FC Schalke 04 vs Arminia Bielefeld Prediction, 12/19/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/17/2020

Game: FC Schalke 04 vs Arminia Bielefeld

Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020

Location: Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Schalke 04 (+139) Arminia Bielefeld (+212)

Veltins-Arena is the venue where Suat Serdar and FC Schalke 04 (0-4-8, 18th in Bundesliga) will play Arminia Bielefeld (2-1-9, 16th in Bundesliga) on Saturday. The starting goalkeepers are Frederik Ronnow for FC Schalke 04 and Stefan Ortega Moreno for Arminia Bielefeld. The moneyline on this game has FC Schalke 04 coming in at +139 and the Blues are at +212. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

FC Schalke 04 played FC Augsburg in their last game and earned a one point draw by a score of 2-2. FC Schalke 04 attempted 17 dribbles in this game and were successful in 9 of those attempts for a rate of 52.9%. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 79.5% passes received rate by connecting on 414 out of their 521 pass targets in their last game. Regarding shot accuracy, FC Schalke 04 wrapped this game up at a 22.2% rate by hitting 2 shots on target of 9 shots. FC Schalke 04 has an average of 0.58 goals per 90 (7 total goals) and are sitting with 4 assists in all games this season.

Suat Serdar is a player who should be able to impact this game for FC Schalke 04. He has 2 assists while earning 15 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Serdar has been a starter in 80 outings in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.14 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder from Germany has accumulated 11 goals scored in 7,009 mins played. Someone else who should impact this match is Benito Raman, the forward representing Belgium. He has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 51 total goals. Raman has totaled 12,366 minutes in 141 career starts and has been handed 32 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.37 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who will defend the goal for FC Schalke 04 will be Frederik Ronnow. Ronnow has seen the field for 15,962 mins and is sitting with 521 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.20 (212 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .726. The keeper from Denmark has had 727 shots tried at him in 177 starting assignments. Ronnow (81-43-52 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 60 clean sheets, which has earned him a 33.9% clean sheet rate.

In their last outing, Arminia Bielefeld went home defeated by a final of 1-0 against FC Augsburg. Arminia Bielefeld earned a 44.4% successful dribble percentage by completing 8 out of the 18 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by converting 307 out of their 412 passing tries earning a percentage of 74.5%. Arminia Bielefeld connected on 2 shots attempted out of 12 shots attempted giving them a 16.7% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 7 goals and 5 assists in all their games, Arminia Bielefeld has an average of 0.58 goals and 0.42 assists per 90 minutes.

Fabian Klos should be someone to watch for Arminia Bielefeld. The forward hailing from Germany has been on the field for 24,237 professional minutes and he has scored 133 goals. He has accumulated 61 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 45 times. He is averaging 0.49 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 276 games so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Ritsu Doan, the midfielder hailing from Japan. He has collected 22 goals during his soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 10 times. Doan has been handed a total of 9 yellow card warnings in 7,743 mins played (90 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.26.

Stefan Ortega Moreno will reside in front of the goal for Arminia Bielefeld. Thus far in his career, Ortega has surrendered 262 goals while earning 597 saves in 202 starts. He has given up 1.29 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 76-61-65. He holds a save percentage of .708 and his clean sheet rate sits at 25.2%. Ortega has racked up 51 clean sheets while he has seen 850 shots against him in 18,225 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arminia Bielefeld (+212)

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