BOC vs BIE Dream11: Arminia Bielefeld will hope to boost their chances of survival when they face Bochum at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion this Friday in the Bundesliga.
A win would lift Bielefeld to the promotion playoff spot should other results go their way and ensure they stay within touching distance of Hertha Berlin who occupy the 15th position.
Bochum, on the other hand, have already secured their top-flight status and don’t have much to play for in the upcoming games.
They can finish in the top 10, and that is perhaps something manager Thomas Reis will look at. It has been a pretty solid season for the team in their first campaign back in the top flight. Bochum shocked Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park in their previous outing, a result that ended a run of three games without a win.
Date: 7th May, Saturday
Kick-Off Time: 12:00 AM (IST)
Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
VfL Bochum– 12th Position
Arminia Bielefeld – 17th Position
You can catch the live streaming of the game on Jio TV and on Voot.
Recent Form
VfL Bochum: W-L-L-D-W
Arminia Bielefeld: D-L-L-L-D
Head to Head (last 5 meetings)
Arminia have won 3 of the last 5 meetings with 2 games ending in a draw.
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy
Manuel Riemann
Cristian Gamboa
Erham Masovic
Maxim Leitsch
Herbert Bockhorn
Milos Pantovic
Anthony Losilla
Elvis Rexhbecaj
Takuma Asano
Sebastian Polter
Jurgen Locadia
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy
Stefan Ortega
Guilherme Ramos
Amos Pieper
Joakim Nilsson
Jacob Laursen
Fabian Kunze
Manuel Prietl
Masaya Okugawa
Patrick Wimmer
Alessandro Schopf
Janni Serra
GK
Manuel Reimann
Reimann has been instrumental in helping Bochum stay out of the relegation battle this season with 107 saves to his name.
| Clean sheets | Saves | Goals conceded |
| 7 | 107 | 44 |
DEF
Cristian Gamboa
Gamboa experience has helped his team beat the odds and stay in the top flight in their first season back.
| Tackles Won (League) | Goals | Interceptions |
| 59 | 1 | 54 |
Jacob Laursen
Laursen has not been able to have the impact he would have liked. But his goal scoring abilities can make him a threat. He has 2 goals this season.
| Tackles Won (League) | Goals | Interceptions |
| 21 | 2 | 26 |
MID
Milos Pantovic
Pantovic has been a rock in midfield with his game improving in every season. He has already got 1 goal more than what he had for last season.
| Goals | Assists | Passes completed % |
| 4 | 2 | 64.9 |
Patrick Wimmer
Wimmer has been the creative force that has helped Arminia find the right passes in the final third.
| Goals | Assists | Shots on target (per game) |
| 3 | 6 | 14 |
ST
Sebastian Polter
Polter scored in the win against Dortmund in the last game and will look optimistic to add to his 9 goals this season
| Goals | Assists | Shots on target |
| 9 | 1 | 18 |
Masaya Okugawa
Okugawa has scored most of Arminia’s goals this season and will look to add more to help his team stay in the top flight.
| Goals | Assists | Shots on target |
| 8 | 1 | 21 |
Goalkeeper: M. Reimann
Defenders: C. Gamboa, J. Laursen, M. Leitsch, A. Pieper
Midfielders: M. Pantovic, P. Wimmer, T. Asano. J. Serra
Attackers: S. Polter, M. Okugawa
Who will win today’s football match?
Odds to Win
The odds in favour of VfL Bochum Win 21/17
The odds in favour of Arminia Bielefeld Win 12/5
Odds in favour of a Draw 13/5
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