Bundesliga: FC Heidenheim vs St. Pauli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between FC Heidenheim and St. Pauli who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

FC Heidenheim enjoy home advantage, when visitors St. Pauli swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 15th in the table FC Heidenheim have amassed 14 points after 17 matches. On 14 points, St. Pauli rank 14th with 17 matches played this season.

Form: FC Heidenheim vs St. Pauli

FC Heidenheim Form

In their last three matches, FC Heidenheim lost 2-0 against Bochum, won 2-0 against Union Berlin, before drawing 3-3 against Werder Bremen. FC Heidenheim claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

St. Pauli Form

St. Pauli have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 0-1 win against VfB Stuttgart. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt, before suffering another loss in a 1-0 match against Bochum. St. Pauli claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for FC Heidenheim and St. Pauli

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that FC Heidenheim and St. Pauli played across all tournaments.

Players in form: FC Heidenheim vs St. Pauli

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Mathias Honsak will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. St. Pauli hope Johannes Eggestein can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Betting markets: FC Heidenheim vs St. Pauli

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Voith-Arena across all tournaments FC Heidenheim won two times, drew two and lost six times. St. Pauli claimed two wins, one draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. St. Pauli have not lost to FC Heidenheim in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, FC Heidenheim scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, St. Pauli scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While FC Heidenheim managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, St. Pauli kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. St. Pauli have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with FC Heidenheim when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of FC Heidenheim’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for St. Pauli, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. St. Pauli’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.