Eintracht Braunschweig - FC St. Pauli

Low-scoring match expected

TEAM NEWS

Braunschweig have important striker Christoffer Nyman out with a calf injury while Mirko Boland, Salim Khelifi and Maximilian Sauer are all suspended after being sent off against Regensburg in the last game.

St. Pauli will again be without the long-term injured Ryo Miyaichi, Christopher Buchtmann, Marc Hornschuh, Aziz Bouhaddouz and Philipp Ziereis.

Braunschweig

Suspended: Mirko Boland, Salim Khelifi, Maximilian Sauer

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Christoffer Nyman (calf)

St. Pauli

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Ryo Miyaichi (knee), Philipp Ziereis (muscle), Christopher Buchtmann (ankle), Marc Hornschuh (back), Aziz Bouhaddouz

MATCH PREVIEW

MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN

Braunschweig are coming off a disappointing game against Regensburg where they were not able to keep hold of their 1-0 lead. Despite scoring the first goal of the match early in the game, they conceded two in second half. However, they found themselves under a lot of pressure from Regensburg, especially after having three men sent off – two of them with a clear red. Coach Torsten Lieberknecht was critical of his team’s performance and the players’ behaviour. He has to make three changes for this encounter, but on a positive note, this has only been their first loss of the season.

St. Pauli suffered their third defeat in eight matches against Dusseldorf at home on Saturday. Their ups and downs continue as the team are unable to bring more consistency into their play and their results. In addition, St. Pauli have found the back of the net only seven times this season and they are yet to score more than twice, with only the opener against Dresden seeing registering them twice on the scoreboard.

Two sides, who lost last weekend, will meet each other here, but Braunschweig, who have home advantage, should take the three Points.

SECOND PREDICTION: TOTAL GOALS – TWO

Only one of the last five meetings between these two teams has seen more than two goals and with both teams’ attacks displaying problems against strong defensive lines, I predict a low-scoring match here too, with two goals in total.

HEAD TO HEAD

Braunschweig have not won in their three previous home games against St. Pauli and they have a disappointing record overall in this division, with four home wins, one draw and five defeats.