FC St. Pauli - 1.FC Nürnberg

After the late 2-1 win to Braunschweig at home Nürnberg got some euphoria back in their club and they are looking more to the top of the table now as to bottom zone. Their aim is to get closer to the top places and for this they have to win in Hamburg today. With a win they can close the gap to 2 Points to today's opponent who had a great period lately. The last game brought them a bit back on ground because they lost to bottom team 1860 0-2 and showed nothing in this game. It was more an absolutely average performance and this is not enough in this close league, therefore they want to get back on track today in front of their hot crowd.

FC St. Pauli is doing really great in their home stadium and they could win 5 of their last 6 home games there. It is a real advantage to play in front of such excellent fans which push them from beginning on. The young team likes it and they doing a great job in this hot atmosphere. Despite the good run at home is Coach Lienen warning his team already. They face a very good opponent which is able to play very fast and good counter attacks and this bring them always in good situations in front of the goal. In this case they are always able to score 1-2 goals.
Squad wise he has all ready, the situation on Nürnberg's side is a bit different for Weilert today. According to this he can choose from all key players and this makes the situation a bit more easy for Lienen. He can put up the players he means that they can beat Nürnberg today. But it looks like that the same starting lineup gets the chance to recover from last game in Munich. Also Thy who had a great day against Düsseldorf with his four goals but showed really nothing in Munich. They are all very curious what he brings on the pitch today.

It was not all well what Nürnberg showed against Braunschweig. Of course they were the better side and they deserved the win but the match and their play was long time very weak. The first goal was unexpected but it was maybe key for them to believe in them more. After the equalizer it looks like that this match do not find any winner but Burgstaller made the difference as sometimes this Season already. For the match in Hamburg they have to replace him, this is very hard for Nürnberg to replace one of the biggest key player and big fighter. He saw his fifth yellow card and is suspended here, also central midfield player Polak saw his fifth yellow card and is suspended too. This means Coach Weiler has to change two times maybe. They are searching for an even replacement but it is hard to find one. Leibold is back from suspension and can be in starting lineup immediately. Also Blum is an option in attack who can bring some power and quickness in. If Nürnberg wants to have a chance to return into promotion race they must win this game and continue they unbeaten run (since 6 matches).