St. Pauli vs Heidenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-12-12 14:30.
[p]An improving Heidenheim can put real distance between themselves and the Bundesligaâs bottom two when they travel to face fellow strugglers St. Pauli in a relegation âsix pointerâ.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]St. Pauli finally ended a miserable nine-match losing streak in the Bundesliga by drawing 1-1 with Cologne last week, with that pressure-relieving result coming on the back of a DFB-Pokal victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach. Boss Alexander Blessin has therefore had a much more enjoyable week on the training pitch as he aims to stop his side being cut adrift in the relegation places. Another failure to win here would move them nearer to equalling the clubâs record winless streak of 12 games in the same top-flight campaign, and with four successive home league defeats behind them, the last three of which saw them fail to score, there may not be much optimism among the St. Pauli faithful.[/p]
[p]Heidenheim have climbed off the foot of the Bundesliga table and to within a point of safety after successive 2-1 victories over Union Berlin and Freiburg, both of which saw them come from behind. FCH are now chasing three successive top-flight wins in the same season for just the second time ever, and the first since December 2023, and are presented with the ideal fixture to do so. Registering their first away league win of the season (L5) on their last trip should inspire confidence, but a result looks assured either way as none of Heidenheimâs last ten league road games have ended level (W4, L6).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]The last three H2Hs were won by the away side on the day, while none of the last five meetings saw both teams score. St. Pauli have lost just one of their last nine matches against Heidenheim at any venue (W6, D2), also losing only one of the last nine H2Hs on home soil (W5, D3).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]St. Pauli have faced a pre-round league-high 69 shots on target this season.[/p]
[p]St. Pauli and Heidenheim have conceded the opening goal in a joint-league high 11 games this term.[/p]
[p]Heidenheim have scored a league-low two goals before half-time.[/p]
[p]Six of Heidenheimâs 12 Bundesliga goals this season have been scored by substitutes.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Ricky-Jade Jones marked his long-awaited St. Pauli debut with a last-gasp equaliser, meaning three of his last six club goals have now come beyond the 90th minute. Marvin Pieringer assisted the opening goal in last seasonâs corresponding fixture (W 2-0), making up part of his four career H2H goal involvements (G2, A2) which have helped him to just one win (D2, L3).[/p]
[p]AndrĂ©as Hountondji has missed St. Pauliâs last two games, just as Budu Zivzivadze has for Heidenheim.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]We predict a cagey affair with so much riding on this game, so backing under 2.5 goals makes sense.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]