Red-card ban: how HSV could replace ever-present Muheim | OneFootball

Miro Muheim logged the most minutes over the course of the season, but he will at least be suspended and unavailable next weekend.

The left-back was shown a red card in the 64th minute of the home match against FC Augsburg. In a failed attempt to clear the ball, he brought down Anton Kade, who otherwise would have had a free run at goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes. Referee Deniz Aytekin had no other choice with his decision. “I have the ball, want to clear it, and don’t hit it properly. Then he runs into it,” explained Muheim, who looked exhausted after his international appearances, about the second red card of his career (via Bild).

In December 2023, he was sent off early in the 2-1 defeat to Paderborn. This time, HSV avoided defeat while down a man and secured a useful point in the relegation battle. “After the red card, I watched the game from inside. Compliments to the team for how they threw themselves into it. That’s what we stand for too. No matter who it hits, the others then try to make up for it together,” praised Muheim.

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He will definitely be unavailable for the away match at VfB Stuttgart and, in all likelihood, also for the northern derby against Werder Bremen. The DFB sports court usually hands out a two-match suspension for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. Coach Merlin Polzin will therefore have to replace one of his ever-presents. With 2,665 minutes played across all competitions, Muheim is even ahead of goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes (2,640).

So far, the Switzerland international has failed to make the starting lineup in only two of the club’s 31 competitive matches. In the first meeting with Werder, Polzin voluntarily left him out for disciplinary reasons and instead started Aboubaka Soumahoro, who has since been loaned out to St. Etienne. After just under an hour, he brought on Muheim, who shortly afterward provided the assist for the winning goal in the 3-2 victory.

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In the home game against Leverkusen (0-1), the Zurich-born defender was suspended due to yellow-card accumulation. In his place, Polzin started Giorgi Gocholeishvili, who was not very convincing at the time. He also played a role after Muheim’s red card, but took up the right side. William Mikelbrencis, who had been playing there before and has developed surprisingly well in 2026, switched to the left.

This solution is currently considered the most likely one for the match in Stuttgart. Bakery Jatta, who had nailed down the spot on the right before his muscle fiber tear, does not yet seem to be fully fit again. While Noah Katterbach is nominally another left-back in the squad, he has still not played a single minute. Mikelbrencis is therefore likely to move into Muheim’s position once again.

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