Bundesliga: St. Pauli vs Union Berlin – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 19 match between St. Pauli and Union Berlin and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

St. Pauli enjoy home advantage, when visitors Union Berlin swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

St. Pauli are number 14 in the table on 17 points after 18 matches. Union Berlin rank as number 13 with 19 points after 18 matches played.

Team form: St. Pauli vs Union Berlin

St. Pauli Form

St. Pauli suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Eintracht Frankfurt in a 0-1 defeat. Bochum also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-0, before St. Pauli were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against FC Heidenheim. St. Pauli claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored three and conceded eight goals.

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin collected one win from their last three matches, as FC Heidenheim won by 2-0. Augsburg were too strong as well, winning 0-2, before Union Berlin won 2-1 against Mainz 05. Union Berlin managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 13 time and letting in five.

Betting facts for St. Pauli and Union Berlin

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between St. Pauli and Union Berlin. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: St. Pauli vs Union Berlin

Look no further than Johannes Eggestein, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for St. Pauli in the Bundesliga, while Robert Skov managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Union Berlin in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

St. Pauli claimed a modest three 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 five. Union Berlin won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run. Union Berlin conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, St. Pauli only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Union Berlin scored the opening goal of the match in just two 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, Union Berlin kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Union Berlin have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with St. Pauli when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for St. Pauli, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Union Berlin, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. Union Berlin conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.