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VfL Bochum 1848 v FC St. Pauli : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 15th Jan, 17:30 BST, Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Bundesliga, and Peter Zeidler’s VfL Bochum 1848 will have the luxury of it on Wednesday evening. Alexander Blessin’s FC St. Pauli are their visitors to the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Analysing both teams' last 20 Bundesliga matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside the best odds.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We can expect some goalmouth action in this one, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is the prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during 90 minutes. The best odds are below, followed by recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 45% chance of St. Pauli coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
VfL Bochum
30%
13/8
7%
8/5
6%
Draw
26%
21/10
9%
11/5
6%
St. Pauli
45%
9/5
4%
9/5
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
19/4
4%
St. Pauli 1-0
11%
15/2
11%
13/2
12%
St. Pauli 2-1
9%
9/117/2
6%
VfL Bochum 1-0
8%
7/1
11%
13/2
6%
St. Pauli 2-0
8%
12/111/1
Draw 0-0
7%
8/1
18%
13/2
21%
VfL Bochum 2-1
7%
9/1
5%
8/1
6%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
VfL Bochum 2-0
5%
11/110/1
St. Pauli 3-1
4%
22/1
10%
16/1
St. Pauli 3-0
4%
28/120/1
VfL Bochum 3-1
3%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
St. Pauli 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
10%
VfL Bochum 3-2
2%
28/122/1
21%
VfL Bochum 3-0
2%
25/1
13%
18/1
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
11/10
10%
21/20
14%
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
8/11
9%
7/10
11%
Home 1st Goal
45%
5/61/1
Away 1st Goal
50%
11/1011/10
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1
18%
13/2
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/5
6%
4/5
8%
BTTS - No
48%
19/20
5%
10/11
9%
BTTS - Home Win
14%
9/2
16%
4/1
15%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
16/5
BTTS - Away Win
20%
9/217/4
9%
Home/draw
55%
2/5
3%
4/9
Away/draw
71%
1/2
2%
10/21
3%
Home/away
74%
4/11
5%
7/20
4%
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1/3
3%
7/20
8%
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
12/5
9%
2/1
14%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
11/4
10%
5/2
21%
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/7
3%
2/7
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/1
33%
6/1
27%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/12
4%
1/11
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1
31%
12/1
30%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40
2%
1/50
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/14
2%
1/14
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/1
18%
13/2
21%
Home DNB
48%
4/54/5
3%
Away DNB
63%
10/1110/11
2%
VfL Bochum win to nil
16%
10/3-
St. Pauli win to nil
25%
7/2
10%
-
VfL Bochum / VfL Bochum
19%
10/3
8%
16/5
11%
VfL Bochum / St. Pauli
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
VfL Bochum / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw / VfL Bochum
14%
5/119/4
Draw / St. Pauli
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
14%
10/3
10%
St. Pauli / VfL Bochum
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
St. Pauli / St. Pauli
18%
7/217/5
2%
St. Pauli / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

VfL Bochum have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 3 and won 1. VfL Bochum have conceded 37 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

VfL Bochum have played 7 games at home, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

St. Pauli lay in 14th place on 14 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. St. Pauli have conceded 3 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

St. Pauli have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
VfL Bochum
St. Pauli
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern1612313539 
l
 
0-5A
Mar 8
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
2
Leverkusen1610511735 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
Apr 19
l
 
2-1A
3
E.Frankfurt169341330 
Mar 15
l
 
7-2A
l
 
0-1A
May 10
4
RB Leipzig16934630 
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 9
5
Mainz168441028 
May 10
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
6
Freiburg16835-227 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
Feb 15
w
 
0-3F
7
Stuttgart16754526 
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
May 3
w
 
0-1F
8
Dortmund17746325 
Feb 15
l
 
4-2F
Mar 1
l
 
2-1A
9
W.Bremen16745-125 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 19
l
 
0-2A
Apr 26
10
Wolfsburg16736524 
l
 
1-3A
Feb 22
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 8
11
B. M'gladbach16736424 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 25
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
12
Union Berlin16457-717 
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Jan 26
l
 
1-0A
13
Augsburg16448-1616 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
Feb 1
l
 
3-1A
14
St. Pauli Away164210-814 
Jan 15
May 17
-
-
15
Hoffenheim16358-914 
Mar 1
l
 
3-1A
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
16
Heidenheim164111-1313 
w
 
2-0F
May 3
l
 
0-2A
Jan 18
17
Holstein173212-1811 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 9
w
 
3-1F
Apr 12
18
VfL Bochum Home161312-246 
-
-
May 17
Jan 15
Win / draw / win form
VfL Bochum 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
51
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
St. Pauli 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
VfL Bochum have not lost to St. Pauli in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at VfL Bochum since 2015
VfL Bochum
St. Pauli
Goals: Scored
7
10
Games: Scored
5 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
1 / 6
BOC
1
D
2
STP
3
League games at St. Pauli since 2016
St. Pauli
VfL Bochum
Goals: Scored
8
6
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
BOC
1
D
3
STP
2
Goal Statistics
VfL Bochum 18th St. Pauli 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that VfL Bochum will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that St. Pauli will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
VfL Bochum have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
-1
St. Pauli’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2024/2025 season
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VfL Bochum
PG (predicted goals)
St. Pauli
1.1
1.5
Attack rating
10%
better
BOC
STP
view stats
Games scored9
7
Failed to score7
9
Scored first4
4
Goals scored13
12
Avg. goals scored0.8
0.8
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal10
11
Conversion rate for10
9
Avg. XG for1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
BOC
STP
36%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
11
Clean sheets1
5
Conceded first12
10
Goals conceded37
20
Avg. goals conceded2.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against20%
13%
Avg. XG against2
1.4
KickOff rating
+36%

VfL Bochum v St. Pauli Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

VfL Bochum Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16324
P DrewesM BeroF PasslackM Wittek
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Drewes GLK16
1
-
F Passlack DEF162
2
-
M Wittek DEF16
4
-
I Sissoko MID1611
3
-
P Hofmann FWD1612
4
-
M Broschinski FWD1511
1
-
M Bero MID143
4
-
D Wit MID1421
1
-
A Losilla MID14
-
J Medić DEF13
1
-
T Oermann DEF121
-
L Daschner MID1211
-
K Miyoshi  MID111
1
I Ordets DEF10
2
-
E Masovic DEF81
1
-
G Holtmann FWD8
-
M Kwarteng MID7
1
-
M Boadu FWD721
-
Bernardo DEF6
2
-
M Pannewig MID6
1
-
C Gamboa DEF51
-
A Balde FWD5
1
-
S. Bamba FWD3
-
St. Pauli Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16245
N VasiljO AfolayanJ IrvineM Guilavogui
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Vasilj GLK16
-
H Wahl DEF16
-
J Irvine MID164
1
-
O Afolayan FWD162
1
-
M Saliakas DEF151
3
-
P Treu DEF151
1
-
E Smith DEF151
3
-
J Eggestein FWD1523
2
-
C Boukhalfa MID141
-
M Guilavogui FWD142
5
-
A Albers FWD131
-
D Sinani FWD111
2
-
L Ritzka DEF10
1
-
K Mets DEF10
1
-
A Dzwigala DEF9
1
-
R Wagner MID8
1
-
D Nemeth  DEF6
-
E Saad FWD622
1
-
S Banks FWD6
1
-
E Ahlstrand MID5
-
C Metcalfe MID4
-
Maurides FWD1
-