Bochum vs Arminia Bielefeld Match Preview

Bochum is ranked at 12th place with 39 points and comes after two wins a draw and a loss over the last five matches. With only two rounds left to play, they are safe from the relegation zone and I do not expect a big motivation from them in these remaining duels.

With 34 goals scored they have shown to have a decent offensive side and in the last five matches they have scored a total of six goals averaging a goal per game. They are coming in this one after a big 3-4 win on the road against Dortmund but there they had the motivation to do well against a big team while now things are different. Polter has been their best scorer with 9 goals - 1 assist, followed by Holtmann 5 goals - 4 assists.

Arminia Bielefeld, on the other hand, is ranked at 17th place with 27 points and comes winless in the last five matches after two draws and three losses. In fact, the situation is even worse as they have failed to win any of the last nine games with their last win coming back in February. Now they sit in the relegation zone, two points behind 16th-placed Stuttgart, which means playing at least the playouts. A late goal against Hertha Berlin kept their hopes alive and now they must give all they got in order to try and get a critical three-pointer.

With 25 goals they have the worst attack in the league and in the last five games they have scored only three goals but the thing here is that they will simply not sit and defend.

In conclusion, I think both teams can score at least a goal here. Bochum is going to play to entertain their fans and no matter how this game might end, I fancy them scoring a goal as a minimum. Arminia Bielefeld needs to try and play in attack from the start as they must win this duel so I guess they should be on the score sheet too, at least once.