Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs St. Pauli – Betting preview

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

When St. Pauli come to Alte Foersterei for the Bundesliga match this coming Friday, Union Berlin will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Union Berlin are placed 11th with one point after one match. St. Pauli occupy a position as 18th in the league on zero points.

Team form: Union Berlin vs St. Pauli

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin have seen it all in their last three matches. Against FC Koln, they came out empty-handed in a 3-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Freiburg. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Mainz 05. Union Berlin only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored eight and conceded 14 goals.

St. Pauli Form

St. Pauli have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 1-2 win against Wehen Wiesbaden, before drawing 2-2 with Hallescher FC. This little streak came to an end, when FC Heidenheim proved too strong in a 0-2 defeat for St. Pauli. St. Pauli didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 15 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Union Berlin 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 Union Berlin and St. Pauli played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Union Berlin vs St. Pauli

As the new Bundesliga campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Union Berlin and St. Pauli this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular markets: Union Berlin vs St. Pauli

Full-time result

Union Berlin claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. St. Pauli won six, drew zero and lost four of their last 10 games away. St. Pauli lost 5 matches on the bounce. Union Berlin have not lost to St. Pauli in 9 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Union Berlin scored first in six of their last ten home games. St. Pauli got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Union Berlin games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Union Berlin managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, St. Pauli kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Union Berlin have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with St. Pauli.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Union Berlin’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for St. Pauli, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.

Recommended tip: Union Berlin vs St. Pauli

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Union Berlin and St. Pauli seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Bundesliga match.

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