Na real gbege ground for Bundesliga as Mainz go dey face St. Pauli for Sunday. E be like say dis match fit determine wetin go happen for both clubs as dem dey struggle to survive dem relegation zone. Mainz dey last position with only seven points, which na wah! St. Pauli no dey far behind, as dem dey 16th with 11 points.
Mainz don gbege for ten consecutive league matches without win, e don reach time for dem to shine. Dem get new coach, Urs Fischer, wey don try push dem small. Last match, dem draw with Bayern Munich, wey be reigning champions, and dem finally break dem winless run by defeating Samsunspor 2-0 in Conference League. Na the kind energy wey dem need as dem dey prepare for St. Pauli.
But make we no forget say St. Pauli come with im own energy too! After dem suffer nine straight defeats, dem finally win last match against Heidenheim 2-1 despite say dem dey play with ten men. Kaars wey just sign, don score im first two Bundesliga goals. Dis kind form dey sweet for dem, and dem go want carry dat momentum enter Sunday match.
Coach Blessin of St. Pauli don talk am clearly say dem no fit relax now. E say dem still dey fight to come out from this relegation mess and dem need to maintain the pressure. Na so dem go fit secure more points. No dey forget say history dey favour Mainz for dis match. Dem win St. Pauli well well last season, no go concede any goal.
For dis match, both teams dey miss some players. Mainz no go fit use Robin Zentner, Philipp Mwene, Anthony Caci and Sota Kawasaki till next year. St. Pauli dey miss Eric Smith because e dey suspended, but dem get David Nemeth wey dey carry injury. Dem go need all dem fighting spirit to survive this goliath match!
Ball go start to roll by 9:30 AM ET and fans wey like to watch live sports fit catch am online. E go be match wey go catch everybody attention as both teams dey hustle for survival. Who go carry di day? You go need follow up to know wetin go happen!
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