Stuttgart vs St. Pauli prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-09-18 18:30.
[p]Matchday four of the Bundesliga begins when an out-of-form Stuttgart side host high-flying St. Pauli on Friday night.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Stuttgart’s underwhelming start to the season has left optimism in short supply, having suffered two defeats in their opening three Bundesliga games. That includes a 3-1 defeat at Freiburg last time out in a match they led for more than an hour before conceding three goals in the space of 12 minutes. Their meagre total of three points from their opening three games is their worst start to a Bundesliga campaign since 2022/23, when the Swabians finished a lowly 16th, and failure to beat St. Pauli will cause the alarm bells to ring even louder. [/p]
[p]St. Pauli are unbeaten after their opening three Bundesliga games for the first time in the club’s history, scoring seven goals and amassing seven points in due course (W2, D1). Alexander Blessin’s side are sitting very pretty in fourth, and while the head coach will be looking to temper any outlandish expectations, it is a welcomed change of pace after beginning the previous campaign with three straight defeats. Despite that woeful start, Blessin led his side to a 14th-place finish on their top-flight return, and another three points here will have the Kiezkicker believing they could even gatecrash the top half this season.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]St. Pauli have only managed three wins in the 23 H2Hs to date, although last season the spoils were shared, with each side winning 1-0 at the other’s stadium.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Seven of Stuttgart’s last eight competitive games saw over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Stuttgart haven’t drawn any of their last 15 home Bundesliga matches (W7, L8).[/p]
[p]St. Pauli have only lost one of their last six Bundesliga away games (W2, D3).[/p]
[p]There have been five red cards in St Pauli’s last seven Bundesliga matches. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Stuttgart goalkeeper Alexander NĂĽbel could be a busy man again after making 12 saves across his four club appearances so far this season. St. Pauli’s Danel Sinani scored the winner against Augsburg last time out, and has four goal contributions in his last five games for club and country (G2, A2).[/p]
[p]Deniz Undav missed Stuttgart’s defeat at Freiburg due to a knee problem, and Ricky-Jade Jones is yet to feature for St. Pauli this season because of a shoulder injury.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Stuttgart’s poor start to the season coupled with the visitors’ fine run of recent form means that it could be worth a punt on St. Pauli to win.[/p]
[p][i]Author: James Hilsum[/i][/p]