Arminia Bielefeld vs FC Augsburg Prediction, 12/16/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/15/2020

Game: Arminia Bielefeld vs FC Augsburg

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Location: Bielefelder Alm in Bielefeld, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Arminia Bielefeld (+190) FC Augsburg (+135)

Ritsu Doan and Arminia Bielefeld (2-1-8, 16th in Bundesliga) host FC Augsburg (3-4-4, 10th in Bundesliga) at Bielefelder Alm on Wednesday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Stefan Ortega Moreno for Arminia Bielefeld and Rafal Gikiewicz for FC Augsburg. FC Augsburg are at at +135 while the Blues are at +190. The total is set at 2.5.

Arminia Bielefeld stepped onto the pitch against SC Freiburg in their last match and ended up losing by a score of 2-0. Arminia Bielefeld tried 9 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 4 of those dribbles for a rate of 44.4%. In regard to passing, they finished with a 79.3% received passes percentage by completing 426 out of their 537 pass targets last contest. Concerning shot accuracy, Arminia Bielefeld finished at a 60.0% clip by putting 3 shots on target of 5 shots. Arminia Bielefeld is averaging 0.64 goals per 90 min (7 goals in total) and have accounted for 5 assists in all contests this year.

Ritsu Doan is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Arminia Bielefeld. He has accounted for 10 assists while tallying 9 yellow cards during his pro soccer career. Doan has had a starting assignment in 89 contests during his soccer career while he scores 0.26 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from Japan has earned 22 goals scored in 7,653 professional minutes played. Someone else who should impact this match is Fabian Klos, the forward representing Germany. He has assisted on a goal 45 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 133 goals. Klos has accumulated 24,147 minutes during 275 starts and has been given 61 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.50 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Arminia Bielefeld will be Stefan Ortega Moreno. Ortega (76-61-64 record during his career) has accounted for 51 shutouts, which leaves him with a 25.4% shutout rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Germany has faced 848 shots sent in his direction in 201 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.30 (261 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .709. Ortega has seen the field for a total of 18,135 mins and has earned 596 saves during his soccer career.

For their last match, FC Augsburg finished locked up with a final of 2-2 against FC Schalke 04. FC Augsburg finished the match with a 64.3% successful dribble percentage by completing 9 out of the 14 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 238 of the 323 passing attempts earning a rate of 73.7%. FC Augsburg connected on 4 shots tried out of the team's 8 shots tried which had them at a 50.0% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 13 goals and 9 assists in all their matches, FC Augsburg averages 1.18 goals and 0.82 assists per 90 minutes.

Daniel Caligiuri will need to provide a spark for FC Augsburg. The defender from Germany has earned 21,735 mins and has earned 44 goals. He has earned 48 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 38 times. He is averaging 0.18 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 239 outings so far in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Ruben Vargas, the forward representing Switzerland. Vargas has been handed 21 yellow cards in 6,266 mins played (73 starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.26. He has totaled 18 goals during his career while helping on a goal 10 different times.

Rafal Gikiewicz will be residing in front of the net for FC Augsburg. Gikiewicz has accumulated 60 shutouts while defending 769 shots tried against him in 16,846 minutes in his career. He sports a save percentage of .715 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 32.1%. He has surrendered 1.22 goals per 90 while earning a record of 73-51-64. During his career, Gikiewicz has given up 229 goals and has accounted for 550 stops in 187 starts.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take FC Augsburg (+135)

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