Predictions Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund vs St Pauli

Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund vs St Pauli
Match Time: 19-10-2024 01:30 Saturday (GMT+7)
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Dortmund started the season well under new boss Sahin, who oversaw four wins in his first five fixtures.

However, the hosts have since lost two of their last four, including a humiliating 5-1 defeat against Stuttgart on September 22.

Though BVB won the two games immediately following their loss against Stuttgart, including defeating Celtic 7-1 in the Champions League on October 1, they succumbed to Union Berlin in their last match.

Sahin lamented his side's first-half showing, saying that his players gifted their opponents dominance and defended poorly.

The result means that Dortmund have now lost two, drawn one and won just two of their last five Bundesliga matches and have conceded 11 goals and scored 10 times in that period.

Sahin's side still boast an impressive home record given they have won eight of their last nine matches at Signal Iduna Park, scoring 32 times and conceding on nine occasions.

As for the visitors, they come into the clash level on points with 16th-placed Hoffenheim, who occupy the division's relegation playoff spot.

St Pauli lost 3-0 last time out against Mainz on October 5, a game in which they had 19 shots but created no big chances and conceded three big chances despite only facing eight shots.

Boss Alexander Blessin might have thought that his team had finally found their feet in the top flight after they drew 0-0 against RB Leipzig and beat Freiburg 3-0 in their fourth and fifth Bundesliga games, but their defeat last time out was the fourth loss of their league campaign so far.

Blessin will no doubt be concerned that St Pauli have scored just four times this season, the fewest of the 18 teams in the Bundesliga.

St Pauli began their league season with three consecutive defeats, scoring just once in a 3-1 loss against Augsburg, and have conceded six of their nine goals in the second half of matches.

The away team have lost two of their three fixtures on the road in the Bundesliga this term, and they also lost 11 of their 17 away games the last time they were in the top flight in 2010-11.

Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 St Pauli