Bundesliga: VfB Stuttgart vs St. Pauli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 4 match between VfB Stuttgart and St. Pauli and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

VfB Stuttgart hope to live up to their early billing as the Bundesliga title favourites this coming Friday when they welcome St. Pauli over to the MHPArena for a round 4 match.

Looking at the Bundesliga standings, the current difference between the sides is four points and eight places.

Form: VfB Stuttgart vs St. Pauli

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 3-3 draw with Eintracht Braunschweig, before claiming 3 points in a 1-0 win against Borussia Moenchengladbach. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Freiburg. VfB Stuttgart claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. They also drew zero and lost four, scored ten goals and conceded ten.

St. Pauli Form

In their last three matches, St. Pauli drew 3-3 with Borussia Dortmund, beat Hamburger SV by 0-2 and beat Augsburg by 2-1. St. Pauli claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for VfB Stuttgart and St. Pauli

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between VfB Stuttgart and St. Pauli. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: VfB Stuttgart vs St. Pauli

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Ermedin Demirovic brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, VfB Stuttgart will start him against St. Pauli, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Andreas Hountondji, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

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Full-time result

VfB Stuttgart won five of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing five times. St. Pauli won four of their last 10 games away from home, with five draws and one defeats as well.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, VfB Stuttgart only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. St. Pauli scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. St. Pauli should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Friday, as VfB Stuttgart only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. St. Pauli claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. St. Pauli have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with VfB Stuttgart when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for VfB Stuttgart, who scored an average of 2.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of St. Pauli’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches.