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- Competition: Bundesliga
- Date: 19/09/2025
- KO: 19:30 UK / 20:30 CEST
- Venue: MHP Arena
Bundesliga action takes place at MHP Arena on Friday evening as VFB Stuttgart takes on St. Pauli.
While Stuttgart have yet to find their best form, St. Pauli come into this weekend's contest still unbeaten after three Bundesliga fixtures.
The hosts have enjoyed historical dominance of this fixture, but with the visitors flying high, an intriguing encounter is expected at MHP Arena.
Stuttgart vs St Pauli Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Stuttgart
0 : 1
St Pauli
Bundesliga
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St Pauli
1 : 1
Stuttgart
2. Bundesliga
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Stuttgart
2 : 1
St Pauli
2. Bundesliga
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St Pauli
0 : 1
Stuttgart
2. Bundesliga
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Stuttgart
2 : 1
St Pauli
2. Bundesliga
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Stuttgart
3 : 0
St Pauli
DFB Pokal
VfB Stuttgart and St. Pauli have met on 11 occasions since 2001. Stuttgart won nine of those games while St Pauli claimed one victory in their most recent meeting at this venue last season.
VfB Stuttgart team overview
VFB Stuttgart return to home comforts after a mixed start to their season. Die Roten slipped to an opening day defeat against Union Berlin, before a narrow win against Borussia Monchengladbach on matchday two.
Since then, the hosts have yet to find much form, scraping past Eintracht Braunschweig in the DFB Pokal via penalties, before a 3:1 road loss against Freiburg in the Bundesliga last weekend.
Stuttgart have been less than impressive in home games this year, and could stumble against an in-form away side. The hosts lost four of their last six Bundesliga games at MHP Arena.
Given recent form, and their defensive struggles, another high-scoring contest seems likely this weekend. A minimum of three goals were scored in five of Stuttgart's first six games of the season.
Head coach Sebastian Hoeneß could make some changes to his first XI on Friday. Tiago Tomás and Ramon Hendriks are among those in contention to earn a recall to the side. The home side have several players unavailable this weekend with Jeff Chabot, Justin Diehl and Deniz Undav among eight players who could miss out-
Last matches of Stuttgart
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SC Freiburg
3 : 1
Stuttgart
Bundesliga
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Stuttgart
1 : 0
Borussia M`gladbach
Bundesliga
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Eintracht Braunschweig
7 : 8
Stuttgart
DFB Pokal
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FC Union Berlin
2 : 1
Stuttgart
Bundesliga
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Stuttgart
1 : 2
Bayern Munich
Super Cup
Stuttgart lineup
Goalkeeper
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33
Alexander Nubel
Defenders
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4
Josha Vagnoman
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29
Finn Jeltsch
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24
Julian Chabot
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7
M. Mittelstädt
Midfielders
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16
Atakan Karazor
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6
Angelo Stiller
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27
Badredine Bouanani
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11
Bilal El Khannouss
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18
Jamie Leweling
Forwards
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9
Ermedin Demirovic
St. Pauli team overview
St. Pauli makes the trip to MHP Arena with confidence flowing after back-to-back Bundesliga victories against Hamburg and Augsburg.
After kicking-off their campaign with a remarkable 3:3 draw against Dortmund, Alexander Blessin's side then picked up a 2:0 road win in Hamburg, before last weekend's 2:1 success against Augsburg at Millerntor-Stadion.
Unbeaten in nine of their last 11 competitive fixtures since the end of last season, the Kiezkicker now sit fourth in the Bundesliga, two points behind predictable pacesetters Bayern Munich.
Head coach Blessin is likely to keep faith with the same side that edged past Augsburg last weekend. Injured quartet David Nemeth, Ricky-Jade Jones, Karol Mets and Abdoulie Ceesay are expected to miss out this weekend.
Last matches of St Pauli
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St Pauli
2 : 1
Augsburg
Bundesliga
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Hamburger SV
0 : 2
St Pauli
Bundesliga
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St Pauli
3 : 3
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
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Eintracht Norderstedt
2 : 3
St Pauli
DFB Pokal
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Drochtersen / Assel
1 : 0
St Pauli
Club Friendlies
St Pauli lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Nikola Vasilj
Defenders
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5
Hauke Wahl
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8
Eric Smith
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25
Adam Dzwigala
Midfielders
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11
Arkadiusz Pyrka
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6
James Sands
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16
Joel Chima Fujita
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23
Louis Oppie
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10
Danel Sinani
Forwards
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27
Andreas Hountondji
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28
Mathias Pereira Lage
Prediction
A competitive and entertaining Bundesliga contest seems likely on Friday evening. I'm banking on BTTS, while I also expect a minimum of three goals scored at MHP Arena.
Three Reasons Why We Expect BTTS
- VfB Stuttgart have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 6 matches
- VfB Stuttgart have seen BTTS in 2 of their last 3 home matches against St. Pauli
- ST. Pauli have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 4 matches
Main prediction Stuttgart - St Pauli
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
Stuttgart vs St Pauli standings in Bundesliga
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | FC Bayern München | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 - 2 | +12 | 9 |
2 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 - 3 | +5 | 7 |
3 | FC Köln | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 - 4 | +4 | 7 |
4 | St. Pauli | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 - 4 | +3 | 7 |
5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 - 5 | +3 | 6 |
6 | TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 - 6 | +1 | 6 |
7 | RB Leipzig | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 6 | -3 | 6 |
8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 - 5 | +2 | 5 |
9 | Werder Bremen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 - 7 | +1 | 4 |
10 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 - 6 | +1 | 4 |
11 | FC Augsburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 - 6 | 0 | 3 |
12 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 - 5 | -2 | 3 |
13 | SC Freiburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 - 8 | -3 | 3 |
14 | FC Union Berlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 - 8 | -4 | 3 |
15 | FSV Mainz 05 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 1 |
16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 - 5 | -5 | 1 |
17 | Hamburger SV | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 - 7 | -7 | 1 |
18 | Heidenheim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 - 7 | -6 | 0 |