Samstag, 16. Februar 2019

FC St. Pauli - Erzgebirge Aue

St. Pauli to bounce back with home win

TEAM NEWS
St. Pauli's Philipp Ziereis and Henk Veerman are both injured and will not be available for the rest of the season while Dimitrios Diamantakos is working on his comeback.

Steve Breitkreuz is the only absentee for Aue and Fabian Kalig is suspended after receiving two yellow cards against Ingolstadt last weekend.

St. Pauli
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Philipp Ziereis, Henk Veerman (both knee); Dimitrios Diamantakos (pulled muscle)

Aue
Suspended: Fabian Kalig
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Steve Breitkreuz (knee)

MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
St. Pauli fell to a 4-1 defeat at second-placed Cologne last week. Despite that disappointing result they have still been in decent shape of late though, winning five of their last ten league fixtures, along with three draws and only two losses. The club from Hamburg have responded well after an average start of the season, with Markus Kauczinski’s team now occupying an excellent fifth place with 37 points. St. Pauli have not lost at Millerntor since late October, winning three and drawing two of their last five home league matches.

Aue were unbeaten in four league fixtures (two wins, two draws) before suffering back-to-back defeats in their last two league outings. After failing to score in their 1-0 loss against local rivals Magdeburg away from home, the Viola were trashed 3-0 on home soil by second-from-bottom Ingolstadt. Away from Erzgebirgs Stadium, Daniel Meyer’s men have won two, drawn one and lost seven of their ten road trips in league action.

Aue have taken just four points from the last 18 on offer away from home in the league while St. Pauli’s last league loss on their own patch dates back to October. This should be an easy win for the hosts.

SECOND PREDICTION: FIRST TEAM TO SCORE – ST. PAULI
St. Pauli have scored the opening goal in each of their last four home league fixtures. Have a punt on the home side to score first on their way to securing the three points here.

HEAD TO HEAD
St. Pauli have not beaten Aue in league action since 2013, with Aue winning five and drawing three of their last eight league meetings.

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