Confirmed lineups: Hannover 96 vs. FC St. Pauli
| Hannover 96 supporters before the match against SC Paderborn 07 at Heinz von Heiden Arena, 18. April 2026. | (Photo by Selim Südheimer / Getty Images) |
Hannover 96 (2-1-4, 14th) host FC St. Pauli (2-4-1, 7th) in the Saturday primetime match for the eighth matchweek of the 2026/27 2. Bundesliga season.
The last time that the two sides met was in an October 2024 friendly, 3-2 in favour of the Niedersachsen side. St. Pauli, however, are undefeated in all of their last four meetings in the German second division (2-2-0); in the 2023/24 season, they managed a 2-1 win away and a scoreless draw at home. The last time that Hannover won both their home and away matches against St. Pauli was in the 2021/22 season (1-0, 3-0).
Below are the confirmed lineups for Sandro Wagner’s Hannover 96 and Marcel Rapp’s FC St. Pauli. Kickoff is set for just under an hour from now, 20.30 (CET).
Confirmed lineups
Hannover 96 (3-1-4-2): Weinkauf - Ghiță, Tomiak, Hugonet - Þórðarson - Oudenne, Hartel, Taïbi, Neubauer - Chakroun, Källman.
FC St. Pauli (4-1-3-2): Voll - Oppie, Ritzka, Nemeth, Pyrka - Smith - Chima Fujita, Rasmussen, Metcalfe - Ceesay, Niang.
