Overview

• Kickoff is Friday at 20:30 with live coverage on Sky.
• Captain Jackson Irvine misses out with muscular problems and defender Karol Mets is not yet ready to return.
• Blessin weighs selection on the right between Arkadiusz Pyrka and Manolis Saliakas and up front between Andréas Hountondji and Martijn Kaars.
• The coach calls Stuttgart a tough opponent and suggests the often critical home crowd could be turned to St. Pauli’s advantage.
• St. Pauli enter with seven points from three matches for a club‑best Bundesliga start and aim to keep the momentum.