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2. Bundesliga

Hannover 96 vs St. Pauli

Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 18:30
Win probability
48%
Hannover 96 wins
26%
Draw
26%
St. Pauli wins
xG Home
1.50
Hannover 96
Blowout %
40%
Dominant win
xG Away
1.04
St. Pauli
Analysis

Our model puts a Hannover 96 win at 47.8% in this 2. Bundesliga fixture — a moderate lean. Expected goals run 1.5 to 1.04.

What this probability has been worth

A number is worth what it has been worth. Across 1,941 predictions published before kick-off and scored against the result afterwards, the calls we priced between 45% and 55% came in 47% of the time — 596 fixtures in that band. The model claimed 49.5%, so the two are within 2.5 points of each other. In this range the stated probability has meant roughly what it says.

Where we disagree with the market

Bookmakers price St. Pauli at 2.95, which implies about 33.9%. Our model has it at 26.2% — 7.7 points lower. That is a wide gap, and it is worth being plain about what it means: it is not a claim that the price is wrong and we are right. It means two methods that usually agree have landed far apart on this one, and only the result will say which of them read it better.

Market odds
2.15
Hannover 96
3.75
Draw
2.95
St. Pauli
Published 16 October 2026 · aleavici-football
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