Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs St. Pauli – Betting preview

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

Bayern Munich are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Bundesliga table, when stepping up against St. Pauli for a match on Saturday. St. Pauli no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Bayern Munich nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Bayern Munich have taken the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 62 points from their initial 26 encounters. St. Pauli trail by 37 points after 26 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table on 25 points.

Team form: Bayern Munich vs St. Pauli

Bayern Munich Form

In their last three matches, Bayern Munich lost 2-3 against Bochum, won 0-2 against Bayer Leverkusen, before drawing 1-1 against Union Berlin. Bayern Munich have been in potent form at Allianz Arena, winning no less than five of the past six Bundesliga matches here. They also hammered in 21 goals, while letting in eight as they also lost once.

St. Pauli Form

St. Pauli have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 0-2 against Borussia Dortmund, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Wolfsburg. Their latest match brought a 1-0 win in their encounter with Hoffenheim. St. Pauli claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and four scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bayern Munich and St. Pauli

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bayern Munich and St. Pauli. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Bayern Munich vs St. Pauli

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Harry Kane has actually netted 21 goals during this Bundesliga season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders St. Pauli should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Harry Kane to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular markets: Bayern Munich vs St. Pauli

Full-time result

Bayern Munich claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. St. Pauli won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Bayern Munich have not lost to St. Pauli in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Bayern Munich scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Curiously, St. Pauli only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. St. Pauli managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Bayern Munich have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with St. Pauli.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bayern Munich, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of St. Pauli’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.