VfL Bochum vs Arminia Bielefeld Prediction, 5/6/2022 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/5/2022

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Game: VfL Bochum vs Arminia Bielefeld

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Ruhrstadion in Bochum, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: VfL Bochum (-119) Arminia Bielefeld (+322)

Sebastian Polter and VfL Bochum (11-6-15, 12th in Bundesliga) play Arminia Bielefeld (5-12-15, 17th in Bundesliga) at Ruhrstadion on Friday. The starting goalkeepers will be Manuel Riemann for VfL Bochum and Stefan Ortega Moreno for Arminia Bielefeld. The odds on this matchup have VfL Bochum priced at -119 and the Blues are at +322. The O/U is set at 2.5.

VfL Bochum faced off with Borussia Dortmund in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 4-3. When discussing the passing game, they ended up with a 77.9% rate by converting 194 of the 249 passing attempts last contest. VfL Bochum tried 12 dribbles in this contest and converted 5 of those attempts for a percentage of 41.7%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, VfL Bochum ended this match at a 45.5% rate by landing 5 shots on target of 11 total shots. VfL Bochum is averaging 1.06 goals per 90 (34 goals in total) and have earned 19 assists in all matches for the year.

Sebastian Polter is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for VfL Bochum. He has totaled 23 assists while tallying 31 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Polter has been in the starting lineup in 181 contests thus far in his career while he scores 0.42 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Germany has 79 goals in 16,942 mins played.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Anthony Losilla, the midfielder who is from France. Losilla has accumulated 33,777 minutes in 381 starting assignments and has been given a total of 87 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 20 times during his soccer career while he has scored 24 total goals. He sports an average of 0.06 goals per 90 minutes so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for VfL Bochum is Manuel Riemann. Riemann has seen the pitch for a total of 31,902 mins and has tallied 1,121 stops in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.21 (428 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 73.4. The keeper from Germany has had 1,523 shots attempted against him in 357 starting assignments. Riemann (139-105-113 mark in his career) has accumulated 121 shutouts, which gives him a 33.9% shutout rate.

For their last match, Arminia Bielefeld went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Hertha BSC. They finished the match by connecting on 396 of the 453 passing attempts earning a percentage of 87.4%. Arminia Bielefeld finished the match with a 36.4% successful dribble rate by converting 4 of the 11 dribbles they attempted. Arminia Bielefeld landed 1 shot on goal out of their 7 shots tried giving them a 14.3% clip in their last match. With a total of 24 goals and 16 assists in all their contests, Arminia Bielefeld sports an average of 0.75 goals and 0.50 assists per 90 minutes.

Masaya Okugawa should provide a lift for Arminia Bielefeld. He currently averages 0.31 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 94 games in his career. The forward representing Japan has totaled 8,090 mins and has earned 28 goals. He has earned 7 yellow cards thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 10 times. You should also keep an eye on Florian Kruger, the forward hailing from Germany. He has accounted for 21 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 20 different times. Kruger has been given a total of 3 yellow cards in 6,371 professional minutes played (73 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.30.

Stefan Ortega Moreno will look after the net for Arminia Bielefeld. So far in his career, Ortega has conceded 341 goals and has accumulated 781 saves in 255 starting assignments. He has given up 1.33 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 87-80-88. He is the owner of a save percentage of 71.3 and his clean sheet rate is 26.3%. Ortega has recorded 67 clean sheets while defending 1,105 shots against him in 22,995 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take VfL Bochum (-119)

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