Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win 3-0
Best Odds: 131/20
Borussia Dortmund and FC St. Pauli will lock horns with each other in the Bundesliga this week. The match between Nuri Sahin’s side and Alexander Blessin’s team will be held at Signal Iduna Park and is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 pm UK time on Friday.
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund are one of the biggest clubs in Germany who regularly challenge for the Bundesliga title and compete in the UEFA Champions League. Just like in previous campaigns, Die Borussen will be determined to become the champions of Germany.
Nuri Sahin’s side, though, need to step up their game if they are to win the Bundesliga title this season. Dortmund are seventh in the Bundesliga table at the moment with 10 points from six matches, four points behind Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, who are first and second respectively in the standings.
Borussia Dortmund will head into the Bundesliga match against FC St. Pauli on the back of a 2-1 victory over 1. FC Union Berlin away from home in the Bundesliga. It came after a 7-1 hammering of Celtic at Signal Iduna Park in the UEFA Champions League which followed a 4-2 victory over VfL Bochum in front of their fans in the Bundesliga.
Team News:
Borussia Dortmund are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against FC St. Pauli. Gregor Kobel will be in goal for the home team and will have Yan Couto, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck and Julian Ryerson in front of him in defence. Emre Can and Pascal Gross will be the two holding midfielders. Maximilian Beier, Julian Brandt and Jamie Gittens will be deployed in attacking midfield. Serhou Guirassy will lead the line for Dortmund.
FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli are a modest club in Germany who are happy to be just part of the Bundesliga. They were playing in the second tier of German football last season. St. Pauli won the 2. Bundesliga title and are playing in the German top flight at the moment.
Alexander Blessin’s side are struggling now. FC St. Pauli are as low as 15th in the Bundesliga table at the moment with four points from six matches, level on points with 16th-placed Hoffenheim and two points ahead of 17th-placed Holstein Kiel.
FC St. Pauli will head into the Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park on the back of a 3-0 defeat to Mainz at home in the league. It came after a 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg on the road in the Bundesliga which followed a goalless draw with RB Leipzig at Millerntor-Stadion in the league.
Team News:
FC St. Pauli are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Borussia Dortmund. Nikola Vasiljev will be in goal for the visiting team. Hauke Wahl, Eric Anders Smith and Karol Mets will be the three defenders. Manolis Saliakas, Jackson Irvine, Robert Wagner and Philipp Treu will be the four midfielders. Oladapo Afolayan and Elias Saad will be the two attacking midfielders. Johannes Eggestein will lead the line for FC St. Pauli.
Key Factors to Consider
- Borussia Dortmund have scored 12 goals in 6 Bundesliga matches this season.
- Borussia Dortmund have conceded 11 goals in 6 Bundesliga matches this season.
- Borussia Dortmund have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 6 Bundesliga matches.
- FC St. Pauli have won 1 of their 6 Bundesliga games this campaign.
- FC St. Pauli have conceded 9 goals in 6 Bundesliga games this campaign.
Conclusion
FC St. Pauli are in dire form at the moment and could get relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the season. As for Borussia Dortmund, they are a much better team and should be able to pick up all three points from this particular Bundesliga game this week.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win 3-0
Best Odds: 131/20
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