Dortmund vs St. Pauli Prediction & Betting Tips (17 January)

Far behind the Munich rival who is on another planet this year in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund can still be rather satisfied with what it offers for the moment in this championship. Niko Kovac's men occupy 2nd place in the ranking, and they are 4 units ahead of 3rd. Undefeated for 10 games and the Klassiker against Bayern in mid-October 2-1, the Borussen were able to get the better of Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 before the winter break. Last weekend, for its return to competition, BVB was held to a draw by Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 but it won with authority on Tuesday evening at home against Werder Bremen 3-0. Sankt Pauli, for its part, has other problems than those of its opponent of the day.

Indeed, the club based in Hamburg, which is only 17th in the ranking, is no longer looking at the delay it is trailing the leader but rather at the first non-relegation place after very complicated recent months. A little better before the winter break, the Pirates of the League had managed to string together 3 matches without defeat against Cologne 1-1, Heidenheim 2-1 and Mainz 0-0. But on Wednesday evening, they quickly fell back into their mistakes by losing to Wolfsburg 2-1. Consequently, they find themselves 2 points from 15th place, with a game behind the competition. 

Preserved Tuesday evening after being eliminated from the CAN last weekend with Algeria, defender Bensebaïni should undoubtedly return to the group this weekend. Defender Anselmino, on the other hand, should remain in the hands of the medical staff for this part. Mute since October 31, Serhou Guirassy was finally able to find the net again Tuesday evening coming off the bench against Bremen for what was his 6th goal of the season.

Midfielders Adeyemi and Brandt (4 goals each) and the formidable Beier (5 goals) are also operational even if the first two were on the bench at kick-off in midweek. Remember that midfielder Gross left the club for Brighton during this winter transfer window.

• Summary: Borussia Dortmund is going head to head with FC St. Pauli starting on 17 Jan 2026 at 14:30 UTC at Signal Iduna Park stadium, Dortmund city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Referee: Harm Osmers
• Dortmund Feedinco Rating: 6.95
• St. Pauli Feedinco Rating: 6.68