St Pauli vs Bayer Leverkusen Predictions

• Each of Bayer Leverkusen’s last five games in all competitions have featured goals at both ends.
• Pauli are still unbeaten at the Millerntor-Stadion this term and took four points from their last two home tests against Dortmund and Augsburg.
• Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga fixtures have been averaging 3.75 goals per game this season.

Both teams to score in competitive clash at the Millerntor-Stadion

New Bayer Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand was denied a second win in as many Bundesliga fixtures last weekend when Gladbach nicked a point in stoppage time, though Die Fohlen probably deserved a share of the spoils having matched their hosts throughout.

Hjumland has seen his new charges win just once in three attempts overall when you factor in their 2-2 draw with Copenhagen in the Europa League, while Die Werkself are still searching for a first clean sheet as they adjust to their Danish instructor’s gameplan.

Indeed, Leverkusen haven’t secured a shutout since their cosy 4-0 win over lower-league Großaspach in the DFB Pokal under previous boss Erik ten Hag back in early August, with BTTS landing in 100% of their five matches since.

Leverkusen’s copybook could be blotted again when they visit the Millerntor-Stadion on Saturday. St. Pauli lost 2-0 at Stuttgart in their last outing, though they have been more formidable at home so far, where they have already held Dortmund (3-0) and beaten Augsburg (2-1).

In fact, St Pauli have scored at least twice in three of their first four Bundesliga games of the new campaign overall and they could find more room to manoeuvre in the final third this weekend against a Leverkusen side that is still working out how to defend following the summer exodus of Jeremie Frimpong, Odilon Kossounou, Lukas Hradecky, Jonathan Tah and Piero Hincapie.

With action likely at both ends again, the BTTS market is the fancied angle of approach here, while a 2-2 draw is forecast for our correct score selection. Leverkusen have been averaging 2.00 goals per game since Hjumland’s appointment and they can match an enthusiastic St. Pauli blow for blow on Saturday.