SC Paderborn 07
- SC Paderborn 07 have won three of their four home 2. Bundesliga matches, conceding just 0.75 goals per game at home.
- The contrast between the play styles of SC Paderborn 07 and Arminia Bielefeld should make Saturday’s match a chess match between the two head coaches, and our SC Paderborn 07 vs Arminia Bielefeld betting tips suggest backing the home side.
- Ralf Kettemann took over the helm at Paderborn this summer and has immediately set about moulding his team into a tactical chameleon that can dominate possession and control the pace of a game while also stretching the field to create numerical advantages in certain areas.
- Bilbija is Paderborn’s talisman and will often be the focal point of the build-up, while his clever finish makes him a constant threat in the box.
- Filip Bilbija has scored five goals in eight 2. Bundesliga games for the Beech trees and four of those goals have come among Paderborn’s last seven goals, so the SC Paderborn 07 vs Arminia Bielefeld betting tips highlight him as the best anytime goal scorer wager.
- Paderborn sit fourth in the 2. Bundesliga with 17 points from their eight matches, but their form in the league has been red-hot recently.
Arminia Bielefeld
- Arminia Bielefeld have lost three consecutive league games, including a 3-1 defeat at Hannover 96 and 2-1 reverse at home to Schalke 04.
- Bielefeld operate from the opposite end of the spectrum, their tactical DNA is built on the back of players who can play with their backs to the goal and have the tenacity and intensity to press and win the ball back in possession.
- They then look to exploit the resulting transitions as the second ball or overloading the flanks with numbers.
- Bielefeld are 9th in the 2. Bundesliga after picking up 10 points from eight games so far, and they’ve taken just one point from their last three away fixtures, which is another key factor in the SC Paderborn 07 vs Arminia Bielefeld betting tips.
Head-to-Head
The last two 2. Bundesliga meetings between the sides have seen Paderborn fail to win against Bielefeld ( L1, D1 ). Nevertheless, this SC Paderborn 07 vs Arminia Bielefeld prediction suggests that the home team may turn things around this time based on current form.
Key Players
Filip Bilbija
- Filip Bilbija has scored five goals in eight 2. Bundesliga games for the Beech trees and four of those goals have come among Paderborn’s last seven goals, so he looks the best anytime goal scorer wager.
- Joel Grodowski
- Joel Grodowski is Bielefeld’s leading scorer with three goals in eight league appearances, but he is not known for his prolific strike rate and could benefit from Bilbija’s brilliance in this fixture.
Betting Insights
- Paderborn’s home record and form mean they should take all three points at around 1.8, while the visitors are around 4.2 to cause an upset, and the SC Paderborn 07 vs Arminia Bielefeld betting tips point towards a home win.
- The Over 2.5 goals market at 1.65 looks like a decent option here, as Paderborn have been scoring plenty of goals and Bielefeld are pretty porous.
Prediction
Arminia Bielefeld’s recent results and travel struggles in the 2. Bundesliga (W1, D1, L1 from three) suggest they will find it tough to get a result here, but Paderborn’s home record and form mean they should take all three points.
