TIPS - Arminia Bielefeld VS Fortuna Dusseldorf

[(Arminia Bielefeld) Strength]:
1. Arminia Bielefeld finished at the top with 21 wins, 9 draws, and 8 losses in the 3. Liga last season, scoring 64 goals and conceding 36 in 38 league games. The team were finally promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. This is their first home game of the new season, so the team have full motivation.
2. Arminia Bielefeld's central forward Julian Kania played 33 league games last season, scoring 14 goals.
3. Arminia Bielefeld's starting midfielder Mael Corboz played a pivotal role in organizing the team's midfield last season and also scored 8 goals.

[(Arminia Bielefeld) Neutral]:
1. Arminia Bielefeld received 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in the recent warm-up matches, showing stable offense but unstable defense.

[(Arminia Bielefeld) Weakness]:
1. Arminia Bielefeld lost 3-0 to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC in the last warm-up game.
2. Arminia Bielefeld won only one of the last 5 games across all competitions in AH, revealing a lack of winning strength.

[(Fortuna Dusseldorf) Strength]:
1. Fortuna Dusseldorf finished 6th with 14 wins, 11 draws, and 9 losses in the 2. Bundesliga last season, scoring 57 goals and conceding 52 in 34 league games. The team are motivated in the first league game of the new season.
2. Fortuna Dusseldorf striker Tim Rossmann was in fit form in recent warm-up games, scoring in consecutive matches.
3. Fortuna Dusseldorf's Dutch forward Vincent Vermeij kept decent scoring efficiency lately, and he will be the team's starting attacker in the new season.
4. Fortuna Dusseldorf secured a commanding 4-0 win over Alemannia Aachen in the last warm-up game, scoring two goals in both halves.
5. From their recent performances in the warm-up games, Fortuna Dusseldorf showed stable attack and multiple scorers on offense, boasting excellent defense as well.
6. Fortuna Dusseldorf were unbeaten with 3 wins and 2 draws in the previous 5 encounters between both sides, having the upper hand.

[Tips]:
Arminia Bielefeld have been in unstable form lately.

Although they performed strongly in the 3. Liga last season, after promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, the team only kept their last season's lineup, boasting average strength.

Fortuna Dusseldorf strengthened their both ends this season and almost kept their last season's starting lineup.

Besides, they had outstanding performances in recent warm-up games.

Combined with the two teams' previous H2H records, the AH line is -0.25 for the home team, indicating narrow support and poor confidence in a home win.

Thus, Fortuna Dusseldorf are expected to be unbeaten in this away match.

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Fortuna Dusseldorf (+0/0.5)