Wehen – St. Pauli Prediction & Picks (17.08.2018)

At the weekend it is finally time: With the 1st round of the DFB Cup also for all first division teams in Germany, the season 2018/19. Not only the DFB Cup has its own laws in general, but above all the first round of the competition. Again and again it caught the prelude in the new cup time numerous favorites against class-lower underdogs. Since the introduction of the DFB Cup, an average of 3.1 Bundesliga teams have dropped out in round one. With FC St. Pauli, Erzgebirge Aue and SV Sandhausen had in the last season, three second division strike against underclassed teams the sails. Second division leaders St. Pauli is again facing a difficult task this year: In round one, on Friday evening, third division SV Wehen Wiesbaden will play. Both teams have already met four times. With two wins, a draw and a defeat, the Kiez kickers lead the direct comparison scarce. The betting base looks in their analysis on the game Wiesbaden vs.. Ahead of St. Pauli and identifies the best bet and the most interesting betting odds for the game.

Wiesbaden:

In the summer there was a big change in Wiesbaden: Twelve players left the club, nine newcomers were committed. In the new season, the SV Wehen Wiesbaden has not yet started optimally. At the start there was a 2-1 in Aalen. This was followed by a 0-2 at home against Cottbus, a 2: 3 in Rostock and a 3: 3 at home against Braunschweig. In the match against the Zweitligaabsteiger Eintracht came the team of coach Ruediger Rehm only in the 94th minute to 3: 3 compensation. Wiesbaden had already lagged behind with 0: 2 and 1: 3. Thus, the point win felt like a victory in the end. The many individual mistakes made the team through a great team spirit again. With four points after four matchdays, Wiesbaden currently occupies only 14th place. In the last season, the SVWW had missed the ascension ranks by only one point with fourth place. With 76 goals set the Hessen behind promoted Paderborn the best offensive in the league. Wiesbaden striker Manuel Schäffler was the top scorer with 22 goals. Stephan Andrist had met 15 times. With 39 points from 19 games, Wehen was also the fourth-best home team in the 3rd league. Twelve of 19 home games could win. Mostly coach Rehm lets his team play in the 4-4-2-double six-system. At Wiesbaden are missing in the DFB Cup new signing Maximilian Dittgen and striker Stefan Lorenz.

St. Pauli:

The FC St. Pauli has put two wins from two games a perfect start to the season and currently greets from the top of the table in the 2nd Bundesliga. With cohesion, dedication, struggle, passion and a lot of work, the Kiezkicker were able to win the first two season games. You can tell that a team is on the pitch. Since the final spurt in the final of last season, when you could secure the league with two home victories, the team seems very close together. The 2: 1 in promoted Magdeburg followed a 2: 0 against the lilies from Darmstadt. Against the team of Dirk Schuster Pauli dominated the first home game of the new season over long distances. The deserved 2: 0 against Darmstadt should also have been a starting signal for a series with which the Hamburg finally want to turn off their almost chronic home weakness for years.

After a hard preparation, the team looks physically fit. In the 4-1-4-1 system, players keep looking through the center to find their way onto the wings. The counterpressing is also very well implemented. But players and those responsible try to slow down the euphoria. You have to stay on the ground. Markus Kauczinski has to make do without Luca Zander and Christopher Buchtmann in the first round.