Five points separate Arminia Bielefeld and Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga table as the two sides prepare to face off on Sunday.
Eleventh-place Werder Bremen currently sit on 22 points, while sixteenth-place Arminia Bielefeld find themselves on 17 points.
It’s fair to say that Arminia have struggled to adapt to the demands of the Bundesliga following promotion to the top-flight last year.
Following a seven-game losing streak earlier in the campaign, Bielefeld managed to string together a three-match unbeaten run last month.
However, Arminia have lost their previous two games, losing 5-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt and 3-1 to FC Koln.
To add their woes, Bielefeld have conceded an average of 1.6 goals at home in the Bundesliga this season.
They are also the joint-lowest scorers in the league, having netted just 15 goals in 19 Bundesliga matches in 2020/21.
Werder Bremen only managed to win two of their opening 12 Bundesliga games this season, recording fives draws and five defeats in the process.
However, they have turned things around over the past couple of months, losing just two of their last seven games.
Recent victories over Augsburg and Hertha Berlin, along with draws against Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke, have seen the club move up the table.
Looking at the bigger picture, Werder Bremen have won just three of their last 16 Bundesliga outings, with seven draws coming during that period.
Only five teams have scored fewer Bremen this season, although Werder have only conceded one more goal than Bayern Munich.
Head-to-head: It is worth pointing out that Werder Bremen have won five of their previous six meetings with Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga.
In all competitions, Werder Bremen have scored over 2.5 goals in each of their last three away games against Arminia.
Team news: Arminia Bielefeld have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Sunday’s match. Fabian Klos and Ristu Doan are the club’s joint-top scorers, with three goals to their name.
Meanwhile, Nick Woltemade, Patrick Erras, Christian Gross and Niclas Fullkrug are all currently sidelines for Werder Bremen.
Arminia and Bremen have both endure difficult seasons up to now, but it feels like Werder have upped their game in recent weeks.
Forbet predicts that Werder Bremen will net over 2.5 goals on their way to victory on Sunday, although Arminia Bielefeld are expected to get on the scoresheet.
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