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USA | ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App |
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Canada | DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada, OneSoccer |
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Spain | DAZN Spain |
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Today's game between St. Pauli and Mainz 05 will kick-off at May 3, 2026, 5:30 PM.
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St. Pauli host Mainz 05 at the Millerntor Stadion in Hamburg in a Bundesliga fixture that matters far more to one side than the other. The home side sit in 16th place and are fighting to avoid the relegation playoff, while Mainz arrive in mid-table comfort in 10th.
St. Pauli's season has been defined by an inability to string results together. Three defeats in their last five Bundesliga matches, including a 5-0 thrashing at Bayern Munich, have left the Hamburg club in a precarious position with the final weeks of the campaign approaching.
Mainz, by contrast, arrive having played their way through a busy spring. Their UEFA Conference League run ended at the quarter-final stage, and they have since been able to direct their full attention back to league matters. A 4-3 defeat at home to Bayern Munich last weekend, after leading 3-0 at half-time, was a painful way to close out a week.
That Bayern result will sting. Mainz were three goals ahead at the break before Bayern's second-half turnaround completed one of the more dramatic reversals of the Bundesliga season. Nadiem Amiri voiced frustration after the match, and Bo Svensson's side will be eager to respond.
For St. Pauli, this is a match they cannot afford to treat as anything other than a must-win. Their form has been poor, their goals have dried up, and the gap to safety is not comfortable enough to allow complacency.
Both clubs carry injury concerns into this fixture, which will shape the starting lineups on both sides. Read on for everything you need to know about where to watch St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 live.
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Team news & squads
St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 lineups
Starting XI
Substitutes
Manager
- A. Blessin
- U. Fischer
Injuries and Suspensions
St. Pauli head into this match without R. Jones, M. Pereira Lage, and S. Spari through injury. No suspensions are listed for the home side, and no probable lineup has been confirmed at this stage. Further updates will be added closer to kick-off.
Mainz 05 are also dealing with a number of absentees. S. Katompa Mvumpa, J. Lee, and K. Bos are all sidelined through injury, with no suspensions currently recorded. No projected XI has been confirmed for the visitors ahead of the trip to Hamburg.
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
Injuries and Suspensions
Form
FCP-Form
FCPFC Heidenheim
2
-
0
St. Pauli
L
St. Pauli
1
-
1
FC Koeln
D
St. Pauli
0
-
5
Bayern Munich
L
Union Berlin
1
-
1
St. Pauli
D
St. Pauli
1
-
2
Freiburg
L
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 3/11
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 2/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5
M05-Form
M05Mainz 05
3
-
4
Bayern Munich
L
Borussia Moenchengladbach
1
-
1
Mainz 05
D
Strasbourg
4
-
0
Mainz 05
L
Mainz 05
0
-
1
Freiburg
L
Mainz 05
2
-
0
Strasbourg
W
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 6/10
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 2/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5
St. Pauli have taken one draw and suffered three defeats across their last five Bundesliga matches, with no wins in that run. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-0 defeat to FC Heidenheim on April 25. The worst result in that stretch came on April 11, when they were beaten 5-0 at Bayern Munich. St. Pauli have scored just four goals across those five games while conceding ten, and they have not won in any of them.
Mainz 05 have recorded one win, one draw, and three defeats across their last five fixtures in all competitions. Their most recent match, on April 25, ended in a 4-3 home defeat to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, having led 3-0 at half-time. Earlier in the run, Mainz drew 1-1 with Borussia Moenchengladbach and suffered a 4-0 loss to Strasbourg in the Conference League. They also beat Strasbourg 2-0 in the first leg of that tie. Across the five matches, Mainz scored eight goals and conceded ten.
Head-to-Head Record
FCPLast 5 matches
M050
Wins
1
Draw
4
Wins
Mainz 05
0
-
0
St. Pauli
Mainz 05
2
-
0
St. Pauli
St. Pauli
0
-
3
Mainz 05
Mainz 05
2
-
1
St. Pauli
St. Pauli
2
-
4
Mainz 05
Goals scored
11- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5
The most recent meeting between these sides came on December 21, 2025, when the fixture at Mainz ended 0-0 in the Bundesliga. Before that, Mainz won 2-0 at home against St. Pauli in February 2025, and St. Pauli lost 0-3 at the Millerntor when the sides met in October 2024. Across the three most recent Bundesliga meetings this season and last, Mainz have not lost, taking two wins and a draw.
Standings
In the Bundesliga table, St. Pauli sit in 16th place while Mainz 05 are in 10th.
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