St. Pauli will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Greuther Fürth.
- St. Pauli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Greuther Fürth have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in 2. Bundesliga
The hosts Pauli saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the 2. Bundesliga. That game was an away game at Fortuna Düsseldorf, so at least St. Pauli are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Greuther are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
St. Pauli form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for St. Pauli at their home stadium (Millerntor-Stadion) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Pauli after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The fans are hoping that St. Pauli will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the 2. Bundesliga game against Fortuna Düsseldorf (placed 4th). Before that, Pauli had a home game versus Wurzburger Kickers which ended with a victory 4-0.
St. Pauli's goalkeeper Dejan Stojanović was extremely busy against Fortuna Düsseldorf, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
The St. Pauli fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 15 league matches. St. Pauli's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Greuther Fürth form and stats
Greuther Fürth's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Greuther Fürth, who have the most points (30) away in 2. Bundesliga, collect 30 points from their 15 away matches in the 2. Bundesliga. 8 victories and 6 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Karlsruher SC game have they lost an away game, meaning Greuther Fürth has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Greuther won their last game, 3-0 versus Eintracht Braunschweig played at home. Before that, Greuther travelled to Darmstadt 98 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
Greuther delivered their win in the match against Eintracht Braunschweig already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sandhausen in just three days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Greuther Fürth are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Greuther Fürth have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Greuther Fürth - Pauli 2-1. St. Pauli-Greuther Fürth H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Pauli four wins, Greuther Fürth five wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Hrgota 12 goals |   D. Kyereh 9 goals |  G. Burgstaller 9 goals |
St. Pauli missing players
Greuther Fürth missing players
| St. Pauli | Greuther Fürth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 48 | 25 | 8 | Scored | S | 7 | 30 | 56 |
| 46 | 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 87% | 87% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 63% | 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 69% |
| 40% | 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 47% | 41% |
| 17% | 20% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 17% |
| 60% | 47% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 62% |
| 17% | 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 28% |
| 27% | 27% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.5 | 13.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 12.3 | 14.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 37% | 37% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 42% | 37% |
- Greuther Fürth have the most points (30) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Greuther Fürth have the most scored goals (30) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Greuther Fürth have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in 2. Bundesliga
- Greuther Fürth have the the best goal difference (+13) away in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bochum | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 60 |
| 2 | Greuther Fürth | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 22 | 54 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| 5 | Heidenheim | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 46 |
| 7 | St. Pauli | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Paderborn | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 39 |
| 11 | Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -4 | 37 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -5 | 36 |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 34 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -22 | 30 |
| 16 | Osnabrück | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 50 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -23 | 27 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 33 | -31 | 20 |
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