St. Pauli vs Borussia Monchengladbach Preview: Team News & Prediction
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After having watched their relegation rivals compete the day before, St. Pauli get their turn here as they welcome Borussia Monchengladbach to the Millerntor.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday April 6th 2025: – UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+
St. Pauli Preview: Home results crucial
Depending on Saturday’s results, St. Pauli could find themselves inside the bottom three ahead of kick-off, adding an extra layer of importance onto this match from their perspective. The hosts came into the weekend in 15th-place, three points above Heidenheim and whilst it would take a significant goal difference swing for them to be unseated, stranger things have happened.
One thing is for sure, if 2. Bundesliga champions St. Pauli are to survive relegation, their home form from now until the end of the season will be absolutely pivotal, especially when taking into account the incredible atmosphere that their fans are capable of generating.
Borussia Monchengladbach Preview: Fighting for top four
Borussia Monchengladbach will have also had a close eye on Saturday’s fixtures and specifically how their top four rivals got on. Gladbach were fifth-place and just two points behind Mainz and depending on the latter’s result, Gerardo Seoane’s men could have the chance to move into fourth-place here.
The visitors come into this one on the back of two very different kind of victories. An entertaining 2-4 triumph away at Werder Bremen, was followed up by an edgy but priceless 1-0 win against RB Leipzig, that led to the latter firing boss Marco Rose.
St. Pauli Team News: Wagner in race against time
Midfielder Robert Wagner is battling illness in a bid to prove his fitness ahead of this latest contest and avoiding joining a list of absent players that includes James Sands and Simon Zoller.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Vasilj; Nemeth, Wahl, Smith; Saliakas, Irvine, Metcalfe, Treu; Afolayan, Weisshaupt, Saad
Unavailable: Burchert (Injured), Mets (Injured), Sands (Injured), Van der Heyden (Injured), Zoller (Injured)
Questionable: Wagner (Illness)
Borussia Monchengladbach Team News: Omlin among absentees
Goalkeeper Jonas Omlin is one of three men out for Borussia Monchengladbach, with another two visiting players severe doubts, including left-back Luca Netz.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Cardoso; Scally, Itakura, Elvedi, Ullrich; Neuhaus, Weigl; Honorat, Plea, Hack; Kleindienst
Unavailable: Nicolas (Injured), Omlin (Injured), Sander (Illness)
Questionable: Netz (Injured), Swider (Injured)
St. Pauli vs Borussia Monchengladbach Prediction
There is so much at stake here at both ends of the table and it would be no surprise to see a cagey affair. St. Pauli are likely to make themselves very difficult to break down and Borussia Monchengladbach will not have things their own way here. Whilst the visiting side will want to attack whenever possible, they’ll be well aware of the threat St. Pauli pose and surely won’t take any undue risk. In what should be a tight tussle, backing under 2.5 goals is worth a play.
St. Pauli vs Borussia Monchengladbach Tip: Under 2.5 goals
