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Tue, 27.01.202619:30 PM

Millerntor-Stadion

New date set

The DFL has now confirmed the new date and kick-off time for the Matchday 16 fixture between St. Pauli and RB Leipzig, after it was postponed due to wintry conditions on Saturday. The game will now be played on Tuesday, 27 January, kicking off at 8.30pm CET.

Match postponed!

The Bundesliga Matchday 16 fixture between St. Pauli and RB Leipzig has been postponed due to unsafe wintery conditions around the Millerntor-Stadion. The DFL will announce a new date for the fixture to be played in due course.

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Watch: The stars’ winter break

This season’s winter break may have been slightly shorter than usual but the Bundesliga stars, as ever, made the most of their precious days off. Christmas and New Year were unsurprisingly the dominant themes of their social media posts, with crazy outfits aplenty on show in locations both sun-drenched and snow-covered, according to individual preference – while for some, the darts world championship in London was the only place to be. Come with us on an online winter tour.

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Watch: All 25/26 Bundesliga free-kick goals so far

Early St. Pauli team news

Andréas Hountondji will not be able to play any part in this encounter due to an ankle problem, but Louis Oppie and Martijn Kaars are both expected to be available. Otherwise, Alexander Blessin will be without David Nemeth and Simon Spari.

Early Leipzig team news

Yan Diomande continues to help Ivory Coast in the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title and will therefore be unavailable for Leipzig here. Johan Bakayoko is out, while Antonio Nusa is a doubt for this one - leaving Werner's men a little light up front. It also remains to be seen whether Lukas Klostermann features due to his recent illness.

Head-to-head

Leipzig have prevailed in each of the last two meetings between these two sides. However, they have won only one of the other five match-ups, failing to score in four of them. Prior to last season, Pauli and Leipzig had not faced off since 2016 in Bundesliga 2.

Leipzig look to hit 2026 running

Ole Werner's men ended 2025 with back-to-back defeats, but they remain in the top four going into the Bundesliga's return. Still, they have not won in their previous three away matches, so there is no guarantee they will pick up all three points here.

New St. Pauli signing debuts in friendly

New signing Tomoya Andō made his Pauli debut in a goalless draw with northern rivals Bremen. Japanese countryman Joel Fujita had the chance to secure a late win in a game dominated by the hosts and played out in front of over 25,000 fans, but substitute goalkeeper Karl Hein was equal to the task.

Cause for optimism

Pauli enjoyed a strong second half of the season in 2024/25, picking up 18 points after the winter break, just three fewer than Leipzig.

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Watch: Leipzig 2-0 Pauli - previous meeting

Pauli didn't have much luck against Leipzig last season, failing to score against them in both of their Bundesliga meetings. They did take a point from Die Roten Bullen in a goalless draw at home, but fell to a 2-0 defeat at the Red Bull Arena.

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Watch: Mainz 0-0 St. Pauli - highlights

St. Pauli went into the winter break in the relegation play-off position after holding rock-bottom Mainz to a goalless draw. Unbeaten in three league games (W1, D2), Alexander Blessin's charges are a point clear of the automatic relegation zone but two adrift of outright safety.

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Watch: Leipzig 1-3 Leverkusen - highlights

Leipzig slipped to fourth after blowing a 1-0 lead in defeat to top-four rivals Bayer Leverkusen. The result ended the Red Bulls' perfect home record of six league wins since the start of 2025/26. They've also lost back-to-back games for the first time under head coach Ole Werner, having also gone down 3-1 at Union Berlin on Matchday 15.

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