St. Pauli welcome Karlsruher SC at Millerntor Stadion, Hamburg on Sunday, Oct 11 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). Karlsruher SC travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. St. Pauli won their last outing, while Karlsruher SC suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

In 10 previous meetings, St. Pauli lead 4–2 with 4 draws. Their last encounter ended in Karlsruher SC won 1–6. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 4.6 per game in recent meetings.

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