Augsburg vs St. Pauli Prediction & Betting Tips (15 September)

Present in the Europa League during the 2015-16 season, Augsburg continues seasons in the Bundesliga without getting closer to European places in recent years. After a success in the first round of the German Cup against Viktoria Berlin 1-4 in the German capital, FC Augsburg, the 2nd most popular club in Bavaria behind Bayern, shared the points of the draw with Werder Bremen during the 1st day in the local WWK Arena before being eaten away at Heidenheim 4-0 during the 2nd day. Opposite, FC Sankt Pauli is proud to hang in its trophy cabinet the most beautiful it has never won for over 100 years, in this case the 2.Bundesliga.

The residents of Stadion Millerntor have never won a trophy in the German professional world. Now it's time for the Bundesliga, a championship that the promoted team has already had the opportunity to encounter in the past, for the last time during the 2010-11 season 18th, relegated. To finish with the performances of the locals since the start of the championship, they are very average: Heidenheim 1st day, 0-2 defeat and Union Berlin defeat 1-0, 2nd day. 

FC Augsburg conceded their best player to VfB Stuttgart this summer. Indeed, the very good Ermedin Demirovic (15 goals, 9 assists) chose to play the Champions League with the 2nd in the 2023-24 championship in Germany. In addition to this, right-back Mbabu (Fulham) and Spanish midfielder Pep Biel (Olympiakos) saw their loan period end without forgetting to mention the departure of Arne Engels (10 million euros, Celtic Glasgow) . Conversely, Augsburg got their hands on Schlotterbeck (Fribourg), winger Kabadayi (Bayern), right-back Wolf (Dortmund). Augsburg played a friendly match a few days ago before which goalkeeper Dahmen and the long-term injured Gumny were not called up. Injured at the start of the season, midfielder Jakic was selected for Croatia against Portugal and will be present. Samuel Essende (ex Caen and Pau), responsible for making Demirovic forget, has already found the fault once. For a promoted person as a general rule the mission is simple: keep his best players, and subsequently downsize those who will not have not the level to play in the Bundesliga.

In this championship where mistakes are forbidden, St. Pauli lost two starting captains last season. First Marcel Hartel who gave in to the sirens of MLS (St.Louis City), and Eric da Silva Morreira (Nottingham Forrest). In return, full-back Stevens (Brentford), midfielder Wagner (Fribourg, loan), and wingers Banks (Crystal Palace) and Guilavogui (Lens, loan) have left their bags with the promoted team. Injured since March 16, only the long-term injured striker Zoller should be out for this poster.