Borussia Dortmund v St Pauli

Borussia Dortmund vs St Pauli Preview

The Bundesliga season resumes on Friday night after the international break and Borussia Dortmund return to their SIGNAL IDUNA PARK no doubt looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2-1 defeat away from home at the hands of Union Berlin just before the break, while St Pauli were dealt a heavy 3-0 loss at home by Mainz before the break.

Borussia Dortmund currently occupy seventh place in the German top flight table prior to this Friday night's action at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK and the hosts know if they can grab all three points in this upcoming encounter they could move themselves up into fourth spot ahead of the weekend.

Dortmund have produced a bit of a mixed start to this new German top flight campaign as Nuri Sahin's side have registered early season wins against Eintracht Frankfurt, Heidenheim and Bochum respectively, but the hosts have also been dealt losses by the likes of Stuttgart and Union Berlin as well.

However, it is worth noting that both of Borussia Dortmund's defeats this term have been inflicted upon them on their travels while results on home soil in recent times have produced impressive returns, winning their last five home games on the trot.

St Pauli continue to hover just above the early relegation places in the Bundesliga table ahead of this tough looking trip to face Borussia Dortmund and their task looks even more daunting having slipped to a 3-0 loss at home to Mainz just before the international break.

Despite recording a 3-0 win away from home at Freiburg in the game beforehand, St Pauli have now been dealt four defeats in their opening six games of this new domestic top flight season which includes being handed losses against Heidenheim, Union Berlin, and Augsburg respectively.

It's been 13 years since St Pauli last rubbed shoulders with the German elite in the domestic top flight and unless the visitors can find a way to start accumulating points in this season's campaign, it looks like being a long and arduous season for Alexander Blessin's side.

The omens do not look particularly promising though for St Pauli ahead of this upcoming trip to the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on Friday night as the visitors have slipped to three defeats in their last four outings on the road in all competitions and although St Pauli registered a 2-1 home win against Borussia Dortmund in the DFP cup competition back in January 2022, this has been the exception rather than the rule.

Borussia Dortmund v St Pauli Verdict

Indeed, Borussia Dortmund have lost just once in their previous 14 meetings against St Pauli, picking up 12 wins in the process so the hosts should record a comfortable win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Borussia Dortmund win & BTTS No @ 2.25

Correct Score: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 @ 7.50