Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th February 2026

Hoffenheim appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face St. Pauli in round 24 of the Bundesliga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at PreZero Arena on Saturday.

Hoffenheim are currently looking at 46 points on their account, having played 23 matches, leaving them two places off the current Bundesliga leaders. Meanwhile, St. Pauli find themselves as number 16 in the Bundesliga with 20 points following 23 rounds.

Hoffenheim came away with three points from the latest encounter with St. Pauli. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Saturday.

Hoffenheim scored 2.4 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 24 times. They conceded 11 goals, an average of 1.1 and pulled off four clean sheets.

St. Pauli managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

St. Pauli lost 3-0 against Hoffenheim in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, St. Pauli handed out in the match before.

Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 5-1 against Bayern Munich. They retaliated in a 3-0 win against Freiburg, before drawing 2-2 with FC Koln. Hoffenheim swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Bundesliga matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 19 and conceding three goals.

St. Pauli Form

The results have been up and down for St. Pauli, who beat VfB Stuttgart by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 4-0 against Bayer Leverkusen, before claiming a victory in a 2-1 game against Werder Bremen. St. Pauli are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 12 goals while scoring five themselves.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Hoffenheim waste away a win against St. Pauli, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Hoffenheim recorded 16 points following five wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 17 goals, but also conceded five. St. Pauli fought their way to one wins and five points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target ten times in these matches, but also let in 22 goals. Hoffenheim have a record of 14 wins, four draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga this season. St. Pauli are looking at five wins, five draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

Christian Ilzer will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against St. Pauli from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/23), Albian Hajdari (1/20), Bernardo (0/18), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/5), Koki Machida (0/1), Ozan Kabak (4/14), Robin Hranac (0/21), Valentin Gendrey (1/7), Vladimir Coufal (1/23), Alexander Prass (1/21), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (6/23), Leon Avdullahu (0/23), Luis Engelns (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/11), Wouter Burger (4/20), Adam Hlozek (0/3), Andrej Kramaric (10/23), Bazoumana Toure (2/19), Cole Campbell (0/1), Fisnik Asllani (7/22), Ihlas Bebou (0/14), Max Moerstedt (2/17), Tim Lemperle (6/18), Yannick Eduardo (0/1).

St. Pauli Squad

Here is the full team squad of St. Pauli. The 52 year-old Alexander Blessin will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ben Alexander Voll (0/0), Emil Gazdov (0/0), Nikola Vasilj (0/23), Simon Spari (0/0), Arkadiusz Pyrka (0/20), Connor Metcalfe (0/14), David Nemeth (0/0), Eric Smith (2/20), Fin Stevens (0/0), Jannik Robatsch (0/0), Karol Mets (0/17), Lars Ritzka (0/12), Louis Oppie (1/18), Tomoya Ando (0/6), Adam Dzwigala (1/14), Hauke Wahl (2/19), Jackson Irvine (0/14), James Sands (1/22), Joel Chima Fujita (1/22), Manolis Saliakas (1/13), Marwin Schmitz (0/0), Mathias Rasmussen (0/5), Abdoulie Ceesay (0/14), Andreas Hountondji (4/12), Danel Sinani (4/20), Martijn Kaars (3/20), Mathias Pereira Lage (0/21), Ricky-Jade Jones (2/8), Romeo Aigbekaen (0/0), Taichi Hara (0/2).

Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli Team News

Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli Lineups

Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli H2H

Hoffenheim beat St. Pauli by 3-0 in their most recent match, while St. Pauli claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that. Hoffenheim outclassed St. Pauli in their latest encounter, when they claimed a 3-0 win. The bookies have Hoffenheim to win this match at best price odds of 8/15.

Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last five matches between Hoffenheim and St. Pauli.

Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli Betting Tips

Danel Sinani shows decent form right now for St. Pauli, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Hoffenheim, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Andrej Kramaric also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Hoffenheim won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. St. Pauli won one of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and seven defeats as well. Strap yourselves up for a goals at PreZero Arena since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Hoffenheim. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for St. Pauli.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Hoffenheim managed an average of 1.2 goals, with St. Pauli averaging one goal in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for St. Pauli, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.9 times goals per game themselves.