The Bundesliga Round 9 clash between Hoffenheim and St. Pauli is set to take place on November 2nd at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim. Kick-off is scheduled for 16:30 MSK. Hoffenheim vs. St. Pauli: prediction and betting, odds, statistics.
Probable Lineups for the Hoffenheim vs. St. Pauli Match
Hoffenheim (3-4-3): Oliver Baumann – Kevin Akpoguma, Anton Stach, Stanley N'Soki – Alexander Prass, Florian Grillitsch, Tom Bischof, Valentin Lazaro – Marius Bülter, Andrej Kramarić, Adam Hložek.
St. Pauli (3-4-3): Nikola Vasilj – Karol Mets, Eric Smith, Hauke Wahl – Philipp Ziereis, Carlo Boukhalfa, Jackson Irvine, Manolis Saliakas – Morgan Gibbs-White, Johannes Eggestein, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.
Each team's lineup is from their last match in this tournament.
Hoffenheim
The club finished their previous Bundesliga match against Heidenheim with a goalless draw, their first such result in the tournament since September 18, 2022. With last round's draw, the team extended its unbeaten streak in the German championship to three matches (1 win, 2 draws). However, Hoffenheim is on the brink of the relegation play-off zone, sitting in 15th place in the Bundesliga table, with a negative goal difference of 13:17.
- Goals were exchanged in 8 of the team's last 9 league matches.
- At least 4 goals were scored in 7 of Hoffenheim's last 10 Bundesliga encounters.
- The club has not lost in 6 of their last 8 home matches in this tournament (5 wins, 1 draw).
St. Pauli
The team also drew their last game, a goalless match against Wolfsburg. With this result, St. Pauli extended its winless streak in the Bundesliga to three matches, and they still only have one victory since returning to Germany's top division (2 draws, 5 losses). With these points, the club is in the relegation play-off zone in the Bundesliga table, three points ahead of their upcoming opponent. Notably, St. Pauli has the worst offensive record in the current championship, having scored only 5 times.
- At least one team failed to score in 6 of St. Pauli's last 8 Bundesliga matches.
- The club has not scored more than once in 11 of their last 12 German championship encounters.
- The team's only win this Bundesliga season came on the road, where they also suffered three defeats.
Hoffenheim vs. St. Pauli: Match Prediction
Pellegrino Matarazzo's charges failed to score for the first time in the current championship, playing to a 0:0 draw in the last round. However, Hoffenheim also kept a clean sheet for the first time in the tournament. I don't expect a goal fest in the upcoming match either, as the visiting team has been struggling to score, being the weakest attacking side in the league. Moreover, St. Pauli has been quite solid defensively, conceding only 11 goals, fewer than all but three teams in the league.
It is also worth noting that Hoffenheim regularly secures points at home in the German championship, not losing in 6 of their last 8 encounters, with 5 victories. On the other hand, St. Pauli has failed to win in 10 of their last 11 league matches. Therefore, my prediction for the match is a bet on "1X + Under 4.5" with odds of 1.55.
