St. Pauli vs Werder Bremen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-12-13 17:30.
[p]Head-to-head history could be the last thing on the collective minds of the St. Pauli camp when they set out to end nearly 50 years without a Bundesliga victory against Werder Bremen (D4, L11 since 1977). The home side started this round just one point clear of the promotion-relegation play-off spot in what is their second-worst start to a Bundesliga campaign. [/p]
[p]Head coach Alexander Blessin drew a lot of encouragement from last round’s 2-1 loss away to Leverkusen, declaring that the second-half performance deserved a draw and that he’ll see to it that they “take the points” against Bremen. St. Pauli should also feel their season has taken a turn for the better after their most recent home outing, against fellow newcomers Holstein Kiel, produced their maiden home win (3-1) of this league term. [/p]
[p]Bremen are in a more comfortable position than they were at this point of 2023/24 after they got through a tricky trip to basement dwelling Bochum, registering their first clean sheet (W 1-0) in 11 Bundesliga matches to retain a mid-table position. They continue to perform well against relegation contenders both at home and away, ensuring they maintain a healthy gap to the bottom trio. [/p]
[p]They also appear to prefer playing away, collecting four of their five Bundesliga victories on the road even despite being graded as the underdog in all but one. Bremen have even demonstrated great strength in the face of adversity when travelling, with no better examples than their victories at Hoffenheim (4-3) and Wolfsburg (4-2), in which they trailed in both. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: St. Pauli will hope that Oladapo Afolayan can break his drought, for his 13 scoring club appearances (two this season) for this club were all victories. Bremen midfielder Jens Stage has been synonymous with their sound performances of late, scoring beyond the 30-minute mark in each of their last three Bundesliga wins or draws. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: A league-low 31% of St. Pauli’s 13 Bundesliga games this term saw both teams score. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]