Bundesliga: St. Pauli vs Borussia Dortmund – Betting preview

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

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

Form: St. Pauli vs Borussia Dortmund

St. Pauli Form

St. Pauli have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-0 by RB Leipzig, before Freiburg ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Mainz 05, who came out 2-0 winners. St. Pauli managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 2-0 against Bochum, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Sporting CP. Their latest match brought a 6-0 win in their encounter with Union Berlin. Borussia Dortmund claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for St. Pauli and Borussia Dortmund

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 St. Pauli and Borussia Dortmund played across all tournaments.

In-form players: St. Pauli vs Borussia Dortmund

It’s been a great season for Serhou Guirassy so far with 13 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target six times in his last six games, and no doubt Borussia Dortmund want him to continue this productive spell against St. Paulithis coming Saturday.

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Full-time result

St. Pauli claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Borussia Dortmund won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Borussia Dortmund have not lost to St. Pauli in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, St. Pauli scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Borussia Dortmund scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. St. Pauli have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. St. Pauli managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Borussia Dortmund have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with St. Pauli.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of St. Pauli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Borussia Dortmund, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.