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Time & Venue
- 14:30 GMT, November 9
- Millerntor-Stadion
Form
In their Bundesliga Matchday 9 encounter last weekend, St. Pauli surprisingly defeated Hoffenheim 2-0 despite facing difficulties. This victory ended a disappointing five-game winless streak for Alexander Blessin’s side.
After the first 9 rounds of Germany’s top league, St. Pauli has been relatively disappointing, with only 7 goals scored and 11 conceded, leaving them in 15th place.
They are yet to secure a home win this season (2 draws, 2 losses). The upcoming match against Bayern Munich on Saturday will undoubtedly present a significant challenge for Blessin’s squad.
On the other hand, “The Bavarian Giants” recently secured a narrow 1-0 Champions League win over Benfica, with Jamal Musiala scoring in the 67th minute. This result temporarily alleviated the pressure following consecutive defeats to Aston Villa and Barcelona.
In the Bundesliga, things appear more promising for Bayern as they sit atop the table, three points ahead of RB Leipzig. In the previous round, they convincingly beat Union Berlin 4-0.
Following their defeat to Barcelona, Vincent Kompany’s team has kept four consecutive clean sheets across all competitions, scoring a total of 13 goals. Kompany’s adjustments are clearly yielding results.
Bayern Munich is unbeaten in the first nine rounds (7 wins, 2 draws) and has performed well on the road, winning 4 of 5 games and scoring a total of 22 goals.
Team News
St. Pauli
Goalkeepers Ben Voll, Soren Ahlers, Sascha Burchert, and Philipp Treu will be unavailable. Nikola Vasilj is expected to start in goal against Bayern Munich. Manolis Saliakas and Lars Ritzka may take on the full-back roles.
With Conor Metcalfe, Elias Saad, Scott Banks, and Simon Zoller all sidelined, coach Alexander Blessin may have to field Oladapo Afolayan, Johannes Eggestein, and Morgan Guilavogui up front.
The visitors have relatively few personnel issues but will be without Aleksandar Pavlovic, Sven Ulreich, and Sacha Boey for the St. Pauli game. All three are expected to return soon.
Hiroki Ito and Josip Stanisic will not return until December, so Vincent Kompany may set up his defense with Raphael Guerreiro, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, and Alphonso Davies.
Harry Kane is almost certain to start, supported by an in-form trio of Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, and Kingsley Coman.
Predicted Lineups
Statistics
- Bayern Munich has scored at least 3 goals in 6 of their last 7 Bundesliga games.
- Bayern Munich has kept clean sheets in their last 3 Bundesliga games.
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Bayern Munich’s last 7 Bundesliga games.
Goal & Conceding Rates
Prediction
With St. Pauli missing several key attacking players, the likelihood of them troubling Bayern Munich is relatively low. Meanwhile, Kompany’s side has been in strong scoring form on the road this season and is likely to continue that trend at Millerntor-Stadion.
Score Prediction (according to Whoscored): St. Pauli 1-3 Bayern Munich