St. Pauli - Nuernberg

Can St. Pauli translate their recent defensive resilience into a win as they host Nuernberg at Millerntor Stadion on 1 November 2026? The hosts enter this matchday 10 clash with a steady, if unspectacular, run of results, including a recent 0-0 draw against Darmstadt and a 1-1 stalemate with Hannover 96. The expected XI, anchored by goalkeeper Ben Alexander Voll and the midfield trio of Eric Smith, Joel Chima Fujita, and Mathias Rasmussen, will need to find the clinical edge they displayed in their 2-0 victory over Karlsruher SC earlier in October.

Nuernberg arrive looking to recover from a difficult week, having suffered a 5-2 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen and a narrow 0-1 loss to Kaiserslautern. With Mohamed Ali Zoma and Finn Becker sidelined, the visitors must rely on the creativity of Julian Justvan and Rayan Ghrieb to disrupt the St. Pauli structure. Having previously dominated this fixture, including a 5-1 win in October 2023, St. Pauli will aim to exploit the visitors' recent defensive lapses.