vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

In their last round Arminia Bielefeld drew 2-2 at home to 1. FC Heidenheim; before that they had lost 1-2 away to SV Darmstadt 98, before that drawn 2-2 at home with FC St. Pauli, further back lost 1-4 away to 1. FC Nürnberg and, further back still, drawn 2-2 away to SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach. In their last five games they have no wins: three draws and two defeats. Rot-Weiß Essen arrive off a 1-1 home draw with Hansa Rostock; before that they had won 2-1 away at Waldhof Mannheim, before that won 6-2 at home over Würzburger Kickers, further back won 1-0 at home over FC Viktoria Köln and, further back still, drawn 0-0 away to SV Wehen. In their last five matches the record is three wins and two draws, with no defeats. In the five head-to-head meetings Rot-Weiß Essen have never lost: three wins and two draws, with the most recent, in February 2025, won 2-1 away. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.