0 victory over at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.
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Arminia Bielefeld Vs Union Berlina Betting Advice
Without a win in five (D1 L4), Arminia Bielefeld may fancy their chances of registering a rare success when they welcome Union Berlin boasting one win in their last seven Bundesliga outings. The latter had also travelled poorly prior to a recent 1-0 win at Freiburg, losing on the road to Augsburg, Mainz and RB Leipzig beforehand. Moreover, Bielefeld’s three head-to-head victories were all on home soil (W3 D5 L1 vs Union at home).
Arminia Bielefeld Vs Union Berlin – Key Facts:
- No win in last five Bundesliga games (D1 L4), Arminia Bielefeld will seek to extend their positive home record (W3 D5 L1) versus Union Berlin.
- It was Union Berlin, though, who cruised to the bragging rights last time, recording their biggest-ever Bundesliga victory in a 5-0 scoreline on home soil in November.
- Union Berlin‘s recent win away at Freiburg halted a three-game losing streak away from home, while their last away win over Bielefeld dates back to 2010 (D4 L1 since).
The visitors begin the round in seventh-place, nine places and sixteen points better off than their hosts. Neither are in great form from an attacking sense: Bielefeld without a goal in two games having fired a blank in three of the last five on home soil, while Union Berlin have not plundered more than one goal in their past eight matches and managed two across the last four away. A closely-fought encounter seems likely.
Best Betting Odds – Arminia Bielefeld Vs Union Berlin
Arminia Bielefeld – 3/1 (Betfair)
Draw – 12/5 (BetVictor)
Union Berlin – 21/20 (Unibet)
