Sandhausen take on the visitors Arminia Bielefeld in the round 1 match of German Bundesliga 2. The match will be played on Saturday, July 16th at Hardtwaldstadion (Sandhausen).
Sandhausen manages to survive year after year in the German 2nd Division. "Black and White" exactly 10 years ago, in 2012, managed to rise to the Bundesliga 2. Never managed to rise above the 10th place at this level in this decade. But at the same time, each time they managed to at least avoid relegation from this league. This was the case last season, moreover, it even managed to rise from 15th position to 14th. In the summer the teal lost experienced midfielder Philip Ochs, who moved from Hannover.
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Arminia became another 1st example of "Season 2 Syndrome". The Blues were promoted to the German top flight in 2020. This was already unexpected, but the fact that it turned out to stay there, to “survive” in the first year, became a sensation. There was a certain period when it seemed that in 2021/2022 it would be possible to finish in a fairly high place, and again remain in the German club elite. However, they sleight to the penultimate place and went directly to the Bundesliga 2. Expectedly, after this there was a change of mentor. Uli Forte was invited to the post of head coach. This is a 48-year-old Swiss specialist who previously worked with various clubs in his homeland. He moves to Germany from Yverdon-Sport, with whom they took only 8th place in the 2nd division. Frankly, the choice is quite unexpected, however, the mentor also has experience with projects such as Grasshopper, St. Gallen, Zurich and even Young Boys.
Arminia have not lost to Sandhausen in the last 5 head-to-head meetings. In the 2019/2020 season, when the Blues were rushing to the top flight, the teams played a draw in both meetings. Arminia is clearly not opposed to being promoted back to the German top division and should reaffirm its ambitions from the start of the new season. We bet on the victory of the visitors.
Prediction for the match: Arminia Bielefeld to win.
