1. FC Heidenheim – FC St. Pauli
Our Heidenheim – St. Pauli betting tip is: Heidenheim win – 2.45 odds
- The hosts are undefeated since the winter break
- St. Pauli have only won one of their last five league games
- This bet would also have worked in the first half of the season, when Heidenheim won 2-0 away
The Bundesliga is back in action this weekend with the 18th match day. The relegation battle is hotting up and this time we can look forward to another direct duel between two teams fighting to avoid the drop. On Saturday afternoon, 1. FC Heidenheim will face promoted team St. Pauli at home. The hosts managed to secure a point in Bremen with a last-minute equalizer during the week, but Hamburg failed to take important points in the direct relegation battle against Bochum, losing 0-1.
It is the clash of two direct neighbors in the table, who are currently tied for 14th and 15th place. With three points, they would not only be able to free themselves from the grip of the relegation battle, but also weaken the competition. So it’s one of those infamous and beloved six-point games. You can find out who will win this on Saturday afternoon in our Heidenheim – St. Pauli tip.
Heidenheim – St. Pauli Info
- Date & Time: 01/18/2025, 3:30 p.m.
- Venue: Voith-Arena, Heidenheim
- Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 18
- Broadcast/Live stream: SKY
Heidenheim Form & record check
Heidenheim are currently fighting hard to avoid relegation. Frank Schmidt’s team managed to end their run of ten games without a win after the winter break with a 2-0 win and are now unbeaten in two league games after drawing 3-3 against Bremen. In this draw, they managed to come back again and again from a three-goal deficit in the Weser Stadium and proved their mentality.
They are currently ranked 15th in the table and thus still above the line. But with 14 points, they are level on points with Hoffenheim in the relegation place, and a defeat could mean that they have to get back into this place.
Defense questionable
With the 2-0 win against Union two match days ago, Heidenheim finally managed to keep a clean sheet again after seven games. This season, that’s a real rarity for Frank Schmidt’s team, who have kept their Kasten clean only five times.
In the entire season so far, FCH have conceded 36 goals in 17 games, making them the third-worst defense in the entire league. It could be to their advantage that only 14 of those goals were scored at home.
Heidenheim facts & analysis
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- 15th place in the table
- Unbeaten in two games
- Last league game 3:3 against Bremen
St. Pauli form & record check
The promoted team got off to a very poor start in this second phase of the season. After bidding farewell to the calendar year 2024 with an important victory over VfB Stuttgart, they suffered two defeats at the start of this year, against Frankfurt and, most recently, Bochum. Particularly against VfL, they hardly managed to create any real chances.
These results have also had an impact on the table, not least because Kiel and Bochum are currently performing very well. The Kiezkicker are still in 14th place, but if they lose, they could slip to the relegation place. They were last in this place on match day eleven.
Offensive horror
St. Pauli’s attack has been pure horror this season, and that’s the plain truth. In 17 games so far, St. Pauli have scored just twelve goals, making them bottom of the league in terms of offensive performance.
In their last five games, they scored only two goals and, in addition, they have not scored in ten league games so far. No team is currently having as much difficulty in getting forward as St. Pauli is. If they want to avoid relegation, they urgently need to improve their offensive performance.
St. Pauli Facts & Analysis
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- 14th place in the table
- One win in last five games
- Last league game lost 0-1 against Bochum
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Frank Schmidt will line his team up in a 4-4-2 formation again. It is still unclear whether Dorsch will be fit again after his injury, otherwise Kerber will take over in midfield. Busch will be replaced on the bench by Krätzig, but Scienza will then start on the offensive wing.
We expect St. Pauli to start in a 3-4-3 again. Alexander Blessin will probably be able to call on offensive player Eggestein again, who has recovered from his illness. Sinani will initially sit on the bench for him. It is currently not enough for Saad to be in the starting eleven.
Heidenheim – St. Pauli head-to-head & statistics
1. FC Heidenheim and St. Pauli have only played each other 19 times so far. Once, in the first half of the season, they met in the Bundesliga and 18 times in the second division. The numbers from these past duels are very even. Both teams have won eight times and drawn three times. In the first half of the season, Heidenheim made the perfect start on the first matchday, winning 2-0 away from home.
Head-to-head comparison (H2H)
