The 19th-round match of the Bundesliga between St. Pauli and Hamburger SV will take place 23 january at Millerntor Stadium in Hamburg. St. Pauli vs Hamburger SV: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
St. Pauli
St. Pauli lost away to Borussia Dortmund 2:3 in the last round. That defeat was the club's 11th in their last 14 Bundesliga matches (1 win, 2 draws). At the same time, the team managed to score in 5 of their last 6 league meetings. The club is the lowest-scoring side in the current Bundesliga campaign with 16 goals. In the table St. Pauli sits bottom with 12 points.
- The club has not won in 9 of its last 11 home Bundesliga matches (3 draws, 6 defeats).
- The team scored no more than one goal in 12 of its previous 15 home league matches.
- St. Pauli conceded in their last 11 home Bundesliga games.
Potential St. Pauli Lineup (3-5-2)*
Nikola Vasil – Adam Dzwigala, Karol Mets, Hauke Wahl – Arkadiusz Pyrka, Eric Smith, James Sands, Joel Chima Fujita, Lars Ritzka – Matias Pereira Lage, Martein Kars.
Defender David Nemeth and forward Andrea Untondji are injured.
Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV drew 0:0 at home with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the last round. That result extended the club's winless run in the league to four matches (2 draws, 2 defeats). In addition, for the first time in seven previous Bundesliga meetings the club failed to score. The club's run of conceding in matches, which had been 10 games, also ended. In the table Hamburger SV occupies 14th place with 17 points.
- The club has not won in nine of its last away Bundesliga matches (2 draws, 7 defeats).
- Both teams scored in 7 of the team's previous 9 league matches.
- Hamburger SV did not score more than one goal in nine of its last away Bundesliga games.
Potential Hamburger SV Lineup (3-4-3)*
Daniel Heuer – Jordan Torunarigha, Nicolas Capaldo, Luka Vuskovic – Bakery Jatta, Nicolai Remberg, Jean-Luc Dompé, Miro Muheim – Fabio Vieira, Damion Downs, Ransford Koenigsdoerffer.
Defender Varned Omari and forward Yussuf Poulsen will miss the match due to injuries.
St. Pauli vs Hamburger SV: Match Prediction
We expect the Hamburg derby to feature more struggle than clear-cut chances. The scoring statistics of both sides point to that. Even at home St. Pauli are not very prolific: in their last 15 home Bundesliga matches the team managed to score more than one goal only three times. Moreover, in seven of those matches the players left the field without scoring at all.
Hamburger SV cannot boast high attacking efficiency either, and scores very little away from home. In particular, in eight away matches this season the club has managed only four goals, and in none of those games did the team score more than once. In addition, by scoring performance in the current Bundesliga season Hamburger SV are among the three weakest teams.
We do not think this will be a high-scoring encounter, therefore our forecast is Under 2.5 goals.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from their previous match in this competition.
