Overview

• Kickoff is at 20:30 CEST on August 29 at the Volksparkstadion, with Christian Dingert appointed as referee.
• Hamburg police have classified the match as a Hochrisikospiel and planned a large security presence in and around the stadium.
• About 57,000 fans are expected for HSV’s first top‑flight home game in 2666 days after their promotion.
• Live coverage in Germany is exclusive to Sky’s channels and the WOW and Sky Go streams under this season’s Friday rights.
• Both teams began the season with draws—HSV 0:0 at Mönchengladbach and St. Pauli 3:3 against Dortmund—as Merlin Polzin and Alexander Blessin oversee their first Bundesliga derby as head coaches.