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Bielefeld (dpa) - Arminia Bielefeld can present in the relegation battle.
With a victory in the Friday game (8.30 p.m. / DAZN) of the Bundesliga against SC Freiburg, the team of coach Frank Kramer would conquer 14th place in the table at least until Saturday and thus massively increase the pressure on the competition from Cologne, Mainz and Berlin.
Even if Arminia will only concentrate on the game, the team is aware of the situation in the table cellar.
“Of course, after a game day you also look at the table,” Kramer admitted.
If Arminia wins, it is at least on the relegation rank after the 28th matchday.
In the event of a defeat, one of the competitors would at least remain within reach, as Cologne (like Bielefeld 23 points) will meet Mainz (25) on Saturday.
Hertha BSC (25) will face Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday.
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"If we do a top performance, we have a chance to score," announced Kramer.
In the five league games under the leadership of Uwe Neuhaus's successor, East Westphalia scored five points.
At home they scored under Kramer and have not scored a goal for four games.
In addition, Coach Kramer has never won a home game in the Bundesliga in a total of eight attempts with Hoffenheim, Fürth and Arminia.
This statistic looks better for the Bielefeld team: The three previous first division duels between Freiburg and Bielefeld on the Alm have always been won by Arminia.
Freiburg wants to change that and build on its series from the first half of the season.
With the 2-0 win against the promoted team in December, a streak of five victories began, which means a club record in the Bundesliga for Baden.
However, coach Christian Streich has to do without three important offensive players.
The Italian international Vincenzo Grifo is still in quarantine after his corona infection.
The attackers Lucas Höler and Ermedin Demirovic are suspended.
"We have to tinker with it," said Streich.
The failures offer a chance for striker Nils Petersen, who was substituted on after his corona infection in Gladbach.
According to Streich, the 32-year-old has “no abnormalities, it looks good” after the illness.
The Dutchman Guus Til, who was part of the starting line-up for the first time in the home win against Augsburg before the international break, can also hope for another appearance.
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