St. Pauli vs. SC Freiburg preview: Freiburg looking to build off European success

FC St. Pauli

St. Pauli aren’t giving up with no battle. After a horrible stretch of kind left Alexander Blessin’s aspect seemingly destined for relegation, St. Pauli awoke in February. Wins over VfB Stuttgart, SV Werder Bremen, and TSG Hoffenheim have seen the membership double their win tally and go inside hanging distance of security.

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Nevertheless, there’s nonetheless work to be executed. A 0-0 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt was stable, however St. Pauli wanted a outcome in opposition to Borussia Mönchengladbach. As a substitute, an excellent Kevin Stöger free-kick and Franck Honorat’s second-half purpose handed St. Pauli a 2-0 loss. That loss leaves St. Pauli in sixteenth within the Bundesliga, and firmly within the relegation battle.

With solely eight matches left, Blessin and St. Pauli want to choose up outcomes wherever they’ll. Nevertheless, SC Freiburg got here away with all three factors on their final journey to the Millerntor Stadion in a 1-0 win in February 2025.

Staff Information:

Karol Mets and Manolis Saliakas are nonetheless out with accidents, though each are anticipated to be again for St. Pauli’s subsequent match in opposition to Union Berlin. Midfielder Mathias Rasmussen is accessible once more after lacking three matches attributable to damage.

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Ricky-Jade Jones stays sidelined with a long-term damage, as does James Sands, who’s out for the season.

Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1): Vasilj, Dzwigala, Wahl, Ando, ​​Pyrka, Smith, Irvine, Ritzka, Fujita, Lage, Sinani

SC Freiburg

Freiburg’s latest kind is not something particular. They limped previous 2. Bundesliga aspect Hertha Berlin within the DFB Pokal on penalties, and received solely one in every of their subsequent six video games in all competitions. A type of, a 1-0 loss to KRC Genk, left Schuster’s aspect in peril of being knocked out of the Europa League.

However with their backs to the wall, Freiburg responded in an enormous manner. A dominant 5-1 outcome within the second leg gave the Bundesliga aspect a large combination win and a spot within the Europa League quarter-finals. Genk by no means had an opportunity.

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Freiburg will go into Sunday’s recreation assured after their huge win in Europe. Their away kind within the Bundesliga is hardly promising, although. Schuster’s aspect haven’t received on the street since December, once they beat VfL Wolfsburg 4-3.

Staff Information:

Freiburg stay with out Daniel-Kofi Kyereh and Max Rosenfelder, who’re sidelined with accidents.

Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Atubolu, Treu, Ginter, Leinhart, Günter, Manzambi, Eggestein, Beste, Suzuki, Grifo, Matanović