Hannover 96 vs FC St. Pauli Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different runs of form

Hannover's league form has been up and down. In their last six 2. Bundesliga matches they've won twice, drawn once and lost three times, including a home defeat to Wolfsburg and away losses at Cottbus and Nürnberg.

Hannover 96: 20 completed matches; FC St. Pauli: 20 completed matches.

Hannover 96

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

50

Conceded

20

Difference

+30

FC St. Pauli

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

36

Difference

-6

St. Pauli have gone the other way, drawing four of their six league games so far. They've only lost once, at home to Kaiserslautern, and their sole win came against Wolfsburg. It's a pattern built on tight, low-scoring matches rather than free-flowing football.

St. Pauli's habit of drawing suggests this could be a cagey, tightly contested match rather than a goal glut.

Comparative Team Statistics: Hannover 96 vs FC St. Pauli

A long-running fixture with no clear pattern

These two have met regularly down the years, stretching back over a decade of Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga meetings. The most recent contest, in April 2024, saw Hannover go down 2-1 at home to St. Pauli.

Results have swung both ways over time, with heavy wins for both sides mixed in among draws. It's a long history rather than a form guide, so it doesn't tell us much about how either side is playing right now.

Level on points, but for different reasons

Six games into the season, Hannover and St. Pauli sit level on seven points apiece. Hannover are 10th and St. Pauli 8th, in a part of the table that's still very tight this early on.

St. Pauli have the better goal difference, with eight scored and eight conceded, whereas Hannover have already shipped nine goals over the same span.

Bits and pieces from the squads

Hannover's K. Oudenne has been a useful creative outlet, chipping in with assists across a handful of recent appearances.

Hannover 96:

Best assist providers:

K. Oudenne - 2

FC St. Pauli:

Penalty cards:

T. Ando x 1 x 3

A. Pyrka x 3

For St. Pauli, T. Ando and A. Pyrka have both picked up several yellow cards in their last few matches, including a red for Ando, so discipline could be worth watching if things get feisty.

How this one could play out

Put it all together and there's no obvious favourite here. Hannover's home form has been shaky, and St. Pauli's away form is built around draws rather than wins.

With both sides similarly placed in the table and neither scoring freely, a tight, low-key contest wouldn't be a surprise.