National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's St. Pauli or Borussia Dortmund that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither St. Pauli nor Borussia Dortmund as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
St. Pauli form and stats
Last season, St. Pauli's DFB Pokal journey ended in the 1st round.St. Pauli have been very solid at home in the 2. Bundesliga so far, with 25 points collected from 9 matches (8-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
Pauli drew their last game, also a home match. Erzgebirge Aue was the opponent, 2-2 the score. The hometeam coach Schultz made a successful contribution in the game against Erzgebirge Aue, bringing on Amenyido who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Defender Medić got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.7/10. Medić scored one goal and won 4 of 8 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Holstein Kiel (0-3).The manager Schultz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hamburger SV in only three days.
St. Pauli are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (26 goals in 9 games). St. Pauli are not conceding a lot of goals here at Millerntor-Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Borussia Dortmund, as they won the DFB Pokal.4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Borussia Dortmund playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season.
Borussia Dortmund won their last game, 5-1 versus Freiburg played at home. As mentioned above, Borussia was the only team on the pitch versus Freiburg in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. Midfielder Dahoud was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.23. Dahoud scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 53 successful passes (of 65 total).
Prior to that result Borussia Dortmund won their away game at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. The scoreline was 3-2.The schedule is very tough for Borussia Dortmund now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Bundesliga game at Hoffenheim is waiting in only four days.
The Borussia Dortmund manager Rose has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 9 league matches. Borussia Dortmund have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous five meetings featuring these squads: Pauli won zero, Borussia Dortmund were winners in five and we saw zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 15 goals |   G. Burgstaller 14 goals |  D. Kyereh 5 goals |
St. Pauli missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| St. Pauli | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 53 | 34 | Scored | S | 21 | 56 | ||
| 36 | 11 | Conceded | C | 24 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14.4 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 15.5 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 38% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | ||
| 12.8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 7 | Nurnberg | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 13 | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -16 | 17 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -23 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 43 | 46 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 8 | FC Köln | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 17 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 34 | -36 | 6 |
