PREVIEW | FC St. Pauli vs SC Freiburg - team news, lineups, predictions

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·20 March 2026

PREVIEW | FC St. Pauli vs SC Freiburg - team news, lineups, predictions

FC St. Pauli and SC Freiburg face off this Sunday at the Millerntor-Stadion in 1. Bundesliga. The match will be broadcast live at 16:30 on Amazon Prime.

FC St. Pauli have 24 points to their name this season and occupy 16th position in the table. In their last fixture, Alexander Blessin's team suffered a 2-0 reverse against Borussia M´gladbach (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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SC Freiburg have 34 points to their name this season and occupy 8th position in the table. Last time out, Julian Schuster's team triumphed 5-1 against Genk (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with SC Freiburg winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

FC St. Pauli: Nikola Vasilj, Adam Dzwigala, Hauke Wahl, Tomoya Ando, Arkadiusz Pyrka, Eric Smith, Jackson Irvine, Lars Ritzka, Joel Fujita, Danel Sinani, Mathias Pereira-Lage

SC Freiburg: Noah Atubolu, Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Bruno Ogbus, Jordy Makengo, Max Eggestein, Johan Manzambi, Cyriaque Irié, Lucas Holer, Derry Scherhant, Igor Matanovic

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FC St. Pauli

Ricky-Jade Jones - Syndesmotic Ligament Tear
Simon Spari - Syndesmotic Ligament Tear
Karol Mets - Calf Injury
James Sands - Ankle Injury
Manolis Saliakas - Hamstring Injury

SC Freiburg

Daniel-Kofi Kyereh - Fitness

Last starting XIs

FC St. Pauli ( vs Borussia M´gladbach 2026-03-13): Nikola Vasilj, Adam Dzwigala, Hauke Wahl, Tomoya Ando, Arkadiusz Pyrka, Jackson Irvine, Eric Smith, Lars Ritzka, Joel Fujita, Danel Sinani, Mathias Pereira-Lage

SC Freiburg ( vs Genk 2026-03-19): Noah Atubolu, Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Bruno Ogbus, Jordy Makengo, Johan Manzambi, Max Eggestein, Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo, Igor Matanovic

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MANAGERS

Alexander Blessin has faced Julian Schuster on three occasions, recording one win and two defeats
Julian Schuster has faced FC St. Pauli on three occasions, recording two wins and one defeat
Alexander Blessin has faced SC Freiburg on three occasions, recording one win and two defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, SC Freiburg currently have one win in their last 12 games.
Away from home, SC Freiburg are on a run of ten consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, SC Freiburg are on an eight-match winless run.
Away from home, SC Freiburg are on a run of three consecutive defeats.
SC Freiburg are coming off eight consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, FC St. Pauli currently have one defeat in their last seven games.
At home, FC St. Pauli are on a six-match unbeaten run.
FC St. Pauli currently have five wins in their last 26 games.
FC St. Pauli are coming off two consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

FC St. Pauli and SC Freiburg have faced each other 30 times already, with SC Freiburg holding the advantage: 12 wins, compared with FC St. Pauli?s ten victories.
At the Millerntor-Stadion, FC St. Pauli have the edge in their meetings with SC Freiburg: six wins in 14 games. SC Freiburg have won four times.
In the Bundesliga, the two teams have met 11 times, with five FC St. Pauli wins, three draws and three SC Freiburg victories.