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St. Pauli

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St. Pauli, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-0 Bundesliga success vs Hoffenheim.

In that game, St. Pauli managed 43% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for St. Pauli was Noah Weißhaupt (51'). On the other side, 1899 Hoffenheim had 4 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that St. Pauli have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, St. Pauli have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 9 goals in the process. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

Taking a look at their past results, St. Pauli:

• haven't lost in the league to Hoffenheim in their previous 2 games.
• are without a win at home for the past 3 matches in the league.

Hoffenheim

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Looking at their form, and Hoffenheim have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 10 goals overall. Defensively, Hoffenheim can certainly do much better.

Going into this encounter, Hoffenheim are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 02/11/2007 tells us that St. Pauli have won 3 of them & Hoffenheim 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.

In all, 14 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 9 for St. Pauli and 5 created by Hoffenheim. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.

The last league contest featuring these sides was Bundesliga match day 26 on 14/03/2025 when it ended St. Pauli 1-0 Hoffenheim.

In that match, St. Pauli had 43% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Their only player to score was Noah Weißhaupt (51').

Hoffenheim had 4 shots on goal with 0 on target.

ℹ️ Team News: St. Pauli

Sascha Burchert (surgery), Simon Zoller (muscular problems), James Sands (Internal ligament tear), Sören Ahlers (Fitness), Morgan Guilavogui (Hairline crack in foot), Carlo Boukhalfa (Thigh problems) and Karol Mets (Patellar tendon problems) will not be able to play for St. Pauli boss Alexander Blessin.

🗞️ Team News: Hoffenheim

Hoffenheim manager Christian Ilzer has a number of players out of action. Christopher Lenz (Calf injury), Lúkas Petersson (unknown injury), Ozan Kabak (Cruciate ligament tear), Diadié Samassékou (Muscle injury), Ihlas Bebou (Knee surgery), Grischa Prömel (Cruciate ligament tear), Marius Bülter (muscular problems) and Adam Hlozek (Ankle surgery) are not able to play.

⚡ Prediction

Our thinking is that Hoffenheim will likely create enough chances to put one past this St. Pauli lineup, but it possibly won’t be as many as they’ll concede.

Our selection here is for a close game with a 2-1 victory for St. Pauli after 90 minutes. Should be a good one.

Renata Leite, 05:09 15/03/2025