Bayern Munich vs St. Pauli

Allianz Stadium sets the stage for a ‘David vs Goliath’ Bundesliga clash between Bayern Munich and St. Pauli.

A second consecutive league double over St. Pauli after a narrow 1-0 win in November’s reverse fixture has become mandatory for Bayern Munich ahead of their first home H2H since 2010. Indeed, Vincent Kompany’s side slumped to a shocking 3-2 home loss to relegation-battling Bochum on the stroke of March’s international break, allowing second-placed Bayer Leverkusen to close the gap to six points. Winless in back-to-back league games for only the second time this season (D1, L1), runaway leaders must return to winning ways against a St. Pauli side they’ve beaten ‘to nil’ in their last three H2Hs on this ground. Before Bochum’s stunning comeback, the Bavarians had won ten successive league matches at the Allianz Stadium, netting an impressive 38 goals in that sequence!

On the other hand, St. Pauli’s bid to avoid an immediate return to the second tier got back on track before the break as they eked out a 1-0 home win against TSG Hoffenheim to snap an underwhelming six-game winless league run (D2, L4). However, the visitors are not out of the woods yet, with only five points separating them from the bottom three, with nine games to go. Despite lamenting a poor three-game winless league streak on the road (D1, L2), Alexander Blessin’s men have won more points away from home (13) than on their own patch (12) this season, suggesting they’re capable of upsetting the apple cart in Munich. They’ve not been the most exciting team to watch, with their last six away league games featuring under 2.5 goals.