RW Essen vs St. PauliPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Ahead of the first round of the German Cup, Rot-Weiß Essen host FC St. Pauli. The home side arrive off a 1-0 win over Havelse, after a heavy 2-5 defeat away at FC Saarbrücken, a 0-3 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, a 1-2 defeat to Borussia Mönchengladbach and another 0-3 away loss at Ried. St. Pauli, meanwhile, arrive off a 2-2 draw at Holstein Kiel and a 1-1 with SpVgg Greuther Fürth, after another draw, 2-2 with Deportivo La Coruña, a 1-4 defeat away at Bournemouth and a 2-1 win over HNK Gorica. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.