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Bayern Munich will welcome St. Pauli to Allianz Arena in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The defending champions are at the top of the standings and have a six-point lead over second-placed RB Leipzig. The visitors have won just two of their 11 league games and are in 16th place in the league table.
Munich resumed their league campaign after the international break with a comfortable 6-2 home triumph over Freiburg last week. Michael Olise bagged a brace, while Harry Kane scored his 14th goal of the league campaign. They failed to build on that form and lost 3-1 to Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League earlier this week, suffering their first defeat of the season.
Kiezkicker suffered their eighth consecutive defeat in the league last week, as they fell to a 1-0 home loss to Union Berlin.
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Bayern Munich vs FC St. Pauli Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have squared off 24 times in all competitions. As expected, the hosts have the upper hand in the head-to-head record with 16 wins. Kiezkicker have three wins, and five games have ended in draws.
- Munich secured a league double over the visitors last season, extending their winning streak in this fixture to six games.
- FC St. Pauli have failed to score in five of their last six games in all competitions.
- Bayern Munich have scored 15 goals in their last four league outings. Interestingly, they have conceded two goals apiece in the last two.
- Only last-placed Heidenheim (8) have scored fewer goals than the visitors this season (9).
- The visitors have kept two clean sheets across all competitions this season, with both secured on their travels in August.
Bayern Munich vs FC St. Pauli Prediction
Die Bayern saw their unbeaten streak for the season end in the Champions League earlier this week and will look to bounce back in this home game. They have scored at least three goals in seven of their eight home games in all competitions and will look to build on that form.
Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala are expected to be the only two absentees for the league leaders.
Kiezkicker have won just one of their last nine games across all competitions, with that triumph registered at home in the DFB-Pokal on penalties against Hoffenheim. Their only win against Munich in the 21st century was registered at home in 2002.
Arkadiusz Pyrka picked up a knock last week but is fit enough to be on the bench here. Manolis Saliakas and Adam Dźwigała are back in training. David Nemeth remains sidelined with an injury.
Considering the contrast in form between the two teams and Bayern's 100% home record this season, we back the defending champions to register a comfortable win.
Prediction: Bayern Munich 3-0 FC St. Pauli
Bayern Munich vs FC St. Pauli Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Bayern Munich to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - No
Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
