Stuttgart vs. Arminia Bielefeld Match Analysis and Prediction

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DFB Pokal will see Stuttgart and Arminia Bielefeld lock horns this week at Mercedes-Benz Arena in the second round of the campaign. Match day schedules for October 19 at 21:45 EAT.

Despite their lowly league position, Stuttgart has picked up some impressive results this season, including an early season stalemate with RB Leipzig, and a famous point away at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich. Coming into this game, Stuttgart finally secured their first league victory of the season at the 10th attempt under caretaker Michael Wimmer, having drawn five and lost four up to that point.

Stuttgart will aim for another victory over 4-1 Bundesliga 1 triumph over VfL Bochum in their previous encounter. In that game, Stuttgarthad 48% possession, 17 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Silas Katompa Mvumpa (3′, 64′), Naouirou Ahamada (22′) and Wataru Endo (71′). Bochum got 14 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Simon Zoller (29′).

Bielefeld on the other hand are at the bottom of the Bundesliga 2m, and back-to-back relegation seem a very real possibility after a woeful start which has left them four points from safety. However, over half of the points they have picked up have come against sides in the top six, so they may relish this challenge against better opponents.

Arminia Bielefeld will be hoping for improved results after 2-0 Bundesliga 2 loss to Hannover in their previous fixture. In that game, Arminia Bielefeld managed 58% possession and 16 shots with four of them on target. Hannover 96 got 11 shots with three of them on target and goals by Cedric Teuchert (4′) and Håvard Nielsen (86′).

Stuttgart vs. Arminia Bielefeld head to head

Stuttgart has the upper hand in the head to head history of this match having won 15 times from the 29 meetings since 1996; Arminia Bielefeld won seven times while seven other matches also ended in draws.