Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between St. Pauli and Hoffenheim who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
St. Pauli enjoy home advantage, when visitors Hoffenheim swing by on Friday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: St. Pauli vs Hoffenheim
St. Pauli Form
St. Pauli only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 2-0 and 0-2 against Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg. St. Pauli just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Millerntor Stadion. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.
Hoffenheim Form
In their last three matches, Hoffenheim drew 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart, beat Bochum 0-1 before a 1-1 draw with FC Heidenheim. Hoffenheim managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding 11 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats for St. Pauli and Hoffenheim
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 Hoffenheim played across all tournaments.
- In the last 14 St. Pauli matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 24 of the last 26 St. Pauli matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 St. Pauli matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 14 St. Pauli home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 St. Pauli matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Hoffenheim matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Hoffenheim matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Hoffenheim away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Hoffenheim matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Hoffenheim away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: St. Pauli vs Hoffenheim
Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Siebe van der Heyden will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Hoffenheim hope Gift Orban can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.
Popular markets: St. Pauli vs Hoffenheim
Full-time result
St. Pauli won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Millerntor Stadion. They drew two and lost six as well, while Hoffenheim won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five.
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. Interestingly, Hoffenheim scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten 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, Hoffenheim kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Hoffenheim have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with St. Pauli when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in one of St. Pauli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Hoffenheim, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. St. Pauli conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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