Confirmed Lineups: FC St. Pauli vs. 1. FC Heidenheim

St. Pauli and Heidenheim lock horns as they both look to get out of the drop zone before the winter break. Heidenheim secured back-to-back wins with injury-time goals, while St. Pauli ended an eight-game losing streak with a 95th-minute strike in Köln.

Alexander Blessin preferred consistency in his team choice as St. Pauli also reached the quarter-final of the DFB-Pokal before putting an end to their abysmal league form. Supersub Stefan Schimmer scored crucial goals for Heidenheim in the wins over Union Berlin and Freiburg, but he’ll once again start on the bench.

Here are the two lineups for today’s decisive fixture at Millerntor-Stadion.

Predicted Lineups

St. Pauli: Vasilj; Wahl, Smith, Mets; Pyrka, Sands, Oppie; Fujita, Irvine ©; Kaars, Pereira Lage

Heidenheim: Ramaj; Busch, Siersleben, Mainka ©, Keller, Föhrenbach; Niehues, Beck, Schöppner; Ibrahimovic, Pieringer