Borussia Dortmund vs FC St. Pauli Prediction and Betting Tips | October 18th 2024
Borussia Dortmund will resume their Bundesliga campaign following the international break with a home meeting against FC St. Pauli at Signal Iduna Park on Friday. The hosts have dropped to seventh place in the league table, after suffering two losses in their last three games. St. Pauli have just one win in six games and are in 15th place.
Dortmund met Union Berlin earlier this month and suffered a 2-1 away loss. They conceded twice in the first half and Julian Ryerson halved the deficit in the 62nd minute. It was their second consecutive defeat in away games in the Bundesliga.
The visitors saw their unbeaten streak in the league ended after two games in their previous outing, as they fell to a 3-0 home loss to Mainz. They failed to score for the fourth time this season in that defeat and will look to return to goalscoring ways.
Borussia Dortmund vs FC St. Pauli Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths 22 times in all competitions. Dortmund have the upper hand in these meetings with 15 wins. The visitors have got the better of their southern rivals thrice and four games have ended in draws.
- Their last two meetings have taken place in the DFB-Pokal, with either side recording one win.
- They last met in the Bundesliga in the 2010-11 campaign and the hosts secured a league double, recording a 5-1 win on aggregate.
- Borussia Dortmund have an unbeaten home record in this fixture, recording seven wins in three games.
- FC St. Pauli have the worst goalscoring record in the Bundesliga this term, scoring four times in six games.
- Four of the six meetings between the two teams in the 21st century have produced over 2.5 goals, with the hosts keeping two clean sheets.
Borussia Dortmund vs FC St. Pauli Prediction
Die Borussen are unbeaten in their last six home games in the Bundesliga, recording five consecutive wins. They have scored at least four goals in four of these wins and will look to continue their goalscoring form here.
Yan Couto, Julien Duranville, Giovanni Reyna, and Karim Adeyemi are confirmed absentees for Nuri Sahin due to injuries. Niklas Süle is ill and faces a race against time to prove his fitness.
FC St. Pauli suffered a defeat after two games earlier this month and also conceded for the first time in three games. They have lost two of their three away games this term, conceding four times, and will look to improve upon that record.
Carlo Boukhalfa has a thigh injury and is a doubt for the trip to Dortmund. Connor Metcalfe is ruled out for this match while Sascha Burchert, Ben Voll, Elias Saad, and Simon Zoller are sidelined with injuries.
Considering Dortmund's five-game winning streak at home and better record in this fixture, the hosts are expected to record a win and are likely to keep a clean sheet.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 FC St. Pauli
Borussia Dortmund vs FC St. Pauli Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Borussia Dortmund to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Serhou Guirassy to score or assist any time - Yes
