In this 16th week match, on Tuesday Dec 14th, Arminia Bielefeld will play host to Bochum in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 17th placed Arminia Bielefeld is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Köln. Salih Özcan struck first for Köln in the 17th minute, then Bryan Lasme tied it up for Arminia Bielefeld in the 59th minute on a feed from Masaya Okugawa earning Arminia Bielefeld at least a draw. Arminia Bielefeld looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bochum recorded a 3-2 win against Augsburg. Sebastian Polter struck first for Bochum in the 23rd minute, then Gerrit Holtmann added another in the 40th minute. Bochum is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Bochum’s most prolific scorer has been Sebastian Polter. The German attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Arminia Bielefeld’s most prolific scorer has been Masaya Okugawa. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Frank Kramer’s Arminia Bielefeld squad will be without Lennart Czyborra, while Zoller, Saulo Decarli and Patrick Osterhage are unavailable to play for Bochum.