St Pauli v Eintracht Frankfurt

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St Pauli registered a welcome and desperately needed three points in the German Bundesliga just before Christmas as the domestic top flight strugglers collected what could prove to be a crucial 1-0 win away from home at Stuttgart which prevented three defeats on the trot as well.

Eintracht Frankfurt were dealt a second defeat on the trot meanwhile just before the Christmas break when the visitors suffered a heavy 3-1 loss at home to Mainz but nevertheless Frankfurt still remain sitting in third place in the Bundesliga table ahead of this weekend's fixtures.

St Pauli now occupy 14th place in the Bundesliga standings where they hold a useful four-point cushion above third from bottom club Heidenheim who occupy the relegation play-off spot, but the hosts have found league wins hard to come by especially on home soil at their Millerntor-Stadion.

Indeed, three out of St Pauli's four league wins to date in this season's Bundesliga campaign have actually been registered on the road at the likes of Freiburg, Hoffenheim and the aforementioned Stuttgart, but only once have they picked up all three points at home this season.

Results on home soil have been nothing short of woeful where St Pauli have been concerned as the hosts have registered just one win from their previous 12 home games along with being dealt no fewer than nine losses along the way.

Eintracht Frankfurt have emerged as this season's ‘dark horse' so far in the German domestic top flight campaign as the visitors currently occupy third place in the Bundesliga table despite being handed back-to-back defeats just bore the Christmas break.

Recent losses before the break at the hands of RB Leipzig and Mainz respectively halted a previously solid looking six-match unbeaten sequence which consisted of four wins and two draws, including victories gained over Bochum 7-2, Stuttgart 3-2, Werder Bremen 1-0 and Heidenheim 4-0, the latter being away from home.

The visitors have slipped to just four defeats so far this season too within their 15 matches played to date whilst picking up eight wins which is just one short of last season's Bundesliga title winners, Bayer Leverkusen, so far this term.

Following a 2-0 loss in their opening away game at Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt have been handed just two further losses in their subsequent seven outings on the road, collecting four wins in the process, so Dino Toppmöller's side will be seeking a swift return to winning ways this Saturday.

St Pauli v Eintracht Frankfurt Verdict

Eintracht Frankfurt have held the upper hand in previous exchanges against St Pauli as the visitors have lost just once in their last seven meetings, picking up four wins in the process.

Therefore, our main bet will be Eintracht Frankfurt win @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Eintracht Frankfurt win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.10

Correct Score: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 @ 9.00