How to watch today’s Bundesliga game Borussia Dortmund against St. Pauli: live stream, TV channel and start time

Borussia Dortmund will be aiming to get back on track this Friday evening as hosts of the newly promoted team FC St Pauli In Bundesliga Action.

After the international break, the Bundesliga returns to kick off the weekend with an exciting clash between Dortmund and St. Pauli. Both teams, supported by a passionate fan base, will fight for the decisive three points in the legendary Westfalenstadion.

The Black and Yellows have been flawless at home this season, but their away performances have fallen short of expectations. The recent defeat against Union Berlin puts Borussia Dortmund four points behind Bayern Munich in the title race. They are determined to get back into the swing of things and are aiming for a crucial win over St. Pauli to close the gap at the top.

Here, GOAL gives you everything you need to know about watching TV, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Borussia Dortmund vs St. Pauli online – TV channels and live streams

The game will be broadcast live ESPN+ in the USA. Live updates are available here on GOAL.

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Kick-off time for Borussia Dortmund against St. Pauli

The game will be played at Signal Iduna Park FridayOctober 18thwith impetus 2:30 p.m. ET/ 11:30 a.m. PT for fans in the USA.

Team news and rosters

News about the Borussia Dortmund team

Nuri Sahin’s BVB team will be missing again Karim Adeyemi, Julien Duranville (both deal with hamstring injuries) and Gio Reyna. Yan Couto is also out due to a muscle injury while Julian Ryerson suffered from the flu and Niklas Sule recovering from a gastrointestinal infection.

Maximilian Beier Left the Germany U21 camp early after feeling unwell on Monday and is now questionable for the game. It will be interesting to see if Sahin decides to make any significant changes to the lineup that suffered defeat in Berlin two weeks ago.

Borussia Dortmund possible XI: Kobel; Ryerson, Schlotterbeck, Anton, Bensebaini; Can, gross; Gittens, Brandt, painting; Guirassy.

News about the St. Pauli team

It has been a big challenge for St. Pauli to score goals this season, as FC St. Pauli have only put the ball into the net four times in the Bundesliga so far. Last season’s 2nd Bundesliga winner has shown some defensive strength and will look to frustrate Borussia Dortmund on Friday.

St. Pauli faces injury challenges of its own and has a star attacking player Elias Saad among those who were sidelined for around four weeks due to an ankle injury. Johannes Eggestein will play a crucial role in leading St. Pauli’s attack this Friday as a winger Oladapo Afolayan could also cause problems for the BVB defense.

Simon Zoller is struggling with a muscle injury, and Eric Smith together with Connor Metcalfe both struggle with issues related to their adductors. Over and beyond, Robert Wagner is recovering from tonsillitis.

St. Pauli possible XI: Vasily; Saliakas, Wahl, Smith, Mets, Irvine; Wagner, Treu; Afolayan, Eggestein, Guilavogui.

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