Karlsruher SC - FC St. Pauli

Here we have an encounter with different situations. The home side is still in the race for promotion while St. Pauli has a lot to do that they avoid relegation. This means that we have a lot of pressure in this game.

The situation in Karlsruhe was much better but with a lot of bad results and also the weakness at home 2015 they have lost some to other teams but they are still close to the top 3. According to the last results at home they have to improve a lot, they were not able to score in the last 3 although they had a lot of opportunities but they got not finished what they have created. Therefore Coach Kauczinski changed the system to a 4-4-2 and they played much more wild in offensive but the defensive work was average and they conceded two goals against bottom team Aalen. Despite they scored 2 it was not the expected result for the Coach and he thinks to change back to the normal 4-1-4-1 today. Ok, this is a more defensive minded but they need the compactness and up front they must try to use some of their chances. Not available are Kempe, Krebs, Barry, Traut and Mauersberger. The last one was in team training already but is not ready yet.

The team from Hamburg St. Pauli was in big trouble but after the win and high win they climbed up to place 16 what is not out of the red zone but they are close to the teams above now. With only one Point behind 1860 they are able to overcome them and get a much better position in relegation battle as weeks ago. This incredible win and play from Pauli was only due to some great changes form Coach Lienen. Of course they were unlucky in some matches in the past but this time he counts on young and unexperienced players and not on the normal once who failed several times. One of the biggest surprises was Choi who scored twice and gave one assist against Düsseldorf. Therefore he was the man of this match. But also Bubala and Sobota gave the play from St. Pauli more power. They played really well with Verhoek up front and were always dangerous in every attack. With such a win in the back I am sure that Coach Lienen does not change much and he send the same starting eleven on the pitch. The hope for the next surprise is with them anyway.