St Pauli vs Holstein Kiel Prediction: The battle to move out of relegation zone

In the first encounter of game week 12, which will take place on Friday evening, St. Pauli will be looking to win their first home game of the season. Meanwhile, Holstein Kiel, who is also struggling, will be their opponent. Both clubs will begin the match with a tie following a string of losses. Five days ago, St. Pauli suffered a loss of 0-2 at the hands of Borussia Monchengladbach.

Although it was a battle that was well-matched and neither team had a lot of chances, Monchengladbach was able to win the match by scoring a pair of goals in the first half of the play. Last weekend, Holstein Kiel was defeated by Mainz at home in a difficult match by a score of 0-3. It was a one-sided affair. The events that took place on the field at Holstein-Stadion were entirely under Mainz's control from the very beginning to the very end of the match.

On account of this, Kiel continued to have leaks at the back. Because they have conceded 28 goals in the first 11 rounds of the Bundesliga season, they continue to have the second-worst defensive record in the league.

St Pauli

St. Pauli are now in the relegation playoff spot, with a three-point cushion over Kiel, who is currently in 17th place. They reached this position after collecting eight points from 11 matches. The most recent of St. Pauli's two victories in the league came against Hoffenheim at the beginning of November. St. Pauli have only managed to win two league matches since their return to the top division. The unfortunate situation for Alexander Blessin is that his team has not been able to add to their point total after that outcome, as they have suffered consecutive losses without scoring any goals.

St. Pauli put up a spirited effort in their match against Bayern Munich, which they ultimately lost by a score of 1-0. However, they were defeated by Borussia Monchengladbach by a score of 2-0 in their match away from home on the previous Sunday. St. Pauli will now return to Millerntor-Stadion, where they will attempt to end their wait for their first home league win of the season. This comes after they suffered a defeat earlier in the season at Borussia-Park. On the other hand, in order for them to win all three points, they will need to improve their performance in the final third of the field. This is because they have not scored in any of their first five home games (D2, L3).

Holstein Kiel

Due to the fact that they have only managed to accumulate five points from their eleven league matches, Kiel is currently wallowing in the automatic relegation positions. They started their first-ever Bundesliga season with a winless streak of eight games, but on matchday nine, they finally scored a victory over Heidenheim, which was a much-needed victory given their current situation. Unfortunately for Kiel, they have been unable to build upon that success, as they have suffered consecutive defeats at the hands of Werder Bremen and Mainz.

Although his club has the second-worst defensive record, Marcel Rapp will be concerned by the fact that they have allowed 28 goals to be scored against them. Due to the fact that they have only scored 12 goals in 11 league matches, they also need to improve their performance at the opposite end of the game. With only two points from their five visits away from home in the Bundesliga this season, Kiel will be hoping to show some form of improvement on Friday as they go in pursuit of their first-ever Bundesliga away victory. This weekend's match will be Kiel's first time traveling outside of the league.

Expert Betting Tips

With this matchup, the league's worst offensive and defence will square off against one other. The home victory pick, on the other hand, has a lot of aspects that are appealing.

St. Pauli has made a significantly more favourable impression than Kiel has. Taking everything into consideration, they are three points ahead of them in the league rankings.