📏 Form Guide

Karlsruhe

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Karlsruhe go into this game coming off the back of a 0-0 Bundesliga 2 stalemate versus Schalke.

In that game, Karlsruhe had 55% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. For their opponents, Schalke 04 had 14 shots on goal with 5 on target.

A recurring characteristic of more recent Karlsruhe games is the number of results with a nil in them.

From their prior sextet of clashes leading up to this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on both teams scoring would have lost.

Looking at their past form shows that Karlsruhe:

• haven't beaten St. Pauli in their previous 6 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 8 league matches at home. They have been so resilient here.

St. Pauli

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St. Pauli come into this encounter after a 2-1 Bundesliga 2 win with the defeat of SC Paderborn 07 in their most recent match.

In that match, St. Pauli had 58% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For St. Pauli, the goalscorers were Marcel Hartel (32') and Lars Ritzka (47'). Paderborn 07 had 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. Adriano Grimaldi (56') was the scorer for SC Paderborn 07.

In their last 6 clashes, St. Pauli have bagged a total of 12 goals. St. Pauli have also scored in every single one of those games. Over that period, they’ve had 7 goals scored by their opponents. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this next game, of course.

Coming into this contest, St. Pauli haven't been defeated by Karlsruhe when they have played them away from home in the previous 6 league games. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 06/03/2021 tells us that Karlsruhe have won 0 of these games and St. Pauli 3, with the number of drawn matches being 3.

21 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 for Karlsruhe and 13 being from St. Pauli. The average goals per game has been 3.5.

The last league game between the two was Bundesliga 2 match day 11 on 28/10/2023 when it ended St. Pauli 2-1 Karlsruhe.

In that game, St. Pauli had 60% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. The scorers were Johannes Eggestein (80') and Philipp Treu (92').

For their opponents, Karlsruhe got 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Igor Matanović (43') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Max Burda.

📰 Team News: Karlsruhe

Robin Bormuth (Cruciate ligament tear), Efe Kaan Sihlaroglu (Knee surgery), Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Hip injury), Eren Öztürk (Tear of the lateral meniscus) and Tim Rossmann (Hip injury) aren’t available for Karlsruhe boss Christian Eichner.

In all likelihood, Karlsruhe will possibly kick off with a 4-1-2-1-2 system for the game featuring Patrick Drewes, Sebastian Jung, Marcel Franke, Marcel Beifus, David Herold, Jerome Gondorf, Leon Jensen, Marvin Wanitzek, Paul Nebel, Igor Matanovic and Budu Zivzivadze.

📰 Team News: St. Pauli

St. Pauli manager Fabian Hürzeler has a number of players out of action. Simon Zoller (Hamstring injury), Erik Ahlstrand (Ankle injury), Carlo Boukhalfa (Hip problems), Sören Ahlers (unknown injury) and Scott Banks (Cruciate ligament tear) are those who can’t be considered. The suspended players who are serving a ban for this game are Connor Metcalfe and Eric Smith.

We are inclined to think that St. Pauli might make use of a 3-4-3 system, starting the game with Nikola Vasilj, Adam Dzwigala, Hauke Wahl, Karol Mets, Manolis Saliakas, Jackson Irvine, Marcel Hartel, Lars Ritzka, Oladapo Afolayan, Johannes Eggestein and Elias Saad.

🧠 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Karlsruhe are dangerous enough to find the net against this St. Pauli lineup, but one goal may not prevent defeat.

Therefore, we think that it’s going to be a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 win for St. Pauli at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 18:05 06/04/2024