St. Pauli vs. Bochum Match Preview Article

St. Pauli, Recent Form

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St. Pauli will have been reasonably pleased with their 2-2 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt, not least because of the valuable point gained.  They came away from that fixture with 28% of the possession and clocked up 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target. By comparison, Eintracht Frankfurt managed 13 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.  

It seems pretty certain that Alexander Blessin will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 6 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 6 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games, and over the course of the season they have failed to score in 10 of their [%HT_Games_Season_Home% games played at Millerntor-Stadion.  

Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games.  Their performance in the league at Millerntor-Stadion this season has been disappoinitng to date, winning just 3 of 16 league games.  

Bochum, Recent Form

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The Bochum squad will want to put the 4-1 home thrashing they received from Mainz 05 firmly behind them and may also need to find something to boost their confidence levels as a consequence.  They achieved 45% possession in that match and had 11 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Mainz 05's tally of 22 efforts at goal, 8 of which were on target.  

Manager Dieter Hecking will be looking to hit the reset button after his team's terrible performances in their last 6 games, having scored only 3 goals, conceded 12, and picked up a meagre 2 points.  They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded a goal at least once in 28 of their 33 games overall.  

A win for Bochum is just a distant memory, having not won a single match in 8 games.  

With 2 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Bochum, Myron Boadu will be looking to add more goals against St. Pauli in this match.