Week 12 brings us a match on Oct 14th, where St. Pauli will play host to Hamburger SV in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga in the ever popular Hamburg derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, St. Pauli recorded a 1-2 loss against Eintracht Braunschweig. Manolis Saliakas struck first for St. Pauli in the 68th minute on a feed from Marcel Hartel, then Manuel Pherai tied it up for Eintracht Braunschweig in the 78th minute on a feed from Luc Ihorst Finally they completed the comback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Manuel Pherai to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Hamburger SV, recorded a 1-1 draw against Kaiserslautern. Robert Glatzel struck first for Hamburger SV in the 24th minute, then in the 82nd minute, Redondo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Lex-Tyger Lobinger earning them at least the one point. Hamburger SV looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Hamburger SV’s most prolific scorer has been Robert Glatzel. The German attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Metcalfe and Marcel Hartel are the top scorers for St. Pauli in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.