Only three points will be enough for the St. Pauli fans in this Millerntor-Stadion clash with Sandhausen, having a healthy lead on the away team in the 2. Bundesliga standings.
- St. Pauli have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have scored more than double the goals of Sandhausen.
St. Pauli have less rest than Sandhausen in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 2. Bundesliga game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Darmstadt 98, so at least St. Pauli are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
St. Pauli form and stats
This stadium, Millerntor-Stadion, has been a fortress for St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-0-0. Ever since the Holstein Kiel game Pauli has been unbeatable here at Millerntor-Stadion producing six straight wins.
Pauli are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Darmstadt 98. Pauli were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The game against Darmstadt 98 was basically lost in the first half (0-4) and the second half was more of a formality. Midfield player Rico Benatelli got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Benatelli dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 38 successful passes (of 42 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the DFB Pokal match versus Dynamo Dresden (after extra-time) with a 3-2 scoreline.There will be little rest for Pauli after this match as they are travelling to Nurnberg for a 2. Bundesliga game in only four days.
It's goals goals goals for Pauli who have scored 19 goals from 6 league home games. St. Pauli have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Sandhausen form and stats
Playing away, Sandhausen have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
Sandhausen might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Nurnberg proved too strong as Sandhausen slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald. Sandhausen goalie Patrick Drewes enjoyed a magnificent day's work against Nurnberg, but despite registering six saves the loss could not be avoided. Late heartbreak for Sandhausen in the Nurnberg match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Patrick Drewes (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.31. Drewes stopped the opponent with six saves.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Dynamo Dresden with the score of 1-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sandhausen manager A. Schwartz as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Schalke 04.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sandhausen have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. 8 goals have been conceded by Sandhausen in these games. Sandhausen has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Pauli three wins, four draws and Sandhausen three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Burgstaller 10 goals |   P. Testroet 4 goals |  M. Dittgen 3 goals |
St. Pauli missing players
Sandhausen missing players
| St. Pauli | Sandhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 28 | 19 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 69% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 54% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 23% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 38% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 31% |
| 4.9 | 6.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 3.8 | 2.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 8 | 6.7 |
| 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 14.9 | 18.2 | 17.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| 5.1 | 6.7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 42% | 48% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 57% | 34% |
| 11.1 | 8.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 25 | 19.8 | 16.9 |
| 3 | 1.7 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
- All of St. Pauli's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sandhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- St. Pauli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St. Pauli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- St. Pauli have scored in all their home matches so far.
- St. Pauli have scored more than double the goals of Sandhausen.
- St. Pauli have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have won all their matches at home so far.
- St. Pauli have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- St. Pauli have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Darmstadt 98 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | St. Pauli | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Paderborn | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Jahn Regensburg | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 | Nurnberg | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Heidenheim | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Hansa Rostock | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -12 | 12 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -22 | 5 |
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