Holstein Kiel vs St. Pauli prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-04-11 13:30.
[p]Sitting on 18 points, it’s a case of now or never for Holstein Kiel, who know that only a victory will realistically do this Saturday in their bid to avoid relegation to the second tier. Although not mathematically down with defeat here, a loss to fellow strugglers St. Pauli would leave them at least nine points adrift of definite safety and with a finish in the relegation play-off place their only likely route to survival.[/p]
[p]Last time out, Kiel finally delivered a much more positive result as they travelled to high-flying Mainz and put in a performance good enough to claim a valuable point (1-1). That latest outing did extend their current winless league run to four matches (D2, L2), and given the fact that they have lost each of their last four meetings with St. Pauli – while conceding 3+ goals each time – more misery could follow here. [/p]
[p]St. Pauli themselves have not been faring too much better lately compared to their upcoming hosts, but they too claimed a much-needed point last Sunday in the Bundesliga. Despite falling 1-0 behind against Champions League qualification hopefuls Borussia Mönchengladbach, an 85th-minute equaliser secured them a point which increased the gap to third-bottom Heidenheim very slightly. [/p]
[p]In less positive news for the visitors, their recent away form has been poor, with a 3-2 defeat to Bayern Munich last time out on their travels making it four without victory on the road (D1, L3). A return to more solid defensive foundations is needed here then, and that could be deemed likely, as despite their lowly position in the table, St. Pauli have conceded the third-fewest goals in the competition overall this term (34).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Kiel’s Phil Harres has netted eight times in the Bundesliga this season, four coming on or after the 85th minute, including a 91st-minute consolation in the reverse H2H. Manolis Saliakas struck the opener in that encounter – his only goal this campaign – while each of his seven career goals for St. Pauli were their first of the game.  [/p]
[p]Hot stat: St Pauli’s Bundesliga matches this season have averaged 2.04 total goals – a league-low figure. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]