VfL Bochum 1848 vs DSC Arminia Bielefeld prediction, odds and how to watch

1. FC Heidenheim created chances for fun and bossed the ball at the SchücoArena, but DSC Arminia Bielefeld pinched a draw thanks to two substitutes and a keeper who earned his wages. A point each, and neither side will be thrilled.

Hannover 96 beat VfL Bochum 1848 2-1 at home despite being thoroughly outplayed for large stretches, with first-half goals from Stefán Teitur Thórdarson and Marcel Hartel proving enough to hold off a Bochum side that dominated the statistics but lacked the clinical edge to take anything from the game.

DSC Arminia Bielefeld put four past Nürnberg at the Max-Morlock-Stadion, with Adam Markhiev scoring twice in a dominant away performance that exposed every weakness in the home side's defensive basics.

DSC Arminia Bielefeld led twice and still could not hold on, as FC St. Pauli's Abdoulie Ceesay came off the bench to rescue a point in a scrappy 2-2 draw in the 2. Bundesliga.

DSC Arminia Bielefeld have conceded ten goals in their last five 2. Bundesliga matches and cannot afford another defensive collapse. Osnabrück arrive with problems of their own, but this one has goals written all over it.

Two sides with more questions than answers meet at the Betzenberg on Saturday. Kaiserslautern need to prove last month's 0-3 hammering was a blip. Bochum need to prove they can keep a clean sheet away from home.

DSC Arminia Bielefeld host 1. FC Heidenheim on Sunday in a 2. Bundesliga clash that has goals written all over it. Neither side has shown they can keep a clean sheet, and the evidence says someone is going to pay for that.

Two sides who cannot string results together meet in Hannover on Sunday. Something has to give, but neither team is giving much confidence right now.