PREVIEW | RB Leipzig vs FC St. Pauli: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 09/05)

RB Leipzig: Maarten Vandevoordt, Ridle Baku, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Willi Orbán, Max Finkgrafe, Nicolas Seiwald, Xaver Schlager, Chris Baumgartner, Yan Diomande, Rômulo Cardoso, Antonio Nusa

FC St. Pauli: Nikola Vasilj, Tomoya Ando, Hauke Wahl, Karol Mets, Arkadiusz Pyrka, Eric Smith, Jackson Irvine, Louis Oppie, Danel Sinani, Andréas Hountondji, Joel Fujita

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RB Leipzig

• Ezechiel Banzuzi - Capsular Injury
• Viggo Gebel - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Leopold Zingerle - Hand Injury
• Sani Suleiman - Hip Injury

FC St. Pauli

• Mathias Pereira-Lage - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• James Sands - Ankle Injury
• Manolis Saliakas - Muscular problems

Last starting XIs

RB Leipzig ( vs Bayer Leverkusen 2026-05-02): Maarten Vandevoordt, Ridle Baku, Willi Orbán, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Max Finkgrafe, Nicolas Seiwald, Chris Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Yan Diomande, Rômulo Cardoso, Antonio Nusa

FC St. Pauli ( vs Mainz 2026-05-03): Nikola Vasilj, Tomoya Ando, Hauke Wahl, Karol Mets, Arkadiusz Pyrka, Jackson Irvine, Eric Smith, Lars Ritzka, Danel Sinani, Andréas Hountondji, Joel Fujita

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MANAGERS

• Ole Werner has faced Alexander Blessin on three occasions, recording one win and two draws
• Alexander Blessin has faced RB Leipzig on four occasions, recording two draws and two defeats.
• Ole Werner has faced FC St. Pauli on eight occasions, recording three wins, four draws and one defeat.

TEAMS

• Away from home, FC St. Pauli currently have one win in their last 11 matches.
• Away from home, FC St. Pauli are on a run of three consecutive matches conceding goals.
• Away from home, FC St. Pauli are on a run of three consecutive matches without a win.
• FC St. Pauli currently have one win in their last nine matches.
• FC St. Pauli are on a run of seven consecutive matches conceding goals.
• FC St. Pauli are on a run of eight consecutive matches without a win.
• FC St. Pauli are on a run of two consecutive defeats.
• At home, RB Leipzig currently have one defeat in their last seven matches.
• At home, RB Leipzig are on a run of 17 consecutive matches scoring goals.
• At home, RB Leipzig are on a run of six consecutive matches unbeaten.
• At home, RB Leipzig are on a run of four consecutive wins.
• RB Leipzig currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
• RB Leipzig are on a run of six consecutive matches scoring goals.
• RB Leipzig are on a run of three consecutive matches conceding goals.

HEAD TO HEAD

• RB Leipzig and FC St. Pauli have faced each other eight times, with neither side having the advantage: three wins each in eight games.
• At the Red Bull Arena, RB Leipzig have the edge in their meetings with FC St. Pauli: three wins in four games. FC St. Pauli have one victory.
• In the German league, the two teams have played three matches, with one RB Leipzig win and two draws.