Bundesliga: Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 24 match between Hoffenheim and St. Pauli and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Hoffenheim appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face St. Pauli in round 24 of the Bundesliga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at PreZero Arena on Saturday.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Hoffenheim claimed 46 points after 23 rounds. Meanwhile, St. Pauli amassed 20 points and rank as number 16 in the Bundesliga at the moment.

Form: Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Bayern Munich, they came out empty-handed in a 5-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 3-0 win against Freiburg. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against FC Koln. Hoffenheim swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Bundesliga matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 19 and conceding three goals.

St. Pauli Form

The results have been up and down for St. Pauli, who beat VfB Stuttgart by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 4-0 against Bayer Leverkusen, before claiming a victory in a 2-1 game against Werder Bremen. St. Pauli didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats for Hoffenheim 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 Hoffenheim and St. Pauli played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli

Danel Sinani shows decent form right now for St. Pauli, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Hoffenheim, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Andrej Kramaric also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Betting markets: Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli

Full-time result

Hoffenheim won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. St. Pauli won one of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and seven defeats as well. St. Pauli have not lost to Hoffenheim in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Hoffenheim scored first in seven of their last ten home games. St. Pauli got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. St. Pauli managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Hoffenheim were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. St. Pauli have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Hoffenheim when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for St. Pauli, who scored 0.9 times on average in these matches. Hoffenheim scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches. St. Pauli’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.