RB Leipzig vs St Pauli Predictions

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Take both teams to score in Leipzig’s home game against St Pauli on Saturday. Ole Werner’s side have scored two or more goals in 18 of their 32 Bundesliga games this season and, if both teams score, it would be the fourth game in succession for Leipzig.

Leipzig are third in the league, 14 places and 36 points above St Pauli, with 19 wins from their 32 games this season. In contrast, St Pauli have six wins and 18 defeats.

Leipzig have won seven of their last nine Bundesliga matches, including a 3-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, while St Pauli have failed to win nine of their last ten away games, losing six of the last eight.

Leipzig lost 4-1 to Bayer Leverkusen last weekend in their last Bundesliga outing, with Christoph Baumgartner notching for Leipzig. This was a disappointing result for Leipzig, who had been priced at 19/10 to win, but it maintained their run of matches with both teams scoring.

Both teams have been struggling defensively of late, which points to goals in this game. Leipzig have failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 of their last 16 Bundesliga games and St Pauli have gone three away games without shutting out the hosts.

St Pauli have scored in four of their last six Bundesliga matches, while Leipzig have found the net in their last three.

The hosts will fancy their chances of getting on the scoresheet. Leipzig have scored in 19 of their last 20 league games and have averaged over two goals a game in their four Bundesliga home games against teams in the bottom five this season.

They may be able to edge out St Pauli in a close game, with a 2-1 home win the correct-score pick. Leipzig have five 2-1 wins in the league so far and St Pauli have gone down by a single goal nine times in the Bundesliga this season.

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