Week 16 brings us a match on Dec 14th where Arminia Bielefeld will host 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. In their last match, 17th placed Arminia Bielefeld, recorded a 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 squeezing out at least the one point for Arminia Bielefeld. Arminia Bielefeld looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Bochum, recorded a 3-2 win against Augsburg. Sebastian Polter struck first for Bochum in the 23rd minute on a feed from Gerrit Holtmann, then Gerrit Holtmann added another in the 40th minute. Bochum is looking for direction having earned 16 points 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.
Sebastian Polter has been the most effective weapon for Bochum lately. The German attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Masaya Okugawa has been the most prolific scorer on Arminia Bielefeld in the last 5 matches with 2 goals
Lennart Czyborra is unavailable to play for Frank Kramer’s team, while Zoller, Saulo Decarli and Osterhage are unavailable to play for Thomas Reis’s team.