St. Pauli vs Union Berlin prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-01-25 16:30.
[p]It was third time lucky for St. Pauli as they registered their first league win of 2025 last Saturday (L2), a 2-0 triumph at Heidenheim which kept them above the bottom three after matchday 18. They now go in search of consecutive top-flight victories for the first time since 2011, but as they’ve fallen to defeat in all four games directly following a win since earning promotion, their chances appear remote. [/p]
[p]Achieving that elusive second straight success relies on St. Pauli defying their status as the weakest attack in the league (G14), as they have failed to score in a Bundesliga-high ten games this season. A visit from Union Berlin is unlikely to raise the hosts’ expectations either, as Die Kiezkicker have won just one of the last 11 competitive H2Hs at any venue (D2, L8). [/p]
[p]Recent form dictates that this will be closer than the H2H history suggests however, as Union travel here just three points above St. Pauli, having just ended a woeful ten-game winless league run (D3, L7) with a 2-1 triumph over Mainz. That was Die Eisernen’s first victory under new head coach Steffen Baumgart, who will be hoping for another one against a side he has a positive managerial H2H record against (W4, L2). [/p]
[p]Improving on the Bundesliga’s second-worst attack (G16) will be imperative to ensure further success over the coming months. Union’s travelling faithful have had to endure the brunt of the misery this term, with their side losing five straight away league games, putting them joint-bottom of the division’s away-form table alongside likely relegation candidates Holstein Kiel. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: St. Pauli’s Morgan Guilavogui has scored in three of his last six Bundesliga appearances, with each of those goals coming after the 55th minute. For Union, it took Benedict Hollerbach less than a minute to find the net last weekend, meaning that he has now scored 25% of his team’s league goal tally this season (G4), each of which have been his side’s opener on the day. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Union Berlin have won five of their last six Bundesliga away games against promoted opponents (W5, L1). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]