Borussia Dortmund vs St. Pauli. Prediction (odds 2.50) and bets on the Bundesliga match

Current form

In the last round, Borussia suffered an away defeat to Union with a score of 1:2. This is already the second failure of Dortmund in the Bundesliga in seven rounds played - there was also an away defeat to Stuttgart (1:5). In the tournament table, the team currently occupies a modest seventh place with 10 points.

As you can see, Nuri Sahin men are currently playing their home games flawlessly - a maximum of nine points in three games played. It is impossible not to notice the high performance on their home field - 10 goals scored. Serou Guirassy is good in attack, he immediately joined the team well and has already managed to score three goals in four matches in the Bundesliga. The Guinean has scored five goals in two games for the national team in this window.

So far, https://www.bvb.de target=_blank rel=noopener>Borussia has been performing best in the Champions League. In the first two rounds, the Black and Yellows left no chance for Brugge - a 3-0 win away from home, and for Celtic - a crushing 7-1 home win. Thanks to such successes, they were able to immediately top the standings.

Disqualifications and injuries

Reina, Adeyemi and Duranville will not play due to injuries. The appearance of Bayer, who arrived from the youth team with an injury, is in doubt.

Interesting trends for betting

• Eight of Borussia last ten Bundesliga matches have seen at least three goals scored
• Borussia have won five matches in a row at home in the championship
• Dortmund have not lost on corners in five of their previous six matches

Probable line-up : Kobel - Couto, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson - Jan, Gross - Sabitzer, Brandt, Gittens - Guirassy.

Current form

St. Pauli had a tough start to the Bundesliga season. They failed to pick up a single point in the first three rounds, and scored only one goal. However, fans waited for a breakthrough. First there was an unexpected 0:0 draw with Leipzig, and then a sensational 3:0 away win over Freiburg.

Before the international break, Alexander Blessin men played against Mainz, had a tangible advantage, created a large number of dangerous moments, but still failed to score. The opponent clearly used their chances and opened up the Pirates' defense three times (0:3). With four points, St. Pauli is in 15th place, outside the relegation zone, and based on the level of play they have begun to demonstrate, they do not look like the main contender for relegation.

During the international break, St. Pauli played a friendly match against Hannover 96, which they lost 2-3. A tough test lies ahead, but let note that the last time the Pirates won a cup game was in 2022, when they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1. However, that win was on their home field.

Disqualifications and injuries

Ahlers, Burchert, Zoller, Voll and Saad will not be able to help their team due to injuries, while Metcalf, Buchalf and Troy are in doubt.

Interesting trends for betting

• In three of the last five matches, St. Pauli played to a draw in the first half
• In five of St. Pauli six Bundesliga matches, at least one team failed to score
• No more than three goals have been scored in five of the team six league matches this season

Probable lineup : Vasil - Val, Smith, Mets - Saliakas, Wagner, Irvin, Ritzka - Afolayan, Eggestein, Guilavogui.