Freiburg vs St. Pauli: prediction for the DFB-Pokal match
One of Bundesliga leaders, Freiburg, are set to host St. Pauli for the DFB-Pokal Round of 32 match on October 19. Will the Breisgau Brazilians redeem themselves for a recent Bundesliga defeat? Who will advance into the next round? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Freiburg

Freiburg are looking powerful in the current Bundesliga season and even a heavy defeat to Bayern (0:5) didn't disappoint Christian Streich's team. That defeat send the Breisgau Brazilians to the 3rd spot in the standings, team is still in the Champions League zone. In the previous round of DFB-Pokal club secured a narrow victory over Kaiserslautern (2:1), scoring a winner in extra-time.

St. Pauli

St, Pauli got off to a slow start in the new season of 2. Bundesliga, but managed to beat Hamburg in a recent derby (3:0), making the opponent leave the top of the standings. Timo Schulz' men provided a fantastic offensive performance and were disciplined on defense. Visitors are always successful in cup competitions, so they will try to reach the final stages of DFB-Pokal. In the previous round team secured a victory over Straelen (4:3).
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 2:2
Two of seven latest matches of St. Pauli ended by that score

СтавкаFreiburg to score in the first half
In six latest home matches club scored three goals before half-time

СтавкаSecond half: total over 1.5 goals
This bet played in two of five latest away games of St. Pauli

Tip and bets
After a victory in the derby, St. Pauli are in a great morale condition and team will surely be motivated for the cup fixture. Freiburg have a home advantage and a better squad, but Breisgau Brazilians have a tough schedule, which will surely affect team's performance in the upcoming match. In our opinion, visitors will put up a fight to the upstage opponent.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (+1.5) for St. Pauli
Opponents are approaching the cup match in different morale condition, but both sides will surely play for a victory. Freiburg have to play in multiple competitions, so head coach will probably use rotation. St. Pauli will field the strongest squad. We believe that each of the teams will pick an offensive approach for the time, so we might see more than a couple of goals.
Our second bet is on total over three goals