Nordderby line-ups: HSV without Vuskovic, but with Glatzel! | OneFootball

On Matchday 30, HSV travel to Werder Bremen for the northern derby. We’ve got the lineups for the clash at the Weserstadion.

In recent days, everything around Volkspark revolved around one question: Would defensive leader Luka Vuskovic recover in time for the northern derby in Bremen, a match equally significant emotionally and in the standings?

The Croatian defender had most recently missed the 4-0 defeat at VfB Stuttgart and afterward trained only individually. Accordingly, HSV fans were rather cautious in hoping their insurance policy would be available.

But head coach Merlin Polzin did not want to rule out until the very end that Vuskovic might make it after all, against expectations. “We are prepared to maybe take a small risk in this game,” Polzin said on Thursday, promising: “We will do everything we can to make sure he is involved.”

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But all efforts were in vain. When the lineups were officially released at 2:30 p.m., Vuskovic’s name was missing from the match sheet. Instead, Hamburg’s back three in front of goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes consists of returning starter Nicolas Capaldo, Jordan Torunarigha, and the recently struggling Warmed Omari. The wing-back roles are filled by William Mikelbrencis and Miro Muheim.

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In midfield, meanwhile, Polzin is relying on a trio of Nicolai Remberg, Albert Grønbaek, and Fabio Vieira. Up front, the Rothosen are going without a traditional winger and are placing their trust in Ransford Königsdörffer and Robert Glatzel, who is in the starting lineup for only the fifth time this season.

There had already been signs in recent days that the 32-year-old would have a good chance. Now the fan favorite gets the big opportunity to fire HSV to a derby win for the second time. In September 2021, he scored the early opener in a 2-0 away win. At that time, however, both teams were still playing in the 2. Bundesliga.

The lineups at a glance:

Bremen: Backaus, Deman, Pieper, Coulibaly, Sugawara, Lynen, Stage, Puertas, Schmid, Njinmah, Milosevic

HSV: Heuer Fernandes, Mikelbrencis, Capaldo, Torunarigha, Omari, Muheim, Remberg, Grønbaek, Vieira, Glatzel, Königsdörffer

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