Arminia Bielefeld vs Magdeburg prediction 12.09.2025 | Bundesliga II

Arminia Bielefeld return to Bundesliga II action looking to build on a decent start to the new season. Michel Kniat's side picked up a point in a 1:1 draw in their most recent runout against Braunschweig, after slipping to a first defeat of the season against Dynamo Dresden three weeks ago.

The hosts had begun the new season with two victories against Fortuna Dusseldorf and Holstein Kiel before an impressive 1:0 win against top-flight opponents Werder Bremen in the DFB Pokal. 

While in decent form, Arminia have struggled to keep clean sheets this season. Kniat's men conceded at least one goal in ten of their last 12 games. Nine of those matches finished with both teams on the scoresheet.

Head coach Kniat remains unable to call on two first-team players this weekend. Roberts Uldrikis and Jeredy Hilterman are long-term absentees for the visitors.

Magdeburg makes the trip to Schüco-Arena looking to bounce back from successive Bundesliga II defeats before the international break. Markus Fiedler's side slipped to a 3:1 defeat on the road against Hannover before a remarkable 5:4 home reversal against Greuther Furth at the end of August.

In a wild contest, Marco John's stoppage-time goal condemned the hosts to a painful reversal at Avnet Arena.

High-scoring outcomes have been a recurring theme for the visitors. Magdeburg have seen 20 goals scored in their four most recent fixtures, including 11 goals scored in their three most recent away games. All three games finished with BTTS, an outcome witnessed in eight of the visitors nine most recent fixtures. 

Head coach Fiedler has several injury absentees this weekend. Kandet Diawara, Tarek Chahed, Daniel Heber, Lubambo Musonda, Herbert Bockhorn and Mateusz Zukowski are expected to remain unavailable.