Dortmund vs St. Pauli prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-10-17 18:30.
[p]Borussia Dortmund remain the most Jekyll and Hyde side in the Bundesliga after losing 2-1 at Union Berlin just before the international break, despite head coach Nuri Ĺžahin saying after their disastrous 5-1 defeat in Stuttgart on matchday four that “I never want to see this face of my team again”. Between those two results however, they came back from 2-0 down to beat Bochum 4-2 and then destroyed Celtic 7-1 – their highest UEFA Champions League win in history – both at home.[/p]
[p]Sitting seventh having conceded at least twice in each of their last four Bundesliga games, this is Dortmund’s worst start (W3, D1, L2) since 2014/15, but they lead the division’s home table having collected all three of their league victories this season at Signal Iduna Park. A 38 game unbeaten league streak on their own patch in Friday-held games (W29, D9) would suggest they’re good value to build on that run here too.[/p]
[p]St. Pauli failed to use the momentum of their first Bundesliga win since February 2011 last month, when they followed up a 3-0 win over Freiburg with a defeat by the same scoreline at home to Mainz. In that game, boss Alexander Blessin saw his team hand out “gifts” to their opponents, something they will want to avoid in their first trip to Dortmund since 2011, having never won there (D3, L7).[/p]
[p]That victory at Freiburg looked like it might kickstart St. Pauli’s campaign, but having failed to score in a league-high four matches this season, that may not be the case. All four of their Bundesliga goals in 2024/25 have at least come away from home, which could boost confidence, especially given their opponents’ defensive woes. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: With injured players in attacking areas, Dortmund might rely on Donyell Malen, who has scored six of his last seven league goals at home. Jackson Irvine meanwhile is one of just two St. Pauli players who played in the last competitive H2H in January 2022 – ten of his 15 goals for the club have been headers.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Dortmund have won all three of their home league games this season by a two-goal margin and did the same in their last meeting with St. Pauli at Signal Iduna Park (2-0). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Daniel vom Bruch[/i][/p]