Erzgebirge Aue - FC St. Pauli

Aue to nick this crucial clash at Erzgebirgs Stadium

TEAM NEWS

Aue have no new injury worries. The only two players not at their disposal are Nicolai Rapp and Soren Bertram. 

St. Pauli’s Marc Hornschuh, Waldemar Sobota, Clemens Schoppenhauer, Svend Brodersen, Bernd Nehrig and Luca-Milan Zander are still absent but are all working on their comebacks.

Aue

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Nicolai Rapp (foot), Soren Bertram (thigh)

St. Pauli

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Marc Hornschuh (back), Waldemar Sobota (heel), Clemens Schoppenhauer (shoulder), Svend Brodersen (unspecified), Bernd Nehrig (calf), Luca-Milan Zander (thigh)

MATCH PREVIEW

MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN 

11 points from the last 15 on offer has given Hannes Drew’s Aue a great chance of survival in the 2. Bundesliga. The team have stepped up their intensity in recent weeks and are certainly one of the in-form sides in the division at present. Last Sunday, the Viola beat fifth-placed Regensburg 3-1 at Continental Arena. This win put them in 15^thplace, two points above of drop zone with six matches remaining.  

St. Pauli have had an up and down season under Markus Kauczinski and have been sitting around mid-table for the majority of their campaign. The side go into Saturday’s game tenth in the table and are trailing the promotion playoff spot by three points, after drawing 1-1 against Sandhausen at home last weekend. The Hamburg side will want to finish as high in the table as possible. On the road this term, St. Pauli have won six, drawn two and lost six – only three teams have in fact secured more points than them on the road.

This is set to be an intriguing game at Erzgebirgs Stadium which could go either way. However, after winning their last two on home soil, I fancy Aue to seal a crucial home win on Saturday.

SECOND PREDICTION: ODD/EVEN – ODD 

Six of Aue’s eight league wins have come by just one goal. With that in mind, have a punt on odd goals to be scored at the Erzgebirgs Stadium this weekend.

HEAD TO HEAD

St. Pauli have not beaten Aue in six attempts. The reverse fixture finished with a 1-1 draw in Hamburg in October.