On the 30th of July, St. Pauli will travel to Straelen am Niederrhein to battle SV 1919 Straelen in a DFB Pokal match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. SV 1919 Straelen has not played yet this season, while st. Pauli is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Hannover 96. Johannes Eggestein scored the first goal for St. Pauli in the 4th minute, but Sebastian Kerk got the equalizer for Hannover 96 in the 33rd minute . St. Pauli is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both I. Matanovic and Jackson Irvine have been the hottest scorers for St. Pauli in the last five each having scored 2 goals.