Overview
- Leipzig secure a top-four place with a victory, with permutations that could also qualify them with a draw or even a loss depending on other results.
- Momentum dipped for Leipzig after a 4-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen ended a five-match winning run.
- St. Pauli fell into the automatic drop zone after a 2-1 loss to Mainz extended their winless streak to eight.
- St. Pauli have struggled away from home with six losses in their last eight road games and they are the league’s lowest scorers.
- Injuries shape selection for both sides, with Leipzig missing Viggo Gebel and Leopold Zingerle and St. Pauli without Jannik Robatsch, Manolis Saliakas, James Sands, Mathias Pereira Lage, Karol Mets and Ricky-Jade Jones.