Bundesliga: Arminia Bielefeld vs. RB Leipzig Preview, Odds, News, Prediction

Arimina Bielefeld and RB Leipzig open Bundesliga’s Gameweek 26. The two sides have completely different goals for this season. The hosts are looking to survive in the top tier of German football, while on the other side, the Bulls aim to dethrone the undisputed Bayern Munich and win their first title. Arminia won the previous match, defeating Bayer Leverkusen on the road, which was arguably the surprise of the round. RB played 1-1 at home against high-flying Eintracht Frankfurt, forcing them to take all three points at Shuco Arena.

Preview

Arminia Bielefeld (+1100) is a massive underdog here, as you can see by the odds. However, after beating Leverkusen on the road, the morale is good in the locker room, and the players hope to make another sensation.

A victory against Bayer was the first one following seven straight events, and it was the first match following four straight in which the team from Bielefeld couldn’t score. They are the second-worst attack in the league with 20 goals in 25 events. The only worse is poor Schalke. When looking at just the home games, they are without a score in the previous three.

At the moment, Arminia is one point above the red line, having 22, ahead of Hertha Berlin and Mainz.

RB Leipzig (-300) is unbeaten on Friday night this season. In 11 games played, the Bulls have nine wins and two draws. Besides that, Julian Nagelsmann’s side hasn’t lost in Bundesliga over the previous seven rounds. Until last week when they faced Eintracht 1-1, the Bulls were riding a six-game winning streak.

RB is very, very good on the road when it comes to defending their goal having six clean sheets in the past 10 games, and that is, in fact, their biggest strength. They lure the rivals to come outside, and after that, hit them with a thunder-lightning counter-attack.

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Yabo, Sokou, Laursen, Edmindsson, and de Medina won’t play.

On the other side, Angelino, Laimer, Szoboszlai and Upamecano are all out. It is a significant blow for the guests, but the same is with the home team.

Head to Head Games

RB was better in the opening game, winning 2-1 at home. Angelino opened the show in the first half after 29 minutes of play. Nkunku doubled that two minutes into the second half, while Klos saved the guests’ honor 15 minutes before the end. They would try to level the result but without any success.

Prediction

This is a no-brainer, really, with the difference in quality just too big for the hosts to make any surprises. The profits on RB’s win won’t be too high but there won’t be any risk in this, so it is up to you to figure out what to do. If you want to increase the winnings, if there is an option with your bookie, go with RB wins with under 2.5 goals. The profit here will be substantial.

Also, try RB to keep a clean sheet. We’ve mentioned on purpose that Leipzig kept its net intact in 60% of the recent road events. So it is worth trying.