User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 586 - The Headless Star 5/@comment-11446176-20140625140357/@comment-24384892-20140625160639

How are the Sternritters outnumbered? It's now 8 vs 7. Ichigo has left to confront Juha and is no longer going to bother with the Sternritters. Orihime is a healer, but not a fighter, so I won't count her into this. The only extra comrade that the Shinigami gained was Chad and that's assuming he'll fight alongside the Shinigami.

Overall, the Sternritters still have the number advantage.