Matchday 15 of the Bundesliga between Stuttgart and St. Pauli will take place on December 21 at the MHP Arena. Stuttgart vs. St. Pauli: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Matches – 6 (Bundesliga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 16;
Average yellow cards per match – 2.7;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 20;
Penalties – 33%.
Predicted lineups for Stuttgart vs. St. Pauli
Stuttgart (4-4-2): Alexander Nübel – Maximilian Mittelstädt, Jeff Chabot, Anthony Rouault, Josha Vagnoman – Chris Führich, Angelo Stiller, Atakan Karazor, Enzo Millot – Ermedin Demirović, Nick Woltemade.
St. Pauli (3-4-3): Nikola Vasilj – David Nemeth, Eric Smith, Hauke Wahl – Philipp Ziereis, Carlo Boukhalfa, Jackson Irvine, Manolis Saliakas – Oladapo Afolayan, Johannes Eggestein, Danel Sinani.
Each team's lineup is based on their previous match in this tournament.
Stuttgart
In the last round, the team comfortably defeated Heidenheim away with a 3-1 scoreline. Sebastian Hoeneß's side is on a four-match unbeaten run in the Bundesliga, securing three wins and one draw. These results have allowed Stuttgart to stay in the race for European competition places: before the start of Matchday 15, they sit in sixth place, just four points behind Leipzig, who occupy the last Champions League spot.
Due to health issues, key midfielder Atakan Karazor will not play.
- The club has scored at least twice in 11 of their last 12 home matches in the Bundesliga.
- At least three goals have been scored in 9 of Stuttgart's last 11 home games in this tournament.
- The team has scored first in 15 of their last 18 home league games.
St. Pauli
Alexander Blessin's side played a decent match against Werder in the last round and even outperformed their opponents in several key statistical areas, but still lost 0-2. St. Pauli's recent results have been far from encouraging: in their last five Bundesliga matches, they have suffered four defeats, only managing to beat Holstein, who are stuck at the bottom of the table. Despite the disappointing results, St. Pauli sits in 15th place, with a solid six-point cushion above the relegation zone.
- The team has lost 5 of their last 7 away matches in the league.
- No more than three goals have been scored in 6 of the team's last 7 away games in this tournament.
- At least one team failed to score in 5 of St. Pauli's last 7 Bundesliga matches.
Stuttgart vs. St. Pauli: Match Prediction
Stuttgart regularly finds the net in Bundesliga home games, having scored in their last 28 home league matches. However, their defense has not been as reliable, conceding in 6 of their last 7 home games in this tournament. Notably, they managed to keep a clean sheet only against the tournament's main outsider, Bochum (2-0).
St. Pauli also does not shy away from attacking in away league matches, scoring in 5 of their last 6 Bundesliga away games. During this period, Alexander Blessin's side even scored against Borussia Dortmund (1-2) and Bayer Leverkusen (1-2). However, their defense is not without flaws, as St. Pauli conceded in 5 of their last 7 away matches in this tournament.
I believe that in the upcoming game, the visitors will struggle to keep a clean sheet, but they have the ability to breach Stuttgart's not-so-solid defense. My prediction: Both teams to score – yes
