Overview

• Kickoff is set for 20:30 on Friday, with TV coverage on Sky Bundesliga HD 1 and Sky Sport Top Event starting at 19:30 and commentary by Hansi Küpper and Cornelius Küpper.
• Hamburg police have classified the match as a high‑risk event and will deploy a large security presence around the stadium.
• A crowd of about 57,000 is expected for the sold‑out fixture at the Volksparkstadion.
• Merlin Polzin and Alexander Blessin take charge for HSV and St. Pauli in the clubs’ first top‑flight meeting in more than 14 years.
• HSV returned to the Bundesliga after seven years and opened with a 0:0 at Gladbach, while St. Pauli began with a 3:3 against Dortmund.