Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Holstein Kiel and St. Pauli who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Holstein Kiel 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.
Team form: Holstein Kiel vs St. Pauli
Holstein Kiel Form
In their last three matches, Holstein Kiel lost 3-1 against FC Heidenheim, 0-3 against Werder Bremen and drew 1-1 with Mainz 05. Holstein Kiel claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 14 goals.
St. Pauli Form
In has been a bit of everything for St. Pauli in their previous three matches, as they first beat Hoffenheim by 1-0. This was followed by a disappointing 3-2 defeat against Bayern Munich, before an encounter with Borussia Moenchengladbach produced a 1-1 draw. St. Pauli only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by nine goals to five.
Betting facts for Holstein Kiel 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 Holstein Kiel and St. Pauli played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Holstein Kiel home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Holstein Kiel home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Holstein Kiel home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Holstein Kiel home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Holstein Kiel matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 23 of the last 25 St. Pauli matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 St. Pauli matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 St. Pauli matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 St. Pauli matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 St. Pauli away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Holstein Kiel vs St. Pauli
Steven Skrzybski is showing good form for Holstein Kiel, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Siebe van der Heyden scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Holstein Kiel vs St. Pauli
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Holstein Stadion across all tournaments Holstein Kiel won two times, drew three and lost five times. St. Pauli claimed two wins, one draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. St. Pauli have beaten Holstein Kiel in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Holstein Kiel scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, St. Pauli only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Holstein Kiel probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as St. Pauli managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Holstein Kiel and St. Pauli.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Holstein Kiel’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. 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 0.6 goals in these matches.