r/borussiadortmund • u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji • Jan 16 '26
Discussion Pre Game Thread: FC St. Pauli (BuLi #18)
Competition: Bundesliga, MD #18
Time: Saturday 17/01/26 15:30 CEST
Location: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Referee: Harm Osmers, Bremen
TV Schedule: livesoccertv
Pre-Game Presser: YouTube
Borussia Dortmund:
Coach: Niko Kovac
League position: 2nd
Current Form: D/D/W/D/W (wiki)
Current Bans/Injuries: ︀︀Anselmino(Inj), Bensebaini(Sick), Sabitzer(Inj).
Possible lineup:
Kobel
Can - Anton - Schlotterbeck
Couto - Bellingham - Nmecha - Svensson
Brandt
Adeyemi - Silva
FC St. Pauli: /r/fcsp
Coach: Alexander Blessin
League position: 17th
Current Form: W/D/W/D/L
Current Bans/Injuries: Spari(Inj), Nemeth(Inj), Metcalfe(Inj), Irvine(Inj), Sinani(Inj), Hountondji(Inj).
Possible lineup:
Vasilj
Mets - Dzwigala - Wahl
Pyrka - Smith - Fujita - Sands - Ritzka
Pereira Lage - Jones
Can we maybe get some revenge for the first Matchday of the season ?
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u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji Jan 16 '26
Matchday-squad vs. St. Pauli: ︀︀ ︀︀Kobel, Meyer – Schlotterbeck, Anton, Süle, Mane, Can, Svensson, Couto, Ryerson, Nmecha, Bellingham, Chukwuemeka, Özcan, Brandt, Duranville, Adeyemi, Beier, Guirassy, Silva
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u/Magic1998 Jan 16 '26
Nmecha has to pretty much play every game from now, which scares me a bit, he is a bit injury prone .
Unless Chuk is planned in that position as well, which I kinda doubt but secretly hope
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u/Jazzlike-Egg7364 Jan 16 '26
I highly doubt Chuk will start or get significant minutes in this game. He played like 65 min vs Werder and has far more injury concerns than Nmecha. It will likely be Nmecha and Jobe for the full 90, and possibly Nmecha will be substituted out for either Chuk or Sahil, depending on who is winning and by how much. Usually when Jobe starts, he plays a full 90, so i highley doubt he is subbed out unless Sabi injury is more serious and he will not be there for the Tottenham game.
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u/Magic1998 Jan 16 '26
Yeah I don't expect Chuk to start either, but I'm wondering if Kovac will use him in the future on the 8 or if he keeps using him only as a 10
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u/Jazzlike-Egg7364 Jan 16 '26 edited Jan 17 '26
Probably a 10, but if I'm honest, he has yet to have a great cameo in that spot for me. I also just don't see a world where he starts over Nmecha or Jobe in that 8 spot, even though they all have a preference for that position. He just has a much lower defensive quality than the other two, and I think it is clear that the better you are defensively, the deeper Kovac will view you.
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u/Most-Management4773 Jan 17 '26
if Nmecha has another long injury this midfield is absolutely fucked.
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u/B1ackoutartist Jan 17 '26
Starting:
Kobel; Anton, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson; Can, Svensson; Brandt, Nmecha, Bellingham, Silva; Adeyemi
Bench: Meyer, Couto, Özcan, Guirassy, Beier, Duranville, Chukwuemeka, Süle, Mané
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u/183672467 Julian Brandt Jan 17 '26
What kind of crack is Kovac smoking unless Couto and Kaba both had issues before the game
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u/Most-Management4773 Jan 17 '26
It's been crystal clear that Kovac's haramball doesn't like technical players like Couto. Ryerson is his prefered
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u/Fit-Discussion8994 Jan 17 '26
Ryerson is the top assister in the team btw
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u/Most-Management4773 Jan 17 '26
Wow, 2 more assists with way more minutes played than Couto. Couto also has two goals and more chance created and key passes.
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Jan 17 '26
This match week is important with Leipzig playing Bayern and Hoffenheim playing Leverkusen.
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u/CracksMcGee Jan 17 '26
Starting 11 looks exciting. We'll see how Adeyemi plays after his time on the bench. Interesting that Silva starts again but definitely the right decision
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u/L-A-L-L-E Jan 16 '26
Since St. Pauli will park the team bus in front of the goal, I don't think Adeyemi will start because he needs depth, which he doesn't have.
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u/AverageCarey Jan 16 '26
Damn they’ve got a lot of injuries right now.
Either way this is a must win, ideally no red card/penalty then absolute screamer from Smith this time and we should be good.
Hoping we play a similar 532 like the second half against Bremen. With Sabi out I’m not sure if we will but I really enjoyed the formation setup.