St. Pauli to return home with all three points
TEAM NEWS
Coach Steffen Baumgart has a fully-fit Paderborn team at his disposal, with only Leon Fesser, Khiry Shelton, Philipp Klement and Leon Bruggemeier out due to injury. Klaus Gjasula and Sebastian Schonlau will both be suspended.
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. Christopher Buchtmann is suspended after receiving his fifth yellow card last time out.
Paderborn
Suspended: Klaus Gjasula, Sebastian Schonlau
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Leon Fesser (thigh); Khiry Shelton, Leon Bruggemeier (both knee); Philipp Klement (adductor)
St. Pauli
Suspended: Christopher Buchtmann
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Philipp Ziereis, Henk Veerman (both knee); Dimitrios Diamantakos (pulled muscle), Johannes Flum (rib)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: AWAY WIN
Paderborn are one of the in-form teams in the German second tier at present, drawing one and winning three of their last four league fixtures. The team shocked promotion candidates Cologne at Benteler Arena two weeks ago as they fought back despite being 2-0 goals down, scoring three goals in the final ten minutes of play and winning 3-2. However, they followed that up with only a lucky 1-1 draw at Magdeburg last weekend, with Uwe Hunemeier providing the equaliser. Paderborn have dropped just five points in their last seven league matches and sit in seventh with 38 points.
Fourth placed St. Pauli have been in patchy form of late, winning five, drawing three and losing three of their last 11 league matches. Furthermore, the team have won only two of their last five league matches, losing the other three, including their two most recent away league fixtures. However, last term out, Markus Kauczinski’s men earned a solid 1-0 home win over Ingolstadt.
There is not much to split these two after 23 league games. However, I’m not sure Paderborn can keep up their good performances whilst they didn’t convince me against Magdeburg in the last round. I’m going with the away win here.
SECOND PREDICTION: FIRST TEAM TO SCORE – ST. PAULI
St. Pauli have scored the opening goal in each of their last two league games. Back the visitors to score first here, too.
HEAD TO HEAD
St. Pauli won 2-1 at home in the reverse fixture earlier this season. Prior to that, the teams’ most recent league encounters took place in 2015-16, with Paderborn winning away and drawing at home.
Coach Steffen Baumgart has a fully-fit Paderborn team at his disposal, with only Leon Fesser, Khiry Shelton, Philipp Klement and Leon Bruggemeier out due to injury. Klaus Gjasula and Sebastian Schonlau will both be suspended.
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. Christopher Buchtmann is suspended after receiving his fifth yellow card last time out.
Paderborn
Suspended: Klaus Gjasula, Sebastian Schonlau
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Leon Fesser (thigh); Khiry Shelton, Leon Bruggemeier (both knee); Philipp Klement (adductor)
St. Pauli
Suspended: Christopher Buchtmann
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Philipp Ziereis, Henk Veerman (both knee); Dimitrios Diamantakos (pulled muscle), Johannes Flum (rib)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: AWAY WIN
Paderborn are one of the in-form teams in the German second tier at present, drawing one and winning three of their last four league fixtures. The team shocked promotion candidates Cologne at Benteler Arena two weeks ago as they fought back despite being 2-0 goals down, scoring three goals in the final ten minutes of play and winning 3-2. However, they followed that up with only a lucky 1-1 draw at Magdeburg last weekend, with Uwe Hunemeier providing the equaliser. Paderborn have dropped just five points in their last seven league matches and sit in seventh with 38 points.
Fourth placed St. Pauli have been in patchy form of late, winning five, drawing three and losing three of their last 11 league matches. Furthermore, the team have won only two of their last five league matches, losing the other three, including their two most recent away league fixtures. However, last term out, Markus Kauczinski’s men earned a solid 1-0 home win over Ingolstadt.
There is not much to split these two after 23 league games. However, I’m not sure Paderborn can keep up their good performances whilst they didn’t convince me against Magdeburg in the last round. I’m going with the away win here.
SECOND PREDICTION: FIRST TEAM TO SCORE – ST. PAULI
St. Pauli have scored the opening goal in each of their last two league games. Back the visitors to score first here, too.
HEAD TO HEAD
St. Pauli won 2-1 at home in the reverse fixture earlier this season. Prior to that, the teams’ most recent league encounters took place in 2015-16, with Paderborn winning away and drawing at home.
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