Arminia Bielefeld vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, 10/3/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/29/2021

Game: Arminia Bielefeld vs Bayer Leverkusen

Date: Sunday, October 3, 2021

Location: Bielefelder Alm in Bielefeld, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Arminia Bielefeld (+333) Bayer Leverkusen (-133)

Moussa Diaby and Bayer Leverkusen (4-1-1, 2nd in Bundesliga) head to Bielefelder Alm on Sunday where they'll meet Arminia Bielefeld (0-4-2, 16th in Bundesliga). The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Stefan Ortega Moreno for Arminia Bielefeld and Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen. The odds on this matchup have Arminia Bielefeld priced at +333 and the Company's Eleven are at -133. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Arminia Bielefeld took the field against Union Berlin in their last match and took a loss by a score of 1-0. In the passing game, they earned a 81.5% passes received percentage by completing 321 out of their 394 pass attempts in their last game. Arminia Bielefeld attempted 14 dribbles in this matchup and converted 9 of the attempts for a percentage of 64.3%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Arminia Bielefeld finished at a 20.0% rate by putting 2 shots on target of 10 shots. Arminia Bielefeld averages 0.50 goals per 90 min (3 total goals) and have tallied 2 assists in all contests for the year.

Fabian Klos is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Arminia Bielefeld. Klos has been given a starting assignment in 302 games thus far in his career and he scores 0.47 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Germany has totaled 138 goals in 26,394 minutes played. He has accounted for 47 assists while tallying 64 yellow cards during his career.

One more guy who should impact this match is Manuel Prietl, the midfielder who is from Austria. Prietl has accumulated 18,945 minutes in 213 career starts and has earned himself a total of 39 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 8 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 8 total goals. He scores 0.04 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man defending the goal for Arminia Bielefeld will be Stefan Ortega Moreno. Ortega (83-72-75 mark during his soccer career) has earned 63 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 27.4% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from Germany has faced 977 shots attempted against him in 230 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.29 (297 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of 71.4. Ortega has defended the goal for 20,745 minutes and has 693 saves thus far in his career.

In their last game, Bayer Leverkusen earned three points by winning 1-0 against FSV Mainz 05. They wrapped up this match by completing 516 out of their 553 passing attempts earning a percentage of 93.3%. Bayer Leverkusen finished with a 52.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 13 of the 25 dribbles they pursued. Bayer Leverkusen connected on 9 shots on target out of their 17 shots tried which had them sitting at a 52.9% clip in their last game. Having a total of 13 goals and 11 assists for all their matches, Bayer Leverkusen sports an average of 2.17 goals and 1.83 assists per 90 minutes.

Moussa Diaby should provide a spark for Bayer Leverkusen. The forward from France has totaled 5,888 mins while scoring 14 goals. He has totaled 13 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 23 times. He currently averages 0.21 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 63 matches in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Patrik Schick, the forward who is from Czech Republic. He has tallied 46 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 10 times. Schick has been handed 16 yellow cards in 9,467 minutes played (102 starts). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.44.

Lukas Hradecky will be looking after the goal for Bayer Leverkusen. Hradecky has earned 98 shutouts and defended 1,284 shots tried against him in 28,754 career minutes. He has earned a save % of 70.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 30.6%. He has conceded 1.24 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 133-82-104. So far in his career, Hradecky has conceded 395 goals while totaling 902 saves in 320 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bayer Leverkusen (-133)

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