Thank you for joining us for another fantastic Friday night of Bundesliga action.

An incredible free kick by Kevin Stöger in the first half, followed by Franck Honorat's first Bundesliga goal of the campaign means it's back-to-back home wins for Borussia Mönchengladbach for the first time this season.

Defeat for St Pauli means the away side stay sitting in 16th in the relegation play-off place, just four points clear of the automatic relegation places.

The win for Gladbach means they leapfrog Werder Bremen into 12th, and increase the gap between themselves and St Pauli to four points.

Be sure to join us again for more Bundesliga action next Friday, when RB Leipzig welcome Hoffenheim for a 19:30 GMT kick-off.

Until then, thank you for joining us and goodbye for now.

It's all over and it's a big win for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

St Pauli captain Jackson Irvine had a chance in added time to pull a consolation goal back but from a tight angle and with his weaker left foot, the Australian midfielder sends his shot soaring over the bar.

One of very few chances at goal for St Pauli in the second half and it's a deserved win and clean sheet for Eugen Polanski's side.

Five minutes of added time to go at Borussia-Park!

St Pauli have responded well to going two goals down, but their sustained pressure is being met with some resolute defending from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Just like they have all half, the visitors are seeing a lot of the ball and Joel Chima Fujita is trying everything he can to create an opening.

The Japanese international shows some quick feet to skip past a couple of Gladbach challenges in the box, but he can't get his shot away quickly enough as the ball is booted clear.

Time is running out now for an unlikely St Pauli comeback.

We are back underway at Borussia-Park!

Lets have another look at that brilliant Kevin Stöger free-kick which seperates these two teams

The home side head into half-time in front thanks to that stunning Kevin Stöger free kick.

Borussia Mönchengladbach started the game really well but the best chance of the half actually fell to the visitors St Pauli, when Joel Chima Fujita was unable to convert his first time effort from close range.

That special set-piece from Stoger has firmly swung the momentum of the game back in Boeussia Mönchengladbach's favour.

St Pauli the team in the ascendancy these last 15 minutes and they have a golden chance to take the lead which hasn't been capitalised on.

Lars Ritzka plays a dangerous cross from the left across the six-yard box, which Joel Chima Fujita gets on the end of.

His first-time effort however is clawed away by Moritz Nicolas.

It's been all Borussia Mönchengladbach in this opening 15 minutes.

A beautifully whipped cross by Philipp Sander on the right is whiffed by Haris Tabakovic in the third minute.

St Pauli centre half Adam Dźwigała appears to do just enough to put the Bosnian striker off, as the ball bounces out for a goal kick.

A strong start from the home side.

We are underway at Borussia-Park!

Borussia Mönchengladbach make two changes from their heavy 4-1 defeat away to the league leaders Bayern Munich last time out:

Borussia Mönchengladbach XI: Nicolas, Sander, Elvedi, Diks, Scally, Engelhardt, Stöger, Castrop, Mohya, Bolin, Tabakovic

Subs: Olschowsky, Ullrich, Chiarodia, Swider, Reyna, Neuhaus, Honorat, Machino, Sarco

Meanwhile, St Pauli also make two changes from their 0-0 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend:

St Pauli XI: Vasilj, Dźwigała, Wahl, Ando, Pyrka, Smith, Irvine (c), Ritzka, Fujita, Mathias Pereira Lage, Sinani.

Subs: Voll, Nemeth, Oppie, Rasmussen, Metcalfe, Ceesay, Hara, Kaars, Hountondji

Welcome to another Friday night of Bundesliga action on the BBC.

Borussia Mönchengladbach take on St. Pauli in this week’s Bundesliga fixture as both sides try to avoid relegation- a game you can watch live on BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer (Friday, 19:30 GMT kick-off).

This match has been played out 27 times across all competitions, with Gladbach winning 14 of these matches and St. Pauli only winning five of them. Both sides have already beaten each other this season, with Gladbach winning 4-0 in Hamburg, whereas St. Pauli knocked The Foals out of the DFB-Pokal in a 2-1 away win.

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Moritz Nicolas will be the man trying to stop St Pauli’s attack and if he keeps a shutout, it will be the first time he’s done it 10 times in a single league season. The German has more saves in the Bundesliga than any other keeper, with 102 saves from 25 appearances and be looking to bounce back after conceding four in Munich last Friday night.

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St. Pauli have an interesting problem to solve on Friday night, who will replace the injured Manolis Saliakas? The Greek has provided three of St. Pauli’s last five goals, creating a clear attacking threat in the right-wing back position for St. Pauli. Head coach Alexander Blessin may turn to Lars Ritzka who came on for the injured Saliakas in St. Pauli’s 0-0 draw at the weekend, but the German is yet to have any goal involvements this season.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach are struggling to replicate their early season form. The Foals went on a five-match unbeaten run just before the winter break, where they boasted the joint best form in those five matches alongside league leaders Bayern Munich, winning four and drawing one of those matches.

However, since the winter break, Gladbach have won only two of their 10 matches and picked up nine points in that time. Despite being sat 12th in the league, only one point separates them and their opponents this week who are in the relegation play-off position. A win on Friday night in Gladbach would put

St. Pauli are in much better form than their opponent’s this week, with three wins in their last five, including wins over two of the top four, Stuttgart and Hoffenheim. They also got a point last time out as they held Eintracht Frankfurt to a 0-0 draw.

With 10 points in their last five matches, St. Pauli have managed to close the gap on those above them and move out of the relegation zone into the play-off for relegation place. Despite this, the Hamburg side will need to improve on their away performances, having only got eight of their 24 points on the road all season.

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Fixtures

Friday 13 March - Borussia Monchengladbach v St. Pauli

Friday 20 March - RB Leipzig v Hoffenheim 

Friday 10 April - Augsburg v Hoffenheim

Friday 17 April - St. Pauli v Köln

Where to watch

Coverage of each of the above fixtures can be found on the BBC Sport website, as well as BBC IPlayer.