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

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·7 May 2026

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

RB Leipzig and FC St. Pauli face off this Saturday at the Red Bull Arena in 1. Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig have won 62 points to date and are placed in 3rd position. Last time out, Ole Werner's team slipped to a 4-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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FC St. Pauli have 26 points to their name this season and occupy 17th position in the table. In their last encounter, Alexander Blessin's team were beaten 1-2 by Mainz (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

Predicted lineups

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.