Borussia Dortmund vs Arminia Bielefeld Prediction, 2/27/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/24/2021

Game: Borussia Dortmund vs Arminia Bielefeld

Date: Saturday, February 27, 2021

Location: Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Borussia Dortmund (-400) Arminia Bielefeld (+900)

Marco Reus and Borussia Dortmund (11-3-8, 6th in Bundesliga) play Arminia Bielefeld (5-3-13, 16th in Bundesliga) at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Marwin Hitz for Borussia Dortmund and Stefan Ortega Moreno for Arminia Bielefeld. Arminia Bielefeld are at at +900 while the Black and Yellow are at -400. The total is set at 3.5.

Borussia Dortmund faced off with FC Schalke 04 in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 4-0. Borussia Dortmund attempted 14 dribbles in this game and converted 11 of the dribbles for a percentage of 78.6%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 86.9% passes received percentage by connecting on 546 out of their 628 passing targets last contest. Concerning shot accuracy, Borussia Dortmund finished at a 60.0% clip by landing 6 shots on target of 10 total shots. Borussia Dortmund has an average of 2.00 g/90 (44 goals in total) and have accounted for 35 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Marco Reus is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Borussia Dortmund. Reus has had a starting assignment in 296 games so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.47 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Germany has accumulated 134 goals in 25,490 minutes played. He has totaled 71 assists while tallying 37 yellow cards so far in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Jadon Sancho, the forward hailing from England. He has assisted on a goal 42 times during his career and he has scored 35 goals. Sancho has been on the field for 7,118 mins during 78 starts and has been given a total of 4 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.44 G/90 so far in his career.

The man defending the goal for Borussia Dortmund will be Marwin Hitz. Hitz (63-41-61 mark during his career) has accumulated 52 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 31.7% clean sheet rate. The goalie hailing from Switzerland has faced 799 shots tried against him in 164 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.32 (217 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 73.5. Hitz has defended the goal for a total of 14,790 minutes and has earned 582 saves so far in his career.

The last time they took the field, Arminia Bielefeld took a defeat with a final score of 3-0 against VfL Wolfsburg. They finished the contest by completing 333 out of their 417 passing attempts earning a percentage of 79.9%. Arminia Bielefeld finished with a 71.4% successful dribble rate by connecting on 10 of the 14 dribbles they tried. Arminia Bielefeld connected on 2 shots on goal out of 7 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 28.6% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 16 goals and 13 assists in all their contests, Arminia Bielefeld sports an average of 0.76 goals and 0.62 assists per 90.

Fabian Klos will be counted on for Arminia Bielefeld. The forward from Germany has been on the field for 24,999 mins and he has scored 135 goals. He has collected 61 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 46 times. He is averaging 0.49 goals per 90 minutes and has started 285 games so far in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Ritsu Doan, the midfielder who represents Japan. Doan has been given a total of 10 yellow cards in 8,469 mins (99 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.24. He has earned 23 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 10 times.

Stefan Ortega Moreno is expected to look after the net for Arminia Bielefeld. So far in his pro soccer career, Ortega has allowed 277 goals while tallying 636 saves in 211 starts. He has conceded 1.31 goals per 90 and he has a record of 79-63-69. He has a save percentage of 70.9 and his shutout rate is currently 26.1%. Ortega has racked up 55 shutouts and has seen 903 shots against him in 19,035 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Borussia Dortmund (-400)

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