Bayer Leverkusen vs St. Pauli prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-12-06 14:30.
[p]Bayer Leverkusen appear a rejuvenated outfit since the November international break, with four successive wins across three competitions putting them back in contention for silverware. Xabi Alonso’s men landed a big psychological blow on Wednesday too, winning 1-0 at Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal to advance to the quarter-finals in impressive fashion.[/p]
[p]Attention now returns to the Bundesliga as Die Werkself chase a third successive league win for the first time this season. Leverkusen enter as big favourites too as they’re unbeaten in each of the last ten home H2Hs against St Pauli (W6, D4), while they also boast an ongoing 13-match unbeaten run against promoted sides (W10, D3), the second-longest such run in the division.[/p]
[p]That makes this fixture somewhat of a free hit for St Pauli, who enter the round above the relegation zone having won two of their last four matches (L2). Maintaining that position will be their ultimate goal for the campaign, so a 3-1 win over fellow newly-promoted strugglers Holstein Kiel last time out did their chances of extending their top-flight stay the world of good.[/p]
[p]St Pauli now chase consecutive Bundesliga wins for the first time this season and indeed since February 2011! And while one of the most daunting trips in European football awaits them here, Alexander Blessin’s men have shown their capabilities away from home by earning six of their 11 points on the road (W2, L4).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Leverkusen’s Nathan Tella could be in line for just a second Bundesliga start of the campaign after scoring the winner against Bayern on Tuesday, with that his fourth successive scoring appearance in which he netted Die Werkself’s first goal on the day. Also looking to ride the wave of momentum is Johannes Eggestein, who directly contributed to all three of St Pauli’s goals against Kiel (G1, A2).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Leverkusen have kept just one Bundesliga clean sheet so far this season, the joint-fewest by a reigning champion at this stage in the last 40 years.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]