RB Leipzig vs St. Pauli Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th May 2026

The penultimate round of the Bundesliga season presents an interesting battle between RB Leipzig and St. Pauli. The match takes place on Saturday at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, RB Leipzig claimed 62 points after 32 rounds. Meanwhile, St. Pauli amassed 26 points and rank as number 17 in the Bundesliga at the moment.

RB Leipzig as well as St. Pauli suffered disappointing defeats in their most previous match. This could lead to a cautious encounter as neither side naturally fancies losing once again already.

RB Leipzig show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.1 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 21 goals, whilst they allowed 12 goals against, for an average of 1.2 per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

St. Pauli scored seven goals, conceded 16 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

RB Leipzig and St. Pauli had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 7/2.

RB Leipzig vs St. Pauli Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Eintracht Frankfurt by 1-3, before winning 3-1 against Union Berlin. The streak ended in a recent 4-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. RB Leipzig managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 15 goals and conceded six times.

RB Leipzig went into the season with the expectation of finishing in the top three, and as we are closing in on the end of the season, they are right on track.

St. Pauli Form

In their previous three games, St. Pauli drew 1-1 with FC Koln, then lost 2-0 against FC Heidenheim and 1-2 against Mainz 05. St. Pauli managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 11 time and letting in three.

Many people had St. Pauli down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

Anything but a home win for RB Leipzig will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely St. Pauli could be in for a hammering.

RB Leipzig recorded 26 points following eight wins from their last 11 games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 22 goals, but also conceded ten. St. Pauli won two and claimed eight points in their 11 most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored 11 conceded 27 goals. RB Leipzig claimed 19 wins, five draws as well as eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. St. Pauli have a record of six wins, eight draws and 18 defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs St. Pauli Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

The 38-year-old coach of the home team, Ole Werner, will select the lineup against St. Pauli from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/11), Peter Gulacsi (0/22), Benjamin Henrichs (1/15), Castello Lukeba (1/24), David Raum (3/29), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/11), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/5), Lukas Klostermann (0/5), Max Finkgrafe (1/11), Willi Orban (1/31), Andrija Maksimovic (0/8), Antonio Nusa (4/29), Benno Kaltefleiter (0/0), Christoph Baumgartner (13/31), Ezechiel Banzuzi (0/24), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (3/17), Nicolas Seiwald (0/31), Ridle Baku (2/30), Viggo Gebel (0/0), Xaver Schlager (2/25), Ayodele Thomas (0/0), Brajan Gruda (3/11), Conrad Harder (3/28), Johan Bakayoko (2/19), Romulo Cruz (9/28), Samba Konate (0/1), Sani Suleiman (0/0), Tidiam Gomis (1/17), Yan Diomande (12/31).

St. Pauli Squad

Listed below is the full squad of St. Pauli players that the manager Alexander Blessin will choose from for the upcoming game:

Ben Alexander Voll (0/0), Emil Gazdov (0/0), Nikola Vasilj (0/32), Simon Spari (0/0), Arkadiusz Pyrka (0/29), Connor Metcalfe (0/23), David Nemeth (0/0), Eric Smith (2/26), Fin Stevens (0/0), Jannik Robatsch (0/0), Karol Mets (1/23), Lars Ritzka (0/20), Louis Oppie (1/21), Tomoya Ando (0/13), Adam Dzwigala (1/18), Hauke Wahl (2/28), Jackson Irvine (0/22), James Sands (1/24), Joel Chima Fujita (1/30), Manolis Saliakas (1/17), Marwin Schmitz (0/0), Mathias Rasmussen (0/11), Abdoulie Ceesay (1/18), Andreas Hountondji (4/19), Danel Sinani (5/29), Martijn Kaars (3/27), Mathias Pereira Lage (2/28), Ricky-Jade Jones (2/8), Romeo Aigbekaen (0/0), Taichi Hara (0/3).

RB Leipzig vs St. Pauli Team News

RB Leipzig vs St. Pauli Lineups

RB Leipzig vs St. Pauli H2H

It finished all square on when RB Leipzig last faced St. Pauli. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 7/2. RB Leipzig enter the match against St. Pauli with a 1-2-0 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 33%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

RB Leipzig vs St. Pauli Results

In one of the previous three matches between RB Leipzig and St. Pauli both teams scored.

RB Leipzig vs St. Pauli Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Christoph Baumgartner so far as he currently has 13 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving RB Leipzig hoping he delivers against St. Pauli this coming Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

RB Leipzig claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. St. Pauli won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing seven in this series of matches. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Red Bull Arena Leipzig since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for RB Leipzig. The same occurred in four of the last 10 league games away from home for St. Pauli.

RB Leipzig saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of St. Pauli's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.