Union Berlin could be without defensive pairing Josip Juranovic and Kevin Vogt due to injury ahead of this clash, as the latter went off with a knock late on last week.

Highly-rated young wing-back Tom Rothe, who arrived from Borussia Dortmund over the summer, is yet to make his debut for the club, but may be given an opportunity if injuries continue to mount.

Further forward, Kevin Volland is out with a knee injury, so Jordan Siebatcheu and Benedict Hollerbach should start again in attack, while Benes may come into the side after his impact off the bench against Mainz.

Despite the change in manager, St Pauli have stuck with most of the squad that Fabian Hurzeler got promoted with.

Morgan Guilavogui is the only notable addition to the ranks after his arrival on loan from Lens, and he started against Heidenheim on Sunday, but he will be in competition for a start with Oladapo Afolayan.

On the injury front, the visitors are set to be without Simon Zoller (thigh), Sascha Burchert (muscle) and Soren Ahlers (ankle) for this trip to the capital.

Union Berlin possible starting lineup:

Ronnow; Doekhi, Querfeld, Diogo Leite; Trimmel, Khedira, Benes, Schafer, Gosens; Siebatcheu, Hollerbach

St Pauli possible starting lineup:

Vasilj; Wahl, Smith, Mets; Saliakas, Irvine, Wagner, Metcalfe, Ritzka; Eggestein, Guilavogui