Surprise HSV line-up against Stuttgart: Dompé out, Glatzel starts! | OneFootball

HSV coach Merlin Polzin provides one or two surprises ahead of the duel against VfB Stuttgart. Robert Glatzel is part of the starting lineup for the first time this season.

Before the home game against VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV is under increased pressure. A surprising last-minute victory by 1. FC Heidenheim against Union Berlin has shaken up the standings, leaving the Red Shorts just one point above the relegation spot. A successful start to the English week is all the more important, beginning today with the challenging Bundesliga match against the in-form VfB.

The Swabians travel as fifth in the table and reigning DFB-Pokal winners to the Volkspark – bolstered by an impressive 4-0 victory in the Europa League against Go Ahead Eagles. HSV coach Merlin Polzin is therefore aware of the opponent's quality. "The development since the relegation match is extraordinary, particularly their playing identity is impressive," he emphasized at the matchday press conference.

HSV approaches the task against the favorite with a surprising lineup: For the first time this Bundesliga season, fan favorite Robert Glatzel gets to start. Ransford Königsdörffer, on the other hand, has to take a seat on the bench. The same goes for Fabio Vieira, Jean-Luc Dompé, and Giorgi Gocholeishvili. Instead, Rayan Philippe, Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit, and William Mikelbrencis move into the starting lineup.

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HSV – VfB Stuttgart: The lineups at a glance

HSV: Heuer Fernandes, Mikelbrencis, Vuskovic, Torunarigha, Muheim, Remberg, Capaldo, Lokonga, Rössing-Lelesiit, Philippe, Glatzel

VfB: Nübel, Vagnoman, Al-Dakhil, Hendriks, Chabot, Stenzel, Andres, Nartey, Bouanani, Führich, El Khannouss

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