Blessin Surprises with Line-up: Unlikely Striker Starts
FC St. Pauli arrive in Berlin without a win in their past three matches. The team sits perilously close to the relegation play-off zone.
The club faces 1. FC Union Berlin on Easter Sunday. Kick-off is at 15:30 and the match will be shown on DAZN.
Situation and stakes
Union look secure in the table. Their football is efficient rather than flashy. St. Pauli need an away result to climb out of the danger zone.
Filmogaz.com will provide live coverage from Stadion An der Alten Försterei. The match offers St. Pauli a clear chance to move off the play-off spot.
Absences and coach decisions
Three regulars are unavailable for the visitors. Eric Smith, Tomoya Andō and Manolis Saliakas are all missing.
Alexander Blessin adjusted his back line accordingly. He moved Karol Mets and Adam Dzwigala into the centre-back roles.
Blessin surprised with his line-up by starting an unlikely striker. Martijn Kaars leads the attack for St. Pauli.
Key tactical tweaks
- Hauke Wahl anchors the middle of the defense.
- Arkadiusz Pyrka switches from right to left.
- Joel Chima Fujita fills the vacated wide position.
Starting XIs
| 1. FC Union Berlin | Rönnow; Doekhi, Querfeld, Diogo Leite; Haberer, Khedira, Schäfer, Köhn; Burke, Jeong, Ilić. |
| FC St. Pauli | Vasilj; Dzwigala, Wahl, Mets; Fujita, Rasmussen, Irvine, Pyrka; Sinani, Pereira Lage; Kaars. |
Bench note and officiating
Andréas Hountondji is available but starts on the bench. The match referee is Welz from Wiesbaden.
