Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between St. Pauli and FC Koln who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
FC Koln go up against St. Pauli on Friday for a Bundesliga meeting at Millerntor Stadion.
Form: St. Pauli vs FC Koln
St. Pauli Form
In their last three matches, St. Pauli lost 1-2 against Freiburg, drew 1-1 with Union Berlin, before losing to Bayern Munich by 0-5. St. Pauli managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded ten goals.
FC Koln Form
FC Koln look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 3-3 against Borussia Moenchengladbach. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Eintracht Frankfurt in a 2-2 draw, before taking out Werder Bremen in a 3-1 win. FC Koln didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded 12 and scored seven goals themselves.
Betting stats for St. Pauli and FC Koln
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 FC Koln played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 St. Pauli matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 St. Pauli home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 St. Pauli home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 St. Pauli matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 St. Pauli home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 FC Koln matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 FC Koln matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: St. Pauli vs FC Koln
It has been an excellent season for Said El Mala who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. FC Koln are looking to him against St. Pauli, hoping he keeps his momentum going.
Popular markets: St. Pauli vs FC Koln
Full-time result
St. Pauli claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FC Koln won zero, drew four and lost six of their last 10 games away. FC Koln conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. FC Koln have beaten St. Pauli in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
St. Pauli scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, FC Koln scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive FC Koln games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While St. Pauli managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, FC Koln kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between St. Pauli and FC Koln.
Total goals
St. Pauli saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for FC Koln, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. FC Koln conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
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