On Sat Oct 29th, St. Pauli plays host to Darmstadt 98 in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 12th placed St. Pauli, recorded a 0-2 loss against Arminia Bielefeld. Janni Serra scored the first goal for Arminia Bielefeld in the 76th minute, then Janni Serra added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Christian Gebauer In the end, St. Pauli was frustrated by Arminia Bielefeld’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Arminia Bielefeld ended the match with the shutout victory. St. Pauli looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Darmstadt 98 recorded a 1-1 draw against Holstein Kiel. Steven Skrzybski scored the first goal for Holstein Kiel in the 35th minute, but Matthias Bader got the equalizer for Darmstadt 98 in the 72nd minute earning Darmstadt 98 a comeback draw. Darmstadt 98 looks to continue their winning ways, having 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Darmstadt 98 won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Pfeiffer and Phillip Tietz have been the hottest scorers for Darmstadt 98 in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. St. Pauli is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Manolis Saliakas and David Otto each only have 1 goal in their last five.