St Pauli will play in the Bundesliga for the first time since 2011 after sealing promotion on Saturday, and Die Kiezkicker now aim to lift the Bundesliga 2 title.
Bundesliga 2 Betting Odds
- St Pauli - 2/7
- Holstein Kiel - 5/2
After a 3-1 home victory against Osnabrück on Sunday, St Pauli are back in the Bundesliga after a 13-year gap.
With the final day of the season approaching, the Hamburg-based team stands on the verge of securing their maiden Bundesliga 2 title - all they need to do is match or better Holstein Kiel’s result.
And having already secured a 66-point tally, a new club record in Germany’s second tier, St Pauli are 2/7 with bet365 to clinch the title.
There were jubilant scenes at the Millerntor-Stadion on Sunday as St Pauli sealed their return to the top tier of German football with one match to spare.
Next season’s campaign will be St Pauli’s ninth at Germany’s top table - Pauli were previously promoted to the Bundesliga in 1976-77, 1987-88, 1994-95, 2000-01 and 2009-10, with their most recent top-flight stint lasting just one season.
Fabian Hürzeler’s team have been an ever-present in the top two in the league table since September, also landing a division record-equalling 25 games unbeaten.
A familiar name has been in excellent form for St Pauli this season - the former West Ham and Bolton player Dapo Afolayan has scored ten goals and provided three assists in 33 games in all competitions for his side.
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