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Leipzig vs St. Pauli: German Cup Match Prediction
Two Bundesliga representatives will meet in the 1/16 finals of the German Cup. Leipzig will host St. Pauli on its home field. The visitors managed to take points from the "bulls" in the championship, but will they be able to put up a decent fight on October 29 in the Cup? We suggest you familiarize yourself with our forecast and choose reliable bets
Command Analysis
RB Leipzig
GermanyCurrent form
The season for Leipzig is turning out to be mixed. In the Bundesliga, the Bulls are fighting with Bayern for first place, have an equal number of points with the Munich team and have not suffered a single defeat. In the last round, a 3:1 home victory was recorded against Freiburg. At the same time, in the Champions League, Marco Rose charges have not earned a single point in three rounds and risk being left without a playoff. A week ago, Leipzig looked decent against Liverpool, but still lost (0:1). Before that, there were defeats from Atletico (1:2) and Juventus (2:3). In the German Cup, Leipzig had no difficulties with Essen in the opening round (4:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Ouedraogo, Schlager, Seiwald, Raum and Simons are injured and will not be able to help their team.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last two matches, Leipzig lost in the first half
- In three of the Bulls' previous four matches, both teams failed to score goals.
Probable line-up : Vandevordt - Klostermann, Orban, Bitshiabu, Henrichs - Noosa, Vermeeren, Kampl, Elmas - Poulsen, Silva.
St. Pauli
GermanyCurrent form
St. Pauli entered the new season under the leadership of Alexander Blessin, he did not manage to immediately improve his game, but progress is still noticeable. In the last two rounds, the "pirates" first almost took points from Borussia Dortmund (1:2), and then drew with Wolfsburg (0:0). In the standings, the team is in 15th place with five points. In the Cup, St. Pauli played against Hallescher in the opening round and beat a not very strong opponent only in extra time (3:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Due to injuries, Ahlers, Burchert, Zoller, Voll, Saad and Metcalf will not play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- In two of the last three matches, St. Pauli have drawn with their opponents in the first half
- Only one of St. Pauli previous five matches have seen more than three goals scored
Probable lineup : Vasil - Val, Smith, Mets - Saliakas, Irvin, Wagner, Ritzka - Afolayan, Eggestein, Guilavogui.
Trends
Bet Goals in both halves – no
In three of the hosts' last five matches, goals were not scored in either half
1.92Bet 1st half: total under 1.5 goals
The bet played in the two previous meetings of St. Pauli
1.63Bet Exact score 2:1
St. Pauli last two defeats were by one goal
8.20Tip and bets
In the Bundesliga this season, the rivals have already played a face-to-face match, in which a goalless draw was recorded. Today they will play in the Cup, and it is unlikely that an easy walk will be expected for the hosts. Leipzig has a difficult battle with Borussia Dortmund in the championship ahead, plus, the next round of the Champions League is just around the corner, where there is practically no room for error. There will obviously be a decent rotation of the squad today. St. Pauli is noticeably improving, one could see two good matches in the championship, the guests are capable of avoiding a major defeat at the very least.
Our prediction is a victory for St. Pauli with an Asian handicap (+1.5) at odds of 1.86
Bet on total
In the face-to-face encounter in the Bundesliga, the opponents did not score a single goal. St. Pauli has clearly improved in terms of reliability in defense and it is unlikely that more than three goals will be scored today.
The second bet is total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.57
Bet on the first half
In the last five matches in all competitions, Leipzig have won in the first half only once. We think the visitors will cope with the Bulls' initial onslaught today.
Prediction: St. Pauli win in the first half with a handicap of (+1) with odds of 1.44
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