FC St. Pauli faces 1. FC Köln on Friday at 20:30 at the Millerntor-Stadion. The sixteenth place in the table forces the hosts to score points – with 25 points, they are only two points away from 15th place. Köln is ranked 13th with 30 points, five points ahead of relegation. Historically, the duel is tight: in the 32 previous Bundesliga encounters, St. Pauli won only four times, Köln 21 times, with seven draws. The first leg ended 1-1 – St. Pauli scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time and thus prevented a defeat. St. Pauli comes into the game with a mixed record: recently a clear home defeat against FC Bayern, previously a draw against Union, defeats against Freiburg and Gladbach, and a draw against Frankfurt. Köln, on the other hand, has been more stable lately: after the 3-1 win against Bremen, they now have some breathing room in the relegation battle. The likely starting lineup for St. Pauli is based on the match against Bayern – in a 3-4-2-1: Vasilj; Wahl, Ando, Mets; Pyrka, Rasmussen, Fujita, Ritzka; Sinani, Pereira Lage; Hountondji. Köln is confident after the Bremen win. Goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe is certain, in front of him Sebulonsen, van den Berg, Özkacar, Lund. In midfield, Krauß, Huseinbašić, and Kaminski are likely to start. The attacking duo of Ache and 19-year-old Said El Mala is fit and poses a goal threat. The match will be broadcast live on Sky and streamed via WOW/Sky Go from 20:30. Additionally, you can follow the game in the LIVETICKER on SPORT1.