Augsburg and St. Pauli return to action in the Bundesliga when they square off at the WWK Arena on Sunday. Jess Thorup’s men have failed to win their last seven games in the league and will head into the weekend looking to end this poor run.
Augsburg picked up a morale-boosting result during the international break as they secured a 4-1 friendly victory over second-tier SSV Ulm on September 5.
Thorup will hope his side can build on the victory over Ulm as they turn their attention to the Bundesliga, where they have picked up just one point from the first six available.
After claiming a 4-1 win over Viktoria Berlin in the DFB Pokal first round on August 18, Augsburg played out a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen in their Bundesliga opener on August 24, six days before suffering a 4-0 defeat against Heidenheim.
St. Pauli, meanwhile, were left empty-handed for the second consecutive game as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Union Berlin in their last outing before the international break.
This followed a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Heidenheim in the Bundesliga opener on August 25, when Paul Wanner and Jan Schoppner scored second-half goals to hand Frank Schmidt's side all three points.
Having gained promotion from the second tier last term to end their 13-year absence from the Bundesliga, St. Pauli now set out in search of their first top-flight win since beating Hamburger 1-0 in February 2011.
Augsburg vs St. Pauli Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Augsburg hold a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture, having won four of the last eight meetings between the two sides.
- St. Pauli have picked up two wins in that time, while the spoils have also been shared twice.
- Augsburg have failed to win their last seven Bundesliga matches, losing six and claiming one draw since April’s 2-0 victory over Union Berlin.
- St Pauli have not lost three consecutive games since May 2021, when they were beaten by Holstein Kiel, Hannover and Regensburg respectively.
Augsburg vs St. Pauli Prediction
Buoyed by their win over SSV Ulm, Augsburg will head into the weekend with renewed confidence as they look to get up and running in the new Bundesliga campaign.
While we expect St. Pauli to put up a fight, Henriksen’s men are slightly superior on paper and we are backing them to secure a narrow victory in front of their home supporters.
Prediction: Augsburg 2-1 St. Pauli
Augsburg vs St. Pauli Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Augsburg to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in Augsburg’s last six matches)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in four of the hosts’ last five games)