Augsburg
- Augsburg sit 13th in the Bundesliga standings on 19 points from 19 matches - a solid rather than spectacular return for Manuel Baum, the club’s head coach since December 2025.
- Baum has brought some much-needed defensive discipline and pragmatic compactness to the team, which has seen them become much more flexible in their 3 or 4 at the back set-up.
- They are now much more compact in the middle of the field, with their attacking wingers more likely to press the ball while they themselves provide width.
- Augsburg have won one, drawn three and lost one of their last five games, with a 2-1 win at Bayern Munich standing out.
St. Pauli
- St. Pauli are 17th on 13 points after 18 games.
- St. Pauli have won none, drawn three and lost two of their last five Bundesliga games.
- Alexander Blessin has been in charge of St. Pauli since July 2024 and has successfully shifted the side to a more patient 3-4-3 setup, which is much more of a centrally compact mid-block than the team’s previous incarnation.
- St. Pauli have lost both of their last two away league games, 2-1 at Wolfsburg and 3-2 at Dortmund, and look likely to struggle to get anything from their trip to Augsburg.
Head-to-Head
A visit to St. Pauli four months ago saw the Hamburg-based side just edge out a close game 2-1 at the Millerntor-Stadion , but Augsburg hasn't lost their most recent home match against the Brown-Whites, with one win and one draw coming in the two previous games.
Key Players
- Andreas Hountondji leads the scoring charts for the Bundesliga’s 17th-placed side with four goals in 12 appearances, while Fabian Rieder has been a focal point for Augsburg with three goals in 17 Bundesliga games.
- However, the most in-form player for the hosts at present is the agile Alexis Claude, who has been directly responsible for two of the club’s last five goals.
Betting Insights
- Augsburg are the favorites for this game at 1.97, while St. Pauli are 3.9 underdogs with a draw priced at 3.3.
- Given the hosts have drawn their last three at home and St. Pauli have lost seven of their ten away games, we’re leaning towards Augsburg to get the win, but the Under 2.5 goals market at 1.65 looks the better bet.
Prediction
Augsburg should edge a close, low-scoring fixture against struggling St. Pauli when two offbeat Bundesliga teams meet on Saturday.
