Borussia Dortmund vs Arminia Bielefeld, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Borussia Dortmund vs Arminia Bielefeld — Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park.
- Borussia Dortmund 34 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
- Arminia Bielefeld 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Aarne Aarnink
- Referee Christian Bandurski
- Referee Tobias Reichel
- Referee Marcel Pelgrim
- Referee Benjamin Brand
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 34 | 89 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 73 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 65 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 62 |
| 5 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 61 |
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 34 | 59 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 44 |
| 9 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 43 |
| 10 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 40 |
| 11 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 34 | 38 |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 38 |
| 14 | 1. FC Koln | 34 | 32 |
| 15 | SV Werder Bremen | 34 | 32 |
| 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 29 |
| 17 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 34 | 26 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli 1910 | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb | Arminia Bielefeld | H | 3–0 | W |
| 20 Feb | FC Schalke 04 | A | 4–0 | W |
| 17 Feb | Sevilla FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 13 Feb | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | H | 2–2 | D |
| 06 Feb | SC Freiburg | A | 1–2 | L |
| 02 Feb | SC Paderborn 07 | H | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb | Borussia Dortmund | A | 0–3 | L |
| 19 Feb | VfL Wolfsburg | H | 0–3 | L |
| 15 Feb | FC Bayern München | A | 3–3 | D |
| 31 Jan | 1. FC Koln | A | 1–3 | L |
| 23 Jan | Eintracht Frankfurt | H | 1–5 | L |
| 20 Jan | VfB Stuttgart | H | 3–0 | W |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
44%
Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season
Borussia Dortmund this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Borussia Dortmund
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Signal Iduna Park that hosts another battle between Borussia Dortmund and Arminia Bielefeld.
- 5' The travelling Arminia Bielefeld supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Fabian Kunze needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Edin Terzic might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 20' Erling Haaland has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 11 goals to his name this season.
- 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Borussia Dortmund must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 35' Arminia Bielefeld are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 40' Borussia Dortmund have won 798 goals from 521 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 45' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ritsu Doan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Borussia Dortmund.
- 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mahmoud Dahoud makes it 1-0.
- 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arminia Bielefeld that had 250 games and scored 127 goals.
- 57' Amos Pieper was booked on 57.
- 58' What a strike from Jadon Sancho! The score is 2-0.
- 62' The Arminia Bielefeld manager makes a substitution. Sergio Cordova departs to be replaced by Sven Schipplock.
- 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 70' A change in the Borussia Dortmund ranks — Gio Reyna exits the field as Thorgan Hazard enters on 70.
- 71' Arminia Bielefeld player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 75' The Arminia Bielefeld bench stirs into life. Ritsu Doan is withdrawn and Masaya Okugawa gets his opportunity.
- 80' Borussia Dortmund make a change. Mateu Morey trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Meunier on 80 minutes.
- 81' Brilliant from the ! Reinier makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 81.
- 83' The referee shows Arminia Bielefeld player a Yellow card on 83.
- 85' The Borussia Dortmund bench stirs into life. Mahmoud Dahoud is withdrawn and Julian Brandt gets his opportunity.
- 90' It looks surprising Arminia Bielefeld does not make any changes. Sergio Cordova has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 3-0 the final result. Arminia Bielefeld will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Borussia Dortmund Lineups
Starting XI
-
15
Mats Hummels ↓ Dan-Axel Zagadou 85'
-
11
Marco Reus C ↓ Reinier 80'
- 7
-
8
Mahmoud Dahoud ↓ Julian Brandt 85'
- 13
- 35
- 23
- 9
-
2
Mateu Morey ↓ Thomas Meunier 80'
- 22
-
32
Gio Reyna ↓ Thorgan Hazard 70'
Bench
-
24
Thomas Meunier ↑ 80'
-
19
Julian Brandt ↑ 85'
- 26
- 1
-
5
Dan-Axel Zagadou ↑ 85'
- 14
-
10
Thorgan Hazard ↑ 70'
-
20
Reinier ↑ 80'
- 18
Coach
Edin Terzic
Arminia Bielefeld Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
Ritsu Doan ↓ Masaya Okugawa 75'
- 18
- 1
-
9
Fabian Klos C ↓ Michel Vlap 62'
- 21
- 19
- 27
- 2
-
16
Fabian Kunze ↓ Nils Seufert 75'
- 4
- 5
Bench
-
11
Masaya Okugawa ↑ 75'
- 6
-
28
Michel Vlap ↑ 62'
- 30
-
36
Sven Schipplock ↑ 62'
-
20
Nils Seufert ↑ 75'
- 15
- 34
-
7
Christian Gebauer ↑ 62'
Coach
Uwe Neuhaus
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mats Hummels | 3 |
| Jude Bellingham | 2 |
| Jadon Sancho | 1 |
| Mahmoud Dahoud | 1 |
| Reinier | 1 |
| Emre Can | 1 |
| Fabian Klos | 1 |
| Marius Wolf | 1 |
Head to Head
Borussia Dortmund Form
2021-02-27
Borussia Dortmund
3–0
Arminia Bielefeld
W
2021-02-20
FC Schalke 04
0–4
Borussia Dortmund
W
2021-02-17
Sevilla FC
2–3
Borussia Dortmund
W
2021-02-13
Borussia Dortmund
2–2
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
D
2021-02-06
SC Freiburg
2–1
Borussia Dortmund
L
2021-02-02
Borussia Dortmund
3–2
SC Paderborn 07
W
Arminia Bielefeld Form
2021-02-27
Borussia Dortmund
3–0
Arminia Bielefeld
L
2021-02-19
Arminia Bielefeld
0–3
VfL Wolfsburg
L
2021-02-15
FC Bayern München
3–3
Arminia Bielefeld
D
2021-01-31
1. FC Koln
3–1
Arminia Bielefeld
L
2021-01-23
Arminia Bielefeld
1–5
Eintracht Frankfurt
L
2021-01-20
Arminia Bielefeld
3–0
VfB Stuttgart
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.06
Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89
Arminia Bielefeld xG
I would bet for:
Borussia Dortmund to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Borussia Dortmund win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Borussia Dortmund or Draw
85%
Draw or Arminia Bielefeld
36%
Borussia Dortmund or Arminia Bielefeld
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund
| Handicap | Borussia Dortmund covers | Push | Arminia Bielefeld covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -2 | 20% | 19% | 60% |
| -1.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| -1 | 40% | 23% | 37% |
| -0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +1 | 86% | 10% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Arminia Bielefeld keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

