FC Augsburg vs Arminia Bielefeld Prediction, 10/17/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/14/2021

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Game: FC Augsburg vs Arminia Bielefeld

Date: Sunday, October 17, 2021

Location: WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Augsburg (+125) Arminia Bielefeld (+190)

Daniel Caligiuri and FC Augsburg (1-2-4, 15th in Bundesliga) host Arminia Bielefeld (0-4-3, 16th in Bundesliga) at WWK Arena on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Rafal Gikiewicz for FC Augsburg and Stefan Ortega Moreno for Arminia Bielefeld. Arminia Bielefeld are at at +190 while the Residents of the Fugger City are at +125. The O/U has been set at 2.75.

FC Augsburg played Borussia Dortmund in their last match and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-1. In regard to passing, they earned a 66.1% received passes percentage by converting 183 out of their 277 pass targets in their last outing. FC Augsburg tried 20 dribbles in this matchup and were able to convert 12 of those dribbles for a rate of 60.0%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, FC Augsburg ended this match at a 57.1% rate by hitting 4 SoT out of 7 shots. FC Augsburg sports an average of 0.43 goals per 90 minutes (3 total goals) and have accounted for 1 assists in all competitions for the year.

Daniel Caligiuri is a guy who can be a difference maker for FC Augsburg. He has accounted for 41 assists while accumulating 51 yellow cards so far in his career. Caligiuri has started 264 matchups during his career while scoring 0.17 goals per 90 mins. The defender who is from Germany has 46 goals scored in 23,868 mins played.

Someone else who should impact this game is Andre Hahn, the forward born in Germany. Hahn has totaled 18,525 mins in 206 starts and has earned himself 51 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 28 times so far in his career and he has scored 49 goals. He currently averages 0.24 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy defending the goal for FC Augsburg will be Rafal Gikiewicz. Gikiewicz has been on the pitch for 19,546 minutes and has earned 655 stops so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.28 (279 goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of 71.3. The goalie born in Poland has seen 916 shots tried at him in 217 career starting assignments. Gikiewicz (81-55-82 record during his soccer career) has accounted for 68 shutouts, which leaves him with a 31.3% clean sheet rate.

For their last outing, Arminia Bielefeld went home defeated by a final of 4-0 against Bayer Leverkusen. Arminia Bielefeld finished with a 56.5% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 13 out of the 23 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by converting 257 out of their 315 attempted passes earning a percentage of 81.6%. Arminia Bielefeld converted 3 shots on goal out of the team's 11 shots attempted earning them a 27.3% rate in their last game. With a total of 3 goals and 2 assists in all their matches, Arminia Bielefeld averages 0.43 goals and 0.29 assists per 90 min.

Manuel Prietl should provide solid play for Arminia Bielefeld. He is averaging 0.04 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 214 games during his career. The midfielder who is from Austria has 19,035 minutes while earning 8 goals. He has 39 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 8 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Fabian Klos, the forward who is from Germany. Klos has earned himself a total of 64 yellow card warnings in 26,470 mins (303 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average thus far in his career is 0.47. He has tallied 138 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 47 times.

Stefan Ortega Moreno is expected to look after the net for Arminia Bielefeld. Ortega has accumulated 63 clean sheets while defending 983 shots tried against him in 20,835 career mins. He has earned a save percentage of 71.3 and his shutout rate is currently at 27.3%. He has given up 1.30 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 83-72-76. During his professional soccer career, Ortega has allowed 301 goals and has 696 stops in 231 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arminia Bielefeld (+190)

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