Overview

• Six days after a 0:2 defeat at Stuttgart, coach Alexander Blessin said his players delivered the response he demanded in high‑energy sessions.
• Blessin reiterated that Stuttgart outworked St. Pauli and said restoring the team’s energy level is the immediate priority.
• St. Pauli host Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday at 15:30 local time, with the match broadcast on Sky.
• Bayer Leverkusen underwent a major summer rebuild and replaced their coach after two league games, giving new boss Kasper Hjulmand his first full week of training before this fixture.
• Under Hjulmand, Leverkusen beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3:1, drew 1:1 with Borussia Mönchengladbach, and drew 2:2 at FC Copenhagen, a run Blessin views as evidence they are still in a finding phase.