In this week 22 match on the 26th of February, St. Pauli will play host to Hansa Rostock in a clash of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 8th placed St. Pauli is fresh off their 2-1 win against Magdeburg. Atik scored the first goal for Magdeburg in the 39th minute, then Jackson Irvine tied it up for St. Pauli in the 74th minute But luckily in the 88th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jakov Medic. St. Pauli should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hansa Rostock recorded a 0-1 loss against Darmstadt 98. Phillip Tietz scored the first goal for Darmstadt 98 in the 78th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hansa Rostock couldn’t muster any offence and Darmstadt 98 ran away with the shutout win. Hansa Rostock is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Hansa Rostock and St. Pauli last played eachother at the Ostseestadion on Aug 21st. Hansa Rostock was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Kai Pröger struck first for Hansa Rostock in the 4th minute, then Verhoek added another in the 17th minute In the end, St. Pauli was frustrated by Hansa Rostock’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hansa Rostock ended the match with the shutout victory. Both Conor Metcalfe and Jakov Medic have been the hottest scorers for St. Pauli in the last five each having scored 2 goals.