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Arminia Bielefeld will begin their Bundesliga campaign with a clash against SC Freiburg on Saturday, and they will hope to start off on a winning note.
Both sides avoided upsets in the first round of the DFB Pokal, but Arminia Bielefeld had a whirlwind game against fourth-tier side Bayreuth.
Arminia Bielefeld eventually won the game 6-3 in what was a goal fest for the fans. Freiburg, on the other hand, picked up a routine 1-0 win against third division side Wurzburger Kickers.
After securing promotion to the Bundesliga in 2020, Arminia did well to finish above the bottom three. The target will be to remain in the top-flight once again.
Freiburg, on the other hand, will hope to push for a European place this time around after finishing 10th last season.
Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg Head-to-head
The two teams have faced off just eight times in the Bundesliga. Arminia Bielefeld have won five times and lost twice, with just one game ending as a draw.
Both teams made home advantage count last season as Arminia won 1-0 at home while Freiburg picked up a 2-0 win at home.
Arminia Bielefeld form guide: W
Freiburg form guide: W
Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg Team News
Arminia Bielefeld
Sebastian Vasiliadis is out with an ankle injury and will not take part in the game.
Injured: Sebastian Vasiliadis
Suspended: None
Freiburg
Nishan Burkart and Nils Petersen remain out of this game due to injuries. Lukas Kubler who was injured seems to have recovered and in contention again.
Injured: Nishan Burkart, Nils Petersen
Unavailable: None
Suspended: None
Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg Predicted Lineups
Arminia Bielefeld Probable Lineup (4-3-1-2): Stefan Ortega; Jacob Barrett Laursen, Joakim Nilsson, Amos Pieper, Cédric Brunner; Fabian Kunze, Manuel Prietl, Alessandro Schöpf; Masaya Okugawa; Bryan Lasme, Fabian Klos
Freiburg Probable Lineup (5-4-1): Mark Flekken; Christian Günter, Manuel Gulde, Philipp Lienhart, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jonathan Schmid; Vincenzo Grifo, Nicolas Höfler, Yannik Keitel, Roland Sallai; Lucas Höler
Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg Prediction
Arminia Bielefeld managed to survive even without the backing of their vocal fans last season. We expect them to play with a spring in their steps come Saturday and pick up a win against Christian Streich’s side.
Score prediction: Arminia Bielefeld 2-1 Freiburg
