10.
5:42 p.m
Centrally in front of the goal, Smith is served by Fujita with a chip ball, but is then pushed into the back area when processing the ball and so his finish from a distance is no longer a challenge for DFB keeper Oliver Baumann.
8.
5:39 p.m
Wonderfully played by the guests: After a bit of a poke in Hamburg’s penalty area, Asllani passes it back to Leon Avdullahu, who passes over the penalty area with a lob. So Asllani gets the ball at the penalty spot and puts it safely in the net, but he can’t be happy for long because Jablonski’s offside whistle sounds.
7.
5:38 p.m
TSG attacked St. Pauli early and marched undeterred towards the baseline in the first few minutes. Up to this point, the Kiezkickers’ defense has been confident.
4.
5:35 p.m
Shortly afterwards, the Pauli defense is called upon again: Adam Dźwigała successfully intercepts a long diagonal ball from the right wing towards Touré.
3.
5:35 p.m
After Fujita and Oppie initially pass the ball to each other on the way forward in the Hoffenheim half, TSG wins the ball and switches quickly. Bernardo lifts the ball far into the opponent’s half to Asllani, who passes it forward to Kramaric with another touch of the ball. But then Fujita makes up for his loss of the ball and is in between.
2.
5:31 p.m
FIFA referee Sven Jablonski and his assistants Eduard Beitinger and Lasse Koslowski are responsible for ensuring compliance with the rules. Eric Weisbach also ensures order in the coaching zone and in Cologne Robert Schröder and Franz Bokop keep an eye on the very tricky scenes.
1.
5:31 p.m
The ball is rolling! St. Pauli in traditional brown opens the game against the guests in light blue.
1.
5:30 p.m
Game start
17:22
FC St. Pauli was only able to score one goal in the last three games and lacked the grip in the duels that they had seen in the first games. Alexander Blessin was confident in the interview before the game – the team had already kept calm in the preseason despite defeats and worked intensively on themselves, brought the results onto the pitch and nothing other than that is what the Kiezkicker coach expects today. It’s about to start!
5:05 p.m
Let’s start the time machine and travel back to March: Back then, St. Pauli ended a series of six games without a win and defeated Hoffenheim 1-0 in front of their own fans with a goal from Noah Weißhaupt. In six competitive duels between the teams so far, there has only been one victory for the Kraichgau team: on August 28, 2010, Isaac Vorsah scored the 1-0 winning goal at the Millerntor shortly before the end.
16:49
Even at 1899 Hoffenheim, the rotation remains manageable compared to the defeat against 1. FC Köln: Andrej Kramarić returns to the first eleven for Muhammed Damar. “We are facing a team that has many facets. They have narrowly lost three games recently, but have always shown good performances. The coach has clear ideas. The team is very well put together for the style of play. I expect a strong opponent, we are challenged to reach our optimum performance. We want to win the close games,” said Christian Ilzer before the first of two games against the brown-whites, which will be played in just over a week will see the DFB Cup again.
16:44
The lineups have been announced! Let’s start with the home team from the Hanseatic city. Alexander Blessin wants to stop the negative trend there with a change in the starting line-up: Hauke Wahl is out of the game due to illness and will be replaced by Adam Dźwigała. For the first time since the third matchday, promotion hero Jackson Irvine, who was recently discussed by fans and club management, is also in the squad and will initially take a seat on the bench.
16:36
While the league’s joyhouse was able to win both duels against Hoffenheim last season and thus collect crucial points on the way to staying in the league, the Kraichgauer’s away strength speaks for TSG today: Hoffenheim won all of their seven points away from home.
16:29
Before the international break, both Hamburg and 1899 Hoffenheim suffered a 1-0 defeat. After a successful start to the season, St. Pauli had nothing to gain for the third time in a row. while TSG has been waiting for a hat-trick since the third matchday (2-4 away win at Union Berlin). The winner of this game could climb to eighth place in the table and move away from the basement.
16:13
At the end of the 7th matchday in the Bundesliga, FC St. Pauli welcomes 1899 Hoffenheim today. Both teams want to take important points in the fight to stay in the league and establish a connection to the middle of the table. Here in the live ticker you will find all the useful information about the game in time for kick-off at 5:30 p.m. See you soon!