Bochum vs St. Pauli betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 05.June
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion (27559 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Bochum are in the 9th position while the guesting St. Pauli worry at 13th.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Pauli are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Bochum form and stats

The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Bochum, who have the most scored goals (33) at home in 2. Bundesliga, at their home stadium (Vonovia Ruhrstadion) is 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Bochum drew their last game, 0-0 away at Nürnberg (placed 15th). Before that, Bochum had a home game versus Holstein Kiel which ended with a victory 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Bochum perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bochum as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Bochum has won four of these, drawn three and lost four.

Goals decide football matches and Bochum are scoring many of them at home; 33 on target from 15 league matches. Bochum have conceded 28 from these games.

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St. Pauli form and stats

St. Pauli have only collected 9 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 1-6-7 (14 played).

Pauli has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Karlsruher SC for a 2. Bundesliga game that ended a draw (1-1). A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Heidenheim.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with St. Pauli playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were one Pauli win, four draws and four defeats.

St. Pauli have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 14 goals have been scored. Pauli have conceded 25 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; St. Pauli - Bochum 1-1. Bochum-St. Pauli H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bochum zero wins, St. Pauli five wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BochumS. Ganvoula M'boussy
S. Ganvoula M'boussy
13 goals
BochumD. Blum
D. Blum
9 goals
St. PauliD. Diamantakos
D. Diamantakos
9 goals

Bochum missing players

St. Pauli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bochum St. Pauli
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 5 14 29
8 5 1 Won W 0 1 8
12 7 4 Drew D 1 6 11
9 3 0 Lost L 4 7 10
45 33 12 Scored S 4 14 35
46 28 10 Conceded C 11 25 37
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
79% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 86% 76%
62% 80% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 50% 45%
41% 60% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 28%
21% 33% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
69% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 64% 55%
21% 13% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 24%
21% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 28%
 
3.8 4.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 5.7 5.7
6.7 6.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.1 5.3
2.4 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
379 233 89 Total Shots T S 56 147 360
123 84 33 Shots on Target S O 20 49 119
37% 39% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 29% 29%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Bochum has the most conceded goals (28) at home
  • Bochum has the most scored goals (33) at home
  • Bochum have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bochum have scored at least twice as many goals at home as St. Pauli have scored away.
  • Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • St. Pauli has the fewest points from losing position (3)
  • St. Pauli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • St. Pauli haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arminia Bielefeld 28 15 11 2 53 26 13 6 6 1 23 11 15 9 5 1 30 15 27 56
2 Stuttgart 29 15 6 8 49 35 14 11 1 2 30 11 15 4 5 6 19 24 14 51
3 Hamburger SV 29 13 10 6 55 35 14 10 2 2 30 11 15 3 8 4 25 24 20 49
4 Heidenheim 29 13 9 7 38 29 15 9 4 2 26 11 14 4 5 5 12 18 9 48
5 Darmstadt 98 29 10 13 6 39 35 15 5 9 1 23 15 14 5 4 5 16 20 4 43
6 Hannover 96 29 10 9 10 43 43 14 3 8 3 19 20 15 7 1 7 24 23 0 39
7 Greuther Fürth 28 10 8 10 40 38 14 7 2 5 21 19 14 3 6 5 19 19 2 38
8 Holstein Kiel 29 10 8 11 45 46 14 4 5 5 19 21 15 6 3 6 26 25 -1 38
9 Erzgebirge Aue 29 10 8 11 39 42 14 9 3 2 28 15 15 1 5 9 11 27 -3 38
10 Bochum 29 8 12 9 45 46 15 5 7 3 33 28 14 3 5 6 12 18 -1 36
11 Sandhausen 29 8 12 9 35 37 15 5 7 3 20 18 14 3 5 6 15 19 -2 36
12 Jahn Regensburg 29 9 9 11 42 48 14 6 4 4 23 21 15 3 5 7 19 27 -6 36
13 St. Pauli 29 8 11 10 35 37 15 7 5 3 21 12 14 1 6 7 14 25 -2 35
14 Osnabrück 29 8 10 11 39 42 15 5 4 6 22 22 14 3 6 5 17 20 -3 34
15 Nürnberg 29 7 11 11 37 49 15 3 7 5 15 24 14 4 4 6 22 25 -12 32
16 Karlsruher SC 29 6 12 11 37 48 15 4 6 5 21 23 14 2 6 6 16 25 -11 30
17 Wehen Wiesbaden 29 7 7 15 35 49 14 3 4 7 13 26 15 4 3 8 22 23 -14 28
18 Dynamo Dresden 27 6 6 15 25 46 14 5 2 7 16 20 13 1 4 8 9 26 -21 24

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arminia Bielefeld 28 15 11 2 53 26 13 6 6 1 23 11 15 9 5 1 30 15 27 56
2 Stuttgart 29 15 6 8 49 35 14 11 1 2 30 11 15 4 5 6 19 24 14 51
3 Hamburger SV 29 13 10 6 55 35 14 10 2 2 30 11 15 3 8 4 25 24 20 49
4 Heidenheim 29 13 9 7 38 29 15 9 4 2 26 11 14 4 5 5 12 18 9 48
5 Darmstadt 98 29 10 13 6 39 35 15 5 9 1 23 15 14 5 4 5 16 20 4 43
6 Hannover 96 29 10 9 10 43 43 14 3 8 3 19 20 15 7 1 7 24 23 0 39
7 Greuther Fürth 28 10 8 10 40 38 14 7 2 5 21 19 14 3 6 5 19 19 2 38
8 Holstein Kiel 29 10 8 11 45 46 14 4 5 5 19 21 15 6 3 6 26 25 -1 38
9 Erzgebirge Aue 29 10 8 11 39 42 14 9 3 2 28 15 15 1 5 9 11 27 -3 38
10 Bochum 29 8 12 9 45 46 15 5 7 3 33 28 14 3 5 6 12 18 -1 36
11 Sandhausen 29 8 12 9 35 37 15 5 7 3 20 18 14 3 5 6 15 19 -2 36
12 Jahn Regensburg 29 9 9 11 42 48 14 6 4 4 23 21 15 3 5 7 19 27 -6 36
13 St. Pauli 29 8 11 10 35 37 15 7 5 3 21 12 14 1 6 7 14 25 -2 35
14 Osnabrück 29 8 10 11 39 42 15 5 4 6 22 22 14 3 6 5 17 20 -3 34
15 Nürnberg 29 7 11 11 37 49 15 3 7 5 15 24 14 4 4 6 22 25 -12 32
16 Karlsruher SC 29 6 12 11 37 48 15 4 6 5 21 23 14 2 6 6 16 25 -11 30
17 Wehen Wiesbaden 29 7 7 15 35 49 14 3 4 7 13 26 15 4 3 8 22 23 -14 28
18 Dynamo Dresden 27 6 6 15 25 46 14 5 2 7 16 20 13 1 4 8 9 26 -21 24

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