The match of the 20th round of the Bundesliga between Augsburg and St. Pauli will take place on 31 january at WWK Arena. Augsburg vs St. Pauli: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Augsburg
Augsburg produced a major shock in the last round by beating previously unbeaten Bayern Munich away (2:1). The win ended a five-match winless run in the league (three draws, two defeats), but the side conceded for the fourth consecutive game. The team has scored in three consecutive Bundesliga matches, yet has only 22 goals overall — a tally worse than only five other opponents, who mostly sit below the club in the table — with the club having opened a five-point gap to the relegation zone.
- The team conceded no more than one goal in 5 of the last 7 Bundesliga matches.
- At home the club has gone unbeaten in five league matches (2 wins, 3 draws).
- In 5 of the last 6 home league games for Augsburg there have been no more than two goals.
Potential Augsburg Lineup (3-4-3)*
Finn Dahmen – Keven Schlotterbeck, Cedric Zesiger, Arthur Chaves – Robin Fellhauer, Elvis Rexhbecaj, An-Noah Massengo, Dimitris Giannoulis – Fabian Rieder, Anton Kade, Alexis Claude-Maurice.
Defenders Chrislain Matsima and Jeffrey Gouweleeuw are injured.
St. Pauli
St. Pauli earned a point at home against Leipzig in the last round (1:1), yet the club's winless run in the league reached five matches (three draws, two defeats). Note that during this period the visitors recorded two clean sheets, while in the remaining matches there was just one shutout. In attack on the road the visitors have been modest: only 17 goals scored — the lowest return in the division. The club sits 17th in the table.
- The team found the net in 6 of the last 8 Bundesliga matches.
- On the road the visitors lost 7 of their previous 9 league away games (2 draws).
- Both teams scored in 5 of St. Pauli's last 6 away league matches.
Potential St. Pauli Lineup (3-5-2)*
Nikola Vasilj – Tomoya Ando, Karol Mets, Hauke Wahl – Arkadiusz Pyrka, Erik Smith, James Sands, Joel Chima Fujita, Danel Sinani – Manolis Saliakas, Ricky-Jade Jones.
Defender David Nemeth and forward Andrea Untondji are injured.
Referee
Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Matches – 8 (the Bundesliga, 2025/26);
Yellow/second-yellow combined – 27;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.4;
Red cards shown – 2;
Fouls per match on average – 22;
Penalties – 38%.
Augsburg vs St. Pauli: Match Prediction
Augsburg have received a powerful boost of confidence. Prior to facing Augsburg, Bayern Munich had been sweeping all before them, but in the last round Bayern Munich were outperformed by that opponent even in shots on target, something that had not happened to them in the Bundesliga for about a year. We expect the hosts to try to build on that success in the upcoming match. Moreover, at home Augsburg have gone five league matches without defeat (2 wins, 3 draws).
St. Pauli narrowly avoided defeat in the last round in stoppage time, a result that could have been their 11th loss in the 2025/26 Bundesliga. Most of the matches the team lost were away — seven. Moreover, St. Pauli have won only once on the road this season. These results are largely due to defensive problems: on the road the visitors conceded at least twice in 5 of their last 7 away league matches.
Prediction: Augsburg Draw No Bet and Over 1.5 goals
* For each team the starting lineup in its previous match in this competition is indicated.
