Freiburg - St. Pauli predictions

With bookies pricing a home win at 1.86, it’s clear the match may yet go either way. The hosts have a distinct advantage, of course, but both a draw and an away win are quite possible outcomes.

The away team’s chances of winning this Sunday are dubious at best. They are the clear underdogs in a matchup with Freiburg, and the fact that they’re the visiting team isn’t making things any easier.

Freiburg are coming off from a difficult trip in the Bundesliga. It was a close-cut game with level results both at halftime and after the final whistle. The hosts still can draw plenty of positives ahead of their Sunday clash.

St. Pauli are coming off from a crushing 0:4 home loss. Almost no-one expected that match to end the way it did. St. Pauli were on equal footing with Borussia M'gladbach going in, yet they struggled to keep up and the whole affair turned into a wash for them.

Freiburg leave quite the impression whenever we see them play in front of their fans at Schwarzwald-Stadion. They scored more than 5 goals in total the last 3 times they did so, which is a solidly impressive record.

St. Pauli may need to work on their defence if they want to get anywhere. In the 3 most recent matches they played, they conceded more than 5 times in total, which is not a good record to have.

St. Pauli’s only goal this early in the season is to put some more distance between them and the dreaded relegation zone. They’re currently number 15th in the standings, though, with some difficult matchups coming up.

These two teams met in the previous season, and things went quite poorly for Freiburg. They lost the game to a considerable goal difference. However, the 1.86 betting odds for a home win make it clear that the teams’ forms are quite different this time around.

Sunday's match will see both teams at their strongest, with no players missing due to injury or suspension.

Our prediction would be a fairly safe Home Win bet at the odds of 1.87. It’s obvious the hosts have a clear advantage going into this clash, and there’s plenty of reasons to feel confident in their success.