Bayer Leverkusen vs Arminia Bielefeld Prediction, 3/14/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/8/2021

Game: Bayer Leverkusen vs Arminia Bielefeld

Date: Sunday, March 14, 2021

Location: BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Bayer Leverkusen (-286) Arminia Bielefeld (+650)

BayArena is the site where Lucas Alario and Bayer Leverkusen (11-7-6, 5th in Bundesliga) will take on Arminia Bielefeld (5-4-14, 16th in Bundesliga) on Sunday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Niklas Lomb for Bayer Leverkusen and Stefan Ortega Moreno for Arminia Bielefeld. Bayer Leverkusen are at -286 while the Blues are at +650. The over/under is set at 3.5.

Bayer Leverkusen stepped onto the pitch against Monchengladbach in their last matchup and earned the victory with a final of 1-0. When discussing the passing game, they ended with a 87.8% received passes rate by converting 525 of the 598 pass targets in their last game. Bayer Leverkusen attempted 27 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 13 of the attempts for a percentage of 48.1%. Regarding shot accuracy, Bayer Leverkusen wrapped this game up at a 38.5% rate by landing 5 shots on target of 13 shots. Bayer Leverkusen is averaging 1.71 g/90 (41 total goals) and are sitting with 33 assists in all matches for the season.

Lucas Alario is a player who should impact this matchup for Bayer Leverkusen. He has 15 assists while tallying 20 yellow cards during his career. Alario has been a starter in 101 games so far in his career and tallies 0.56 G/90. The forward representing Argentina has earned 59 goals in 9,481 mins. Someone else who should impact this match is Patrik Schick, the forward representing Czech Republic. He has helped a teammate on a goal 10 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 40 total goals. Schick has been on the field for 8,311 minutes in 89 starts and has been handed a total of 15 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.43 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Bayer Leverkusen will be Niklas Lomb. Lomb (20-20-23 record in his career) has totaled 21 shutouts, which leaves him with a 33.3% shutout percentage. The keeper from Germany has had 250 shots tried at him in 63 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.18 (74 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 70.4. Lomb has been on the pitch for 5,629 mins and has tallied 176 saves during his career.

For their last match, Arminia Bielefeld took a defeat with a final score of 3-0 against Borussia Dortmund. Arminia Bielefeld finished with a 44.4% successful dribble rate by completing 4 out of the 9 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by converting 317 of the 391 passing attempts earning a percentage of 81.1%. Arminia Bielefeld landed 2 shots on goal out of 8 shots attempted which had them at a 25.0% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 16 goals and 13 assists in all matches, Arminia Bielefeld has an average of 0.70 goals and 0.57 assists per 90 min.

Fabian Klos should be someone to watch for Arminia Bielefeld. He is averaging 0.48 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 287 games so far in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Germany has 25,138 professional minutes while he has scored 135 goals. He has tallied 61 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 46 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Ritsu Doan, the midfielder representing Japan. He has accounted for 23 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 10 times. Doan has been given 10 yellow cards in 8,569 professional minutes played (100 starts). His goals per 90 average during his career is 0.24.

Stefan Ortega Moreno will look after the goal for Arminia Bielefeld. During his career, Ortega has conceded 280 goals and has earned 645 stops in 213 starts. He has surrendered 1.31 goals per 90 while earning a record of 79-64-70. He has a save % of 71.0 and his shutout rate is currently 26.3%. Ortega has accumulated 56 clean sheets and has defended 914 shots attempted against him in 19,215 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bayer Leverkusen (-286)

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