Samstag, 6. April 2019

Holstein Kiel - FC St. Pauli

St. Pauli to return to winning ways

TEAM NEWS
David Kinsombi continues to be sidelined while Kingsley Schindler is still working on his comeback at Holstein Kiel.

St. Pauli's Philipp Ziereis, Luca-Milan Zander, Jan-Philipp Kalla and Henk Veerman are all injured and will not be available for the rest of the season.

Holstein Kiel
Suspended:
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: David Kinsombi (shin bone), Kingsley Schindler (match fitness)

St. Pauli
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Philipp Ziereis, Henk Veerman (both knee); Luca-Milan Zander (shoulder), Jan-Philipp Kala (ligaments)

MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: AWAY WIN
Holstein Kiel fell to yet another damaging league defeat last weekend as Tim Walter’s side were beaten 4-0 away from home by leaders Cologne. That loss was the Storks’ third such result in the last four league matches, having won only one along the way. Holstein Kiel are five points adrift of the playoff spot in seventh with just seven league games to go.

St. Pauli failed to win for the third time in a row last time out, drawing 0-0 at home with strugglers Duisburg in the league. The side have now picked up just two victories in league action since the start of February, drawing one and losing four in the process. Despite those poor recent results, they are in the race for a top three spot, with only three points separating them from third-placed Union Berlin.

With both teams looking for a win, this promises to be an intriguing league fixture at Holstein Stadium. However, St. Pauli are the fourth best away side in the German division and I can see them bouncing back here. I’m backing the away side to win this one.

SECOND PREDICTION: ODD/EVEN - ODD
All of St. Pauli’s last three league wins have come by a one-goal margin. A single goal could also be enough to settle this league contest between two evenly matched rivals, who are separated by only two points in the league standings. My money is going on odd total goals at Holstein Stadium.

HEAD TO HEAD
All of the last three league encounters have been decided by one goal, with St. Pauli winning twice while the other one was won by Holstein Kiel.

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