German 2.Bundesliga
2024-03-31 - St.Pauli vs SC Paderborn
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: 2.Bundesliga
Millerntor Stadion – Hamburg
Sunday, 31st March 2024 - kickoff 13:30 CET
St.Pauli
St.Pauli marches towards winning 2.Bundesliga and gaining Bundesliga promotion. They won four of their last five games, sitting comfortably at the top of the league. They will certainly finish on promotion spots but aim to win the league.
Incredibly, St.Pauli has remained unbeaten in 24 of its 26 games so far. However, their only two defeats came in the last six games, and both were shocking—against lowly Magdeburg and Schalke 04. They will unlikely make many similar mistakes in their remaining matches, as they have shown much improvement lately.
St.Pauli beat Hertha Berlin and Nurnberg in their last two matches without conceding. They were dominant in both those wins. An interesting fact is that St.Pauli won both at HT/FT in seven of their last nine 2.Bundesliga matches.
An amazing fact is that St.Pauli is still the only unbeaten home team this season, recording 8 wins and 5 draws in their 13 home games. They won all their last four home games leading up to this match.
SC Paderborn
SC Paderborn is sitting sixth on the 2.Bundesliga table before this round, five points behind the third Bundesliga promotion playoff spot. However, their way of play in recent weeks has been rather disappointing. They failed to win any of their last three matches, drawing twice and losing 1-2 against relegation-threatened Eintracht Braunschweig in the last match.
Of course, they still have solid chances of catching third place, but I would not bet on it. Fortuna Dusseldorf and Hannover 96 above them play much better, and I believe one of those is more capable of finishing third than SC Paderborn.
Despite their recent poor results, SC Paderborn has been excellent on the road lately. They are travelling to Hamburg on the back of five unbeaten away matches, winning three and drawing twice.
Another interesting fact about their recent games is that they mostly involved many goals. Three or more were scored in six of their most recent seven matches.
The Betting Verdict
SC Paderborn has been a tricky opponent for St.Pauli in recent seasons. St.Pauli has beaten them only once in the last six, losing twice and drawing three times.
However, St.Pauli is in much better form than SC Paderborn, and they are within inches of securing automatic Bundesliga promotion.
Considering all factors, I recommend backing St.Pauli to win this game at fair odds.
The Pick :
St.Pauli 3-2 SC Paderborn
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take St.Pauli to win at odds of 1.59 with SportBet.One
