Stuttgart vs St. Pauli: betting odds December 21, 2024

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 Demirovic, Nick Woltemade.

St. Pauli (3-4-3): Nikola Vasilj – David Nemeth, Eric Smith, Hauke Wahl – Philipp Treu, Carlo Boukhalfa, Jackson Irvine, Manolis Saliakas – Oladapo Afolayan, Johannes Eggestein, Danel Sinani.

The starting lineup for each team is based on their previous match in this tournament.

Stuttgart

In the last round, the team comfortably defeated Heidenheim 3-1 away. Sebastian Hoeneß's side is on a four-match unbeaten run in the Bundesliga, with three wins and one draw. These results have allowed Stuttgart to hold onto a spot in the European competition zone: before the start of Matchday 15, the team is in sixth place, only four points behind Leipzig, who are in the last Champions League spot.

• 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 scored first in 15 of their last 18 home league games.

St. Pauli

Alexander Blessin's side put up a good fight against Werder in the last round, even outperforming their opponent in several key statistics, but still lost 0-2. St. Pauli's recent results have been disappointing: over their last five Bundesliga matches, the team has lost four times, only defeating Holstein, who are stuck in second-to-last place in the standings. Despite the poor 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 league games.
• No more than three goals have been scored in 6 of the club's last 7 away matches in this tournament.
• At least one team failed to score in 5 of St. Pauli's last 7 Bundesliga games.

Stuttgart vs. St. Pauli: Match Prediction

Stuttgart regularly finds the back of the net in Bundesliga home matches, having scored in their last 28 home league games. However, the team's defense is less reliable, conceding in 6 of their last 7 home games in this tournament. Notably, they have only kept a clean sheet against the tournament's bottom team, Bochum (2-0).

St. Pauli also doesn't shy away from attacking in away league matches, having scored in 5 of their last 6 Bundesliga away games. During this stretch, Alexander Blessin's side even scored against Borussia Dortmund (1-2) and Bayer Leverkusen (1-2). However, their defense has vulnerabilities, conceding 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 potential to break through Stuttgart's not-so-solid defense. My prediction: Both teams to score – yes