Wehen take on the visitors Arminia Bielefeld in the first leg of German Bundesliga2 relegation playoffs. The match will be played on Friday, June 2st at BRITA-Arena (Wiesbaden).
Wehen primarily perform at the level of their home state, Hesse. Occasionally, they manage to make an impact, reaching their peak with a quarter-final appearance in 2009. At that time, they achieved their maximum potential by earning promotion to the 2nd division of Germany and staying there for two consecutive seasons. Then there was a decline back to Bundesliga 3, and it was only in 2019 that they managed to climb back up, but their stay in the higher division lasted only one year. Afterward, they had several mediocre years. Only now has the club from Wiesbaden shown worthy results. However, they finished only 4th in the final standings. The 2nd place went to "Freiburg-II," but as a reserve team, they cannot aspire to Bundesliga 2. It's worth mentioning that it's disappointing they missed out on the "bronze" to "Osnabrück" based on additional indicators: both teams accumulated 70 points. On the other hand, they managed to gain some momentum when, after a slump in late April to May, they earned 7 points in the final 3 matches of the regular season.
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Arminia Bielefeld are paying the price for their recent successes. In 2020, they unexpectedly made it to Bundesliga 1 by winning the 2nd division. And an even bigger surprise was that they managed to avoid relegation after their first year, securing their place for the following cycle. However, in 2022, their decline began, albeit from the 17th position. Moreover, at a lower level, they not only failed to live up to their optimistic status as a Bundesliga 2 favorite but came close to falling even lower. In May, they earned 5 points - drew with "Greuther Fürth" and "Paderborn" and even won 2-1 away against "Kaiserslautern." However, in the last round, they suffered a crushing 0-4 defeat to "Magdeburg." In total, accumulating exactly 1 point per match on average, with 34 points in 34 matches, Uwe Neuhaus's team (who took over as coach in March) headed to the relegation playoffs.
A total of 8 matches have been played, and Wehen has won only one of them, back in 2011. Afterwards, Arminia won four times with three draws, including both of their most recent encounters in the Bundesliga 2 season 2019/2020. Considering that "Arminia" was playing in the top division just a year ago, and their opponent is the 4th team from the country's 3rd division, we can place our bet on the guests from Bielefeld to win.
Prediction for the match: Arminia to win.
