FC St. Pauli vs Nürnberg prediction, odds and how to watch

Energie Cottbus salvaged a 1-1 draw against FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday, with substitute Martijn Kaars heading home in the 80th minute despite Cottbus finishing the match with ten men. St. Pauli dominated the game but could not hold on for the win.

Mohamed Alì Zoma's 30th-minute finish settled a tight 2. Bundesliga contest at Karlsruher SC, with Nürnberg's superior control and clinical edge proving the difference on the day.

DSC Arminia Bielefeld put four past Nürnberg at the Max-Morlock-Stadion, with Adam Markhiev scoring twice in a dominant away performance that exposed every weakness in the home side's defensive basics.

Kaiserslautern came to Hamburg and earned a deserved 2-1 win over FC St. Pauli, with substitute Abdoulie Ceesay scoring the winner a minute after coming on. St. Pauli had no answer for a visiting side that dominated the match from start to finish.

Holstein Kiel twice led and twice failed to hold it, ending 2-2 against a Nürnberg side who were the better team for long stretches and left Kiel with serious defensive questions to answer.

Hannover 96 have won once in their last five 2. Bundesliga matches and cannot keep a clean sheet to save their lives. FC St. Pauli arrive in Lower Saxony full of draws and just enough to make this awkward.

Energie Cottbus host an in-form Nürnberg side on Friday evening in a 2. Bundesliga clash that pits erratic home form against one of the division's most consistent recent records. Something has to give.