On Sunday Nov 13th, in week 17, Arminia Bielefeld hosts Magdeburg at Schücoarena in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 18th placed Arminia Bielefeld is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Paderborn. Janni Serra scored the first goal for Arminia Bielefeld in the 40th minute, then Sebastian Vasiliadis added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Paderborn couldn’t muster any offence and Arminia Bielefeld ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 14th placed Magdeburg is fresh off their 2-1 win against Nürnberg. Cristiano Piccini scored the first goal for Magdeburg in the 58th minute, then Dominik Reimann tied it up for Nürnberg on an own goal in the 65th minute. Magdeburg is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Magdeburg’s most prolific scorer has been Cristiano Piccini. The Italian defender has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Janni Serra has been the most prolific scorer on Arminia Bielefeld in his last five matches with 3 goals.