This Friday night, Borussia Dortmund shall be aiming to bounce again from their current defeat once they welcome newly-promoted St Pauli to Sign Iduna Park for a Bundesliga conflict.
The hosts presently sit seventh within the desk, whereas their guests occupy fifteenth place, so either side shall be keen to gather three worthwhile factors on this intriguing encounter.
Match Preview
Nuri Sahin’s Dortmund facet made a promising begin to the season, successful 4 of their first 5 league video games. Nevertheless, they’ve since struggled for consistency, shedding two of their final 4 matches, together with a humbling 5-1 defeat in opposition to Stuttgart.
Though BVB responded with victories over Celtic within the Champions League and Union Berlin, their most up-to-date loss in opposition to the latter could have been a disappointment.
Dortmund’s dwelling kind has typically been robust, with eight wins from their earlier 9 outings at Sign Iduna Park. They’ve scored prolifically on their very own turf, netting 32 instances, whereas conceding on simply 9 events.
Sahin shall be hoping his gamers can rediscover their early-season kind and safe all three factors in opposition to the newly-promoted guests.
As for St Pauli, they discover themselves only one place above the relegation playoff spot after six Bundesliga matches. Alexander Blessin’s workforce have managed simply 4 objectives to date this time period, the fewest within the division, and so they come into this recreation on the again of a 3-0 defeat in opposition to Mainz.
The away facet have misplaced two of their three highway journeys within the league this season and shall be cautious of Dortmund’s potent dwelling document.
Head to Head
These two sides haven’t met in a aggressive fixture because the 2010-11 season, when St Pauli have been final within the Bundesliga.
On that event, Dortmund gained each encounters, triumphing 3-1 at dwelling and 2-0 away.
The guests have a poor document in opposition to their extra illustrious opponents, having misplaced 11 of their 17 earlier away video games within the high flight.
Group Information
Dortmund shall be with out the providers of Yan Couto, Julien Duranville and Giovanni Reyna till early November, whereas Karim Adeyemi is just not anticipated to return till late within the month.
There are additionally doubts over the provision of Niklas Sule and Maximilian Beier.
Waldemar Anton and Nico Schlotterbeck are more likely to kind the centre-back partnership, with Pascal Gross and Marcel Sabitzer probably working in midfield.
St Pauli have numerous harm considerations, together with goalkeepers Soren Ahlers, Sascha Burchert and Ben Alexander Voll.
Winger Elias Saad and striker Simon Zoller are additionally anticipated to overlook out, so Blessin might flip to Vasilj Oladapo Afolayan, Johannes Eggestein and Morgan Guilavogui in assault.
Prediction
Regardless of Dortmund’s current inconsistency, it’s tough to envisage them slipping up in opposition to a St Pauli facet that has struggled for objectives and away kind this season.
Sahin’s males ought to have an excessive amount of high quality and firepower for the guests, and I anticipate them to safe a cushty victory on dwelling soil.
Betting Suggestions
Dortmund ought to be assured of securing all three factors on this encounter. They possess a robust dwelling document and shall be decided to bounce again from their defeat in opposition to Union Berlin.
St Pauli’s offensive struggles and poor away kind counsel that the hosts are more likely to emerge victorious, probably by a cushty margin.
Whereas each groups discovering the web can’t be dominated out solely, the good cash could also be on Dortmund successful this one with a clear sheet.
