St. Pauli welcome Holstein Kiel at Millerntor Stadion, Hamburg on Sunday, Jan 31 at 1:30 PM in a 2. Bundesliga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

St. Pauli come into this fixture drawing too many games (3D in last 5). Holstein Kiel travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours St. Pauli here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Holstein Kiel, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in a 2–2 draw. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 4.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives St. Pauli a slight edge, but Holstein Kiel are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.