Union Berlin vs St. Pauli Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th August 2024

St. Pauli go up against Union Berlin this coming Friday for a Bundesliga meeting at Alte Foersterei.

Union Berlin failed to win their Bundesliga opening match, when they settled for a single point on the board.

Union Berlin perhaps would have hoped for more in their opening match of the season, but eventually had to settle for a point.

Union Berlin and St. Pauli have high hopes for this new season and should be expected to put up a good game as they chase three important points in round 2.

Union Berlin go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 18. That amounts to an average of 1.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

St. Pauli are currently not the most scoring team in the Bundesliga, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 27 times, an average of 2.7 per game. They managed zero clean sheets in these.

Having never played each other in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, this is the first time Union Berlin comes up against St. Pauli in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Union Berlin vs St. Pauli Prediction

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin have seen it all in their last three matches. Against FC Koln, they came out empty-handed in a 3-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Freiburg. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Mainz 05. Union Berlin managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored eight and conceded 14 goals.

Union Berlin’s priority for this season will be to stay clear of the relegation zone, while challenging for a spot in the upper half of the Bundesliga.

St. Pauli Form

St. Pauli have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 1-2 win against Wehen Wiesbaden, before drawing 2-2 with Hallescher FC. This little streak came to an end, when FC Heidenheim proved too strong in a 0-2 defeat for St. Pauli. St. Pauli didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 15 and scored five goals themselves.

A top half finish is the dream for Union Berlin, but neutral spectators have them down for a season in the lower end of the Bundesliga.

It seems both St. Pauli and Union Berlin have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues on Friday, and we are rooting for goals.

Union Berlin vs St. Pauli Squads

Union Berlin Squad

The 45-year-old coach of the home team, Bo Svensson, will select the lineup against St. Pauli from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Schwolow (0/0), Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/1), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/1), Danilho Doekhi (0/1), Diogo Leite (0/1), Jerome Roussillon (0/0), Kevin Vogt (0/1), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Paul Jaeckel (0/0), Robin Gosens (0/1), Tom Rothe (0/0), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/0), Andras Schafer (0/1), Janik Haberer (0/1), Josip Juranovic (0/0), Laszlo Benes (1/1), Leopold Querfeld (0/1), Lucas Tousart (0/1), Rani Khedira (0/1), Tim Skarke (0/1), Benedict Hollerbach (0/1), David Preu (0/0), Ivan Prtajin (0/0), Jordan Pefok (0/1), Kevin Volland (0/0), Yorbe Vertessen (0/1).

St. Pauli Squad

Here is the full team squad of St. Pauli. The 51 year-old Alexander Blessin will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ben Alexander Voll (0/0), Nikola Vasilj (0/1), Sascha Burchert (0/0), Soeren Ahlers (0/0), Conor Metcalfe (0/1), David Nemeth (0/0), Fin Stevens (0/0), Karol Mets (0/1), Lars Ritzka (0/1), Luca Guenther (0/0), Philipp Treu (0/1), Adam Dzwigala (0/0), Carlo Boukhalfa (0/1), Eric Smith (0/1), Erik Ahlstrand (0/0), Hauke Wahl (0/1), Jackson Irvine (0/1), Manolis Saliakas (0/1), Robert Wagner (0/1), Scott Banks (0/0), Andreas Albers (0/0), Danel Sinani (0/0), Elias Saad (0/1), Johannes Eggestein (0/1), Maurides (0/0), Morgan Guilavogui (0/1), Oladapo Afolayan (0/1), Simon Zoller (0/0).

Union Berlin vs St. Pauli Team News

Union Berlin have an almost full squad available against St. Pauli at Alte Foersterei with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Kevin Volland to show up in the Union Berlin dressing room, as he is suspended.

Union Berlin vs St. Pauli Lineups

Union Berlin vs St. Pauli H2H

Having never played each other in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, this is the first time Union Berlin comes up against St. Pauli in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Union Berlin picked up seven wins in their previous ten matches against St. Pauli, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 5/2.

Union Berlin vs St. Pauli Results

Union Berlin vs St. Pauli Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Bundesliga campaign, and both Union Berlin and St. Pauli will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Union Berlin won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Alte Foersterei. They drew two and lost four as well, while St. Pauli won six of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost four. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Alte Foersterei since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Union Berlin. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for St. Pauli.

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Union Berlin’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for St. Pauli, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.