Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt vs St. Pauli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 8 match between Eintracht Frankfurt and St. Pauli and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Despite a rather curious form recently, Eintracht Frankfurt have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 8 of the Bundesliga season. They meet St. Pauli this coming Saturday at the Deutsche Bank Park, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

Eintracht Frankfurt approach the next Bundesliga round as number 7 in the table, having claimed ten points this season so far. With seven games behind them, St. Pauli amassed seven points, placing them as number 14 before their next fixture.

Team form: Eintracht Frankfurt vs St. Pauli

Eintracht Frankfurt Form

A draw is the best Eintracht Frankfurt can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-3 defeat against Bayern Munich. A2-2 draw with Freiburg followed before they were defeated 1-5 by Liverpool. Eintracht Frankfurt claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 16 and conceded ten goals.

St. Pauli Form

St. Pauli were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-2 by Bayer Leverkusen. Next up, Werder Bremen won 1-0, before losing 0-3 against Hoffenheim. St. Pauli won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Eintracht Frankfurt 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 Eintracht Frankfurt and St. Pauli played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Eintracht Frankfurt vs St. Pauli

Andreas Hountondji 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 Eintracht Frankfurt, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Jonathan Burkardt also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Betting markets: Eintracht Frankfurt vs St. Pauli

Full-time result

Eintracht Frankfurt claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. St. Pauli won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. St. Pauli lost their last 4 matches. Eintracht Frankfurt have not lost to St. Pauli in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Eintracht Frankfurt scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, St. Pauli scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. St. Pauli should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Eintracht Frankfurt failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. St. Pauli managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Eintracht Frankfurt and St. Pauli when playing at Deutsche Bank Park.

Total goals

Eintracht Frankfurt saw over 2.5 goals in ten of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of St. Pauli’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Amazingly, Eintracht Frankfurt failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.