Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
All eyes will be on Merkur Spiel-Arena when Fortuna Dusseldorf and St. Pauli face each other on day 17 of the new 2. Bundesliga campaign. Fortuna did well to put an end to their four-game winless run at the weekend, with the team beating Darmstadt on the road, but they will have a mountain to climb in Saturday’s football match. Given the number of absentees in the home team, we do not believe that there is a value in betting on the underdogs.
The league leaders, on the other hand, defeated Terodde-less Schalke in their last league match to move one step closer to securing automatic promotion. St. Pauli have been producing excellent displays in the first half of the season, and we predict that they will give fans yet another reason for celebration on Matchday 17. Former Schalke attacker Guido Burgstaller will be the man to watch in the away team, while all Jannes Wieckhoff, Lukas Daschner, and Christopher Avevor should miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Alfredo Morales):
Alfredo Morales is an American football player who was born in Berlin on 12 May, 1990. The USA midfielder moved to Germany as a boy and he played for the likes of BSC Reinickendorf 21, Borussia Pankow, FC Concordia Wilhelmsruh and Hertha BSC during his youth career.
Morales played 81 games for Hertha II at senior level, scoring 11 league goals for the capital club. He made 20 appearances for the first team as well, but in 2013 he joined Ingolstadt on a two-year deal. Alfredo Morales was eligible to play for both Germany and USA, but he decided to represent the Yanks on the international level.
The 183-cm-tall midfielder made his USA debut on 29 January, 2013 against Canada. He came as a substitute 15 minutes before the final whistle. It has to be noted that Morales represented United States of America at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as both centre back and a defensive midfielder.