Bayern Munich vs Arminia Bielefeld Prediction & Tips
The late Saturday Bundesliga kick-off throws up a true David vs Goliath battle as nine-time consecutive German champions Bayern Munich play host to struggling Arminia Bielefeld at the Allianz Arena. Fresh off the back of another Champions League victory, a 2-1 win at Dynamo Kiev, Bayern enter this clash looking to extend their formidable home Bundesliga H2H record (W14, D3, L1).
Several confirmed Covid-19 cases have thrown Bayern’s preparations into chaos in the build-up to this match, with striker Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting the latest to receive a positive test result. That’s unlikely to change too much on the pitch though as the hosts look to continue their free-scoring form, currently averaging a whopping 3.42 goals per Bundesliga outing – the best return of any side across Europe’s top five leagues.
That could spell disaster for visiting Bielefeld who begin this matchday second-bottom of the Bundesliga standings after a poor start (W1, D6, L5), returning a measly nine goals from their opening 12 league fixtures, a staggering 32 less than Bayern! However, Julian Nagelsmann’s Bayern have recorded back-to-back league losses vs sides from the bottom-half of the standings – for the first time since April 2007 – which could inspire the visitors to a shock victory here.
Bielefeld’s defence continues to hold relatively strong too, now conceding the fewest goals (18) of any side from 12th down in the current standings. Regardless, that’s still unlikely to be enough for a huge upset here, especially as Bielefeld haven’t kept a Bundesliga clean sheet away to Bayern since March 1979!
Players to watch: On the day where he’s set to match Bayern legend Franz Beckenbauer’s Bundesliga appearance total (396), Thomas Müller will be looking to add another assist to his tally of nine from 12 league outings. Bielefeld’s Masaya Okugawa has netted in consecutive Bundesliga matches, whilst his four competitive goals this season have all come before half-time.
Hot stat: Bielefeld are conceding 5.50 corners per Bundesliga outing this campaign – the competition’s joint-second highest figure.
Bayern Munich – Arminia Bielefeld FREE TIPS
Bayern Munich – Win @ 1.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
