VfB Stuttgart vs Arminia Bielefeld Prediction, 5/22/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/17/2021

Game: VfB Stuttgart vs Arminia Bielefeld

Date: Saturday, May 22, 2021

Location: Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: VfB Stuttgart (+120) Arminia Bielefeld (+200)

Fabian Klos and Arminia Bielefeld (8-8-17, 15th in Bundesliga) are headed to Mercedes-Benz Arena on Saturday where they'll meet VfB Stuttgart (12-9-12, 9th in Bundesliga). The goalies protecting the net are Gregor Kobel for VfB Stuttgart and Stefan Ortega Moreno for Arminia Bielefeld. VfB Stuttgart are at +120 while the Blues are at +200. The over/under has been set at 3.25.

VfB Stuttgart played Monchengladbach in their most recent match and went home with a win by a final score of 2-1. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 92.1% passes received rate by connecting on 492 out of their 534 passing targets last match. VfB Stuttgart tried 14 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 9 of the tries for a rate of 64.3%. In relation to shooting accuracy, VfB Stuttgart finished the game at a 50.0% clip by hitting 6 shots on target out of 12 total shots. VfB Stuttgart has an average of 1.64 g/90 (54 total goals) and have accumulated 42 assists In all contests for the season.

Gonzalo Castro is a player who should be able to impact this game for VfB Stuttgart. He has accounted for 68 assists while accumulating 90 yellow cards in his career. Castro has been given a starting assignment in 382 matches during his soccer career and scores 0.11 goals per 90 mins. The defender who is from Germany has tallied 40 goals scored in 32,914 mins played. One more player who could decide who wins is Sasa Kalajdzic, the midfielder hailing from Austria. Kalajdzic has played 4,007 mins in 44 starts and has been given 5 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 11 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 28 total goals. He currently averages 0.63 G/90 during his career.

The man protecting the net for VfB Stuttgart will be Gregor Kobel. Kobel has played for a total of 7,081 minutes and has accumulated 220 saves during his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.68 (132 goals allowed) and his save percentage is 64.6. The keeper hailing from Switzerland has seen 342 shots sent his way in 80 career starting assignments. Kobel (32-16-32 record in his career) has recorded 19 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 23.8% shutout rate.

When they last took the field, Arminia Bielefeld earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 1-1 against 1899 Hoffenheim. They finished the contest by connecting on 316 out of their 396 passes they attempted for a percentage of 79.8%. Arminia Bielefeld had a 64.7% successful dribble percentage by converting 11 of the 17 dribbles they pursued. Arminia Bielefeld landed 6 shots on target out of 18 shots tried which had them sitting at a 33.3% rate in their last game. With a total of 21 goals and 15 assists in all their contests, Arminia Bielefeld is averaging 0.64 goals and 0.45 assists per 90 min.

Fabian Klos will need to provide a spark for Arminia Bielefeld. He currently averages 0.47 G/90 and has been a starter in 295 outings so far in his career. The forward representing Germany has played 25,815 professional minutes while he has scored 136 goals. He has totaled 63 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 46 times. Make sure to watch out for Ritsu Doan, the midfielder hailing from Japan. He has earned 24 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 10 times. Doan has been handed 10 yellow card warnings in 9,436 mins (110 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.23.

Stefan Ortega Moreno will be looking after the net for Arminia Bielefeld. In his career, Ortega has given up 291 goals and has accounted for 673 saves in 223 starting assignments. He has given up 1.30 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 82-68-73. He sports a save % of 71.2 and his shutout rate is currently 26.9%. Ortega has totaled 60 shutouts and defended 952 shots tried against him in 20,115 career minutes.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take VfB Stuttgart (+120)

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