PREVIEW | FC St. Pauli vs Bayer Leverkusen - team news, lineups, predictions

FC St. Pauli and Bayer Leverkusen face off this Saturday at the Millerntor-Stadion in 1. Bundesliga.

FC St. Pauli have 7 points to their name this season and occupy 5th position in the table. Last time out, Alexander Blessin's team slipped to a 2-0 defeat against Stuttgart (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

Bayer Leverkusen have picked up 5 points and currently lie in 11th position. In their last fixture, Kasper Hjulmand's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Borussia M´gladbach (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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

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FC St. Pauli

• David Nemeth - Muscular problems

Bayer Leverkusen

Last starting XIs

FC St. Pauli ( vs Stuttgart 2025-09-19): Nikola Vasilj, Hauke Wahl, Eric Smith, Adam Dzwigala, Joel Fujita, Manolis Saliakas, Louis Oppie, James Sands, Danel Sinani, Andréas Hountondji, Mathias Pereira-Lage

Bayer Leverkusen ( vs Borussia M´gladbach 2025-09-21): Mark Flekken, Jarell Quansah, Loic Badé, Edmond Tapsoba, Lucas Vázquez, Malik Tillman, Aleix García, Álex Grimaldo, Ibrahim Maza, Patrik Schick, Eliesse Ben Seghir

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MANAGERS

• Alexander Blessin faced Bayer Leverkusen on two occasions, recording a draw and a loss.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Bayer Leverkusen has gone three consecutive games scoring goals.
• Away from home, Bayer Leverkusen has gone two consecutive games without winning.
• Away from home, Bayer Leverkusen has gone three consecutive games without losing.
• Bayer Leverkusen currently has one loss in the last six games.
• Bayer Leverkusen has gone six consecutive games scoring goals.
• Bayer Leverkusen has gone five consecutive games conceding goals.
• Bayer Leverkusen has gone two consecutive games without winning.
• Bayer Leverkusen has gone four consecutive games without losing.
• At home, FC St. Pauli has gone two consecutive games without losing.
• FC St. Pauli currently has one loss in the last five games.

HEAD TO HEAD

• FC St. Pauli and Bayer Leverkusen have faced each other 24 times, there is no advantage between FC St. Pauli and Bayer Leverkusen: eight wins for each team in 24 games.
• At the Millerntor-Stadion, FC St. Pauli has an advantage in the clashes against Bayer Leverkusen: seven wins in 12 games. Bayer Leverkusen has one victory.
• In the German League, 16 matches have been played between the two teams, with five wins for FC St. Pauli, five draws, and six victories for Bayer Leverkusen.