Spvgg Elversberg vs St. Pauli Prediction & Betting Tips - 2nd Bundesliga

Prediction published on 01/11/2023, 16:55  by Devesh Jaganath in 2nd Bundesliga Predictions

Elversberg will play host to an in-form St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga on Friday evening. The hosts are in seventh place in the league standings, while the visitors lead the way. After winning 3. Liga last term, Elversberg have carried good form into this season as well. They have already notched up 18 points in 11 games and are just three points behind Hamburger SV in third place. The hosts secured a 2-1 victory over Magdeburg last weekend, which extended their recent record to seven league matches unbeaten. That run of results is a notable improvement after failing to win any of their first four games this season. In five home matches, Elversberg have won two, drawn one, and lost two, though they are unbeaten in their last three. Still, going up against the league leaders, the bookmakers make the hosts the underdogs in this one. 

Meanwhile, after finishing fifth in the 2022-23 season, St Pauli look determined to challenge for the title in this campaign. They have started the season better than the rest, currently leading the league with 23 points. The visitors are the only side in the league that are still unbeaten this season and are two points ahead of Dusseldorf in second place. Over their 11 matches, St. Pauli have drawn five and won six. The most recent of those victories came over Karlsruhe in their last league match. They also overcame Schalke 2-1 in the DFB Pokal in midweek, with a Johannes Eggstein goal in stoppage time. The visitors have drawn three and won three of their six away games in all competitions this season and are strongly fancied to keep that unbeaten record intact in this one.