PREVIEW | FC St. Pauli vs Borussia Dortmund - team news, lineups, predictions

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·21. August 2025

PREVIEW | FC St. Pauli vs Borussia Dortmund - team news, lineups, predictions

FC St. Pauli and Borussia Dortmund face each other this Saturday at the Millerntor-Stadion on Match Day one of the 1. Bundesliga. FC St. Pauli mark their 10th participation in the competition, whilst Borussia Dortmund go into their 59th. The match will be broadcast live at 17:30 on Sky Sports Football.

In their last outing, FC St. Pauli drew 0-0 against Eintracht Norderstedt (DFB Pokal 2025/26). In their last game, Borussia Dortmund won 0-1 against Rot-Weiss Essen (DFB Pokal 2025/26).

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The last meeting between the two teams ended with Borussia Dortmund winning 2-0.

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Last starting XIs

FC St. Pauli ( vs Eintracht Norderstedt 2025-08-16): Nikola Vasilj, Hauke Wahl, Eric Smith, David Nemeth, Arkadiusz Pyrka, Joel Fujita, James Sands, Louis Oppie, Andréas Hountondji, Danel Sinani, Mathias Pereira-Lage

Borussia Dortmund ( vs Rot-Weiss Essen 2025-08-18): Gregor Kobel, Yan Couto, Daniel Svensson, Waldemar Anton, Filippo Mané, Ramy Bensebaini, Pascal Gross, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Maximilian Beier, Serhou Guirassy

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MANAGERS

Alexander Blessin faced Niko Kovac on one occasion, recording a loss.
Niko Kovac faced FC St. Pauli on one occasion, recording a victory.
Alexander Blessin faced Borussia Dortmund on two occasions, recording only losses.

HEAD TO HEAD

FC St. Pauli and Borussia Dortmund have faced each other 24 times, with Borussia Dortmund having the advantage: 17 wins, against three victories for FC St. Pauli.
At Millerntor-Stadion, Borussia Dortmund has an advantage in duels against FC St. Pauli: nine wins in 13 games. FC St. Pauli has three victories.
In the German League, 18 matches were played between the two teams, with two victories for FC St. Pauli, three draws and 13 wins for Borussia Dortmund.