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Bundesliga · Matchweek 34 · May 16

FC St. Pauli - VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg won 3-1 away at FC St. Pauli in Bundesliga (Matchweek 34). Goals: A. Ceesay 57'; K. Koulierakis 37'; N. Vasilj (OG) 64'.

FC St. PauliHOME FC St. Pauli
1 - 3
FT
VfL WolfsburgAWAY VfL Wolfsburg
A. Ceesay 57'
⚽
K. Koulierakis 37'N. Vasilj (OG) 64'C. Eriksen (P) 77'D. Pejcinovic 80'
🏟 Millerntor-Stadion Hamburg 👤 Referee: Daniel Siebert, Germany
Key events
18' 🟨 Vini SouzaYellow card VfL Wolfsbur
33' 🟨 A. DaghimYellow card VfL Wolfsbur
37' ⚽ K. Koulierakis(0 - 1) · Assist: C. Eriksen VfL Wolfsbur
57' ⚽ A. Ceesay(1 - 1) · Assist: C. Metcalfe FC St. Pauli
64' ⚽ N. Vasilj (OG)(1 - 2) VfL Wolfsbur
80' ⚽ D. Pejcinovic(1 - 3) VfL Wolfsbur
88' 🟨 A. CeesayYellow card FC St. Pauli
90+4' 🟨 K. ShiogaiYellow card VfL Wolfsbur
90+5' 🟨 J. FujitaYellow card FC St. Pauli
Quick stats
%43 Possession %57
11 Total shots 18
2 Shots on target 10
5 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 4
7 Shots inside box 16
4 Shots outside box 2
8 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
18'
🟨Vini SouzaYellow card
33'
🟨A. DaghimYellow card
37'
⚽K. Koulierakis(0 - 1) · Assist: C. Eriksen
HT 0 - 1
A. Hountondji ↔ A. CeesaySubstitution🔁
46'
A. Ceesay(1 - 1) · Assist: C. Metcalfe⚽
57'
64'
⚽N. Vasilj (OG)(1 - 2)
67'
🔁M. Svanberg ↔ Y. GerhardtSubstitution
A. Dzwigala ↔ R. JonesSubstitution🔁
77'
80'
⚽D. Pejcinovic(1 - 3)
88'
🔁A. Daghim ↔ K. ShiogaiSubstitution
A. CeesayYellow card🟨
88'
J. Irvine ↔ T. HaraSubstitution🔁
90+2'
C. Metcalfe ↔ M. RasmussenSubstitution🔁
90+2'
90+4'
🟨K. ShiogaiYellow card
J. FujitaYellow card🟨
90+5'
90+6'
🔁D. Pejcinovic ↔ M. AmouraSubstitution
90+6'
🔁C. Eriksen ↔ L. MajerSubstitution
FT 1 - 3
Match statsFC St. Pauli · VfL Wolfsburg
Key stats
%43 Possession %57
Shots
11 Total shots 18
2 Shots on target 10
5 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 4
7 Shots inside box 16
4 Shots outside box 2
8 Saves 1
Passing
322 Total passes 433
230 Accurate passes 339
%71 Pass accuracy %78
Set pieces & discipline
8 Corners 9
2 Offsides 0
5 Fouls 9
Cards
1 Yellow cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 2
Momentum
0'▲ FC St. Pauli▼ VfL Wolfsburg90'
LineupsFC St. Pauli 3-4-1-2VfL Wolfsburg 3-1-4-2
22Vasilj 25Dźwigała 5Wahl 15Ando 23Oppie 16Fujita 7Irvine 11Pyrka 24Metcalfe 27Hountondji 19Kaars 1Grabara 4Koulierakis 3Vavro 6Belocian 5Souza 21Mæhle 24Eriksen 32Svanberg 26Kumbedi 17Pejčinović 11Daghim
FC St. Pauli · Bench
1Ben Voll1
9Abdoulie Ceesay9
10Danel Sinani10
26Ricky-Jade Jones26
18Taichi Hara18
20Mathias Rasmussen20
14Fin Stevens14
3Karol Mets3
21Lars Ritzka21
Coach: Alexander Blessin
VfL Wolfsburg · Bench
12Pavao Pervan12
9Mohamed Amoura9
7Kento Shiogai7
40Kevin Paredes40
31Yannick Gerhardt31
10Lovro Majer10
19Jesper Lindstrøm19
15Moritz Jenz15
25Aaron Zehnter25
Coach: Dieter Hecking
Shot map31 shots
Mattias Svanberg 7' · xG 0.06 Joel Chima Fujita 22' · xG 0.03 Adam Daghim 23' · xG 0.34 Vini Souza 23' · xG 0.16 Adam Daghim 23' · xG 0.19 Mattias Svanberg 28' · xG 0.16 Martijn Kaars 30' · xG 0.04 Tomoya Ando 31' · xG 0.05 Christian Eriksen 32' · xG 0.04 Vini Souza 33' · xG 0.11 Connor Metcalfe 34' · xG 0.03 Adam Daghim 37' · xG 0.27 Konstantinos Koulierakis 37' · xG 0.20 Andréas Hountondji 42' · xG 0.71 Mattias Svanberg 46' · xG 0.07 Dzenan Pejcinovic 54' · xG 0.02 Abdoulie Ceesay 57' · xG 0.19 Dzenan Pejcinovic 59' · xG 0.03 Dzenan Pejcinovic 63' · xG 0.07 Nikola Vasilj 64' · xG 0.00 Connor Metcalfe 69' · xG 0.05 Abdoulie Ceesay 72' · xG 0.08 Yannick Gerhardt 73' · xG 0.20 Christian Eriksen 77' · xG 0.79 Christian Eriksen 80' · xG 0.36 Dzenan Pejcinovic 80' · xG 0.41 Jackson Irvine 87' · xG 0.24 Joel Chima Fujita 90' · xG 0.01 Abdoulie Ceesay 90' · xG 0.06 Joakim Mæhle 90' · xG 0.10 Saël Kumbedi 90' · xG 0.07
FC St. Pauli VfL Wolfsburg Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD3 meetings · 2024–2026
FC St. Pauli 0
Oct 26who was on topJan 14
VfL Wolfsburg 1
0 FC St. Pauli 2 draw 1 VfL Wolfsburg
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.7goals / match
2–3total goals
1/1clean sheets
2-1VfL Wolfsburg best win · Jan 14
%67 Over 1.5 2/3
%33 Over 2.5 1/3
%0 Over 3.5 0/3
%67 BTTS 2/3
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
FC St. Pauli at home1 matches
0W 1D 0L 0:0
VfL Wolfsburg at home2 matches
1W 1D 0L 3:2
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
FC St. Pauli0W 2D 3L VfL Wolfsburg1W 2D 2L
0.40 1.00 Points per game
3 7 Goals scored
11 10 Goals conceded
1.13 1.39 xG average
1.75 1.84 xGA average
%0 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %80 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
5.2 5.6 Corners
2.2 1.6 Cards
FC St. Pauli2W 3D 5L VfL Wolfsburg1W 3D 6L
0.90 0.60 Points per game
7 11 Goals scored
16 21 Goals conceded
1.13 1.27 xG average
1.67 1.86 xGA average
%20 %10 Clean sheets
%50 %70 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
4.1 5.4 Corners
2.1 2.2 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
18FC St. Pauliin the table26pts
34matches 6-8-20W-D-L 29:60goals -31diff
LLLLD
16VfL Wolfsburgin the table29pts
34matches 7-8-19W-D-L 45:69goals -24diff
LDWLD
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
0.81 0.90 Points per game
1.25 1.35 xG average
1.37 1.85 xGA average
%14 %5 Clean sheets
%57 %76 BTTS
%57 %67 Over 2.5
5.0 3.8 Corners
1.6 2.0 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 14 VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
Mar 8 VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
Oct 26 FC St. Pauli 0-0 VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
VfL Wolfsburg dominated the ball57% possession
VfL Wolfsburg took more shots18 - 11
VfL Wolfsburg committed more fouls9 - 5
THREAT OVER TIMExT
FC St. Pauli1.14 VfL Wolfsburg1.48
0'25'45'70'90'
FC St. Paulipeak 85-90' VfL Wolfsburgpeak 90-95'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
FC St. Pauli VfL Wolfsburg
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
7.9 PPDA 7.0
555 Touches 663
38.0m Defensive height 36.3m
70 Progressive passes 85
%65.0 Final-third accuracy %64.0
%42.2 Verticality %39.8
%70.0 Pass accuracy %78.0
12 Shots 19
166 Defensive actions 163
35.0m Block depth 33.9m
%40 In opposition half %44
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
FC St. Pauli1.49xG VfL Wolfsburg3.65xG
57' Abdoulie Ceesay 37' Konstantinos Koulierakis 64' Nikola Vasilj (own goal) 80' Dzenan Pejcinovic
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
FC St. Pauli VfL Wolfsburg
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
FC St. Pauli681 touches
VfL Wolfsburg785 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
56% VFL 67% VFL 54% VFL 76% FC 55% VFL 71% VFL 62% FC 57% VFL 55% FC
FC St. Pauliown half →VfL Wolfsburg
BY THIRD
Defensive %59 %41
Middle %39 %61
Attacking %41 %59
BY FLANK
Left %39 %61
Centre %49 %51
Right %51 %49
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
FC St. Pauli166 actions
average height 38.0m
VfL Wolfsburg163 actions
average height 36.3m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
FC St. Pauli389 passes · %70
5 Hauke Wahl — 45/61 passes · %90 15 Tomoya Ando — 40/71 passes · %85 11 Arkadiusz Pyrka — 32/67 passes · %65 23 Louis Oppie — 26/48 passes · %60 25 Adam Dzwigala — 24/48 passes · %71 7 Jackson Irvine — 22/53 passes · %65 16 Joel Chima Fujita — 22/51 passes · %63 22 Nikola Vasilj — 21/44 passes · %64 19 Martijn Kaars — 15/26 passes · %71 24 Connor Metcalfe — 11/31 passes · %58 9 Abdoulie Ceesay — 4/27 passes · %44 27 Andréas Hountondji — 3/9 passes · %75 26 Ricky-Jade Jones — 3/11 passes · %43 20 Mathias Rasmussen — 2/5 passes · %67
VfL Wolfsburg491 passes · %78
21 Joakim Mæhle — 63/88 passes · %84 4 Konstantinos Koulierakis — 63/88 passes · %85 3 Denis Vavro — 45/65 passes · %87 24 Christian Eriksen — 40/87 passes · %62 6 Jeanuël Belocian — 35/54 passes · %88 26 Saël Kumbedi — 31/55 passes · %79 5 Vini Souza — 26/53 passes · %79 17 Dzenan Pejcinovic — 23/53 passes · %70 1 Kamil Grabara — 22/33 passes · %76 31 Yannick Gerhardt — 13/19 passes · %81 11 Adam Daghim — 12/27 passes · %80 32 Mattias Svanberg — 7/31 passes · %47 7 Kento Shiogai — 2/7 passes · %67
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
FC St. Pauli70 progressive · map shows 37
Left%54Centre%19Right%27
VfL Wolfsburg85 progressive · map shows 53
Left%32Centre%15Right%53
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
7.9 PPDA 7.0
%42.2 Verticality %39.8
%65 Final third pass %64
%70 Pass accuracy %78
38.0m Defensive height 36.3m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE49 matches on record
Daniel Siebert
Strictness48 TEMPO45
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 33.9 -0.9
Fouls 1420.7 -6.7
Goals 42.9 +1.1
Corners 179.2 +7.8
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.00.8 +0.2
Shots 11.09.6 +1.4
On target 2.03.1 -1.1
Possession %43%44 -1.2
Corners 8.04.5 +3.5
Cards 1.02.7 -1.7
Conceded 3.01.7 +1.3
this matchseason average · 33 matches
Goals 3.01.2 +1.8
Shots 18.011.3 +6.7
On target 10.03.8 +6.2
Possession %57%45 +11.5
Corners 9.04.1 +4.9
Cards 2.02.5 -0.5
Conceded 1.02.0 -1.0
this matchseason average · 34 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Nikola Vasilj 8.30
Starting XI
22 Nikola Vasilj G · 87' 8.30
Saves8Passes26 · %14
19 Martijn Kaars F · 87' 7.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Duels won1/6Passes15 · %12
24 Connor Metcalfe F · 87' 7.20
Assist1On target1/1Key pass3Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/10Passes14 · %7
25 Adam Dźwigała D · 77' 6.70
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won4/6Passes33 · %24
15 Tomoya Ando D · 87' 6.60
Tackles4Blocks1Duels won8/9Fouls won2Fouls1Passes43 · %37
11 Arkadiusz Pyrka M · 87' 6.60
Dribbles1/3Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won6/11Fouls won2Passes28 · %22
16 Joel Chima Fujita M · 87' 6.60
Dribbles3/3Interceptions1Duels won5/7Fouls won2Fouls1Passes28 · %18
7 Jackson Irvine M · 87' · K 6.30
Tackles2Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won4/10Fouls1Passes32 · %21
23 Louis Oppie M · 87' 6.00
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/4Passes28 · %17
27 Andreas Hountondji F · 45' 5.90
Duels won1/6Passes4 · %3
5 Hauke Wahl D · 87' 5.90
Interceptions3Duels won1/6Passes49 · %44
Substitutes
9 Abdoulie Ceesay F · 42' 7.70
Goals1On target1/1Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won7/12Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes5 · %1
26 Ricky-Jade Jones F · 10' 6.30
Offside1
Unused: Ben VollLars RitzkaKarol MetsFin StevensMathias RasmussenTaichi HaraDanel Sinani
Starting XI
4 Konstantinos Koulierakis D · 87' 7.90
Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won5/9Fouls1Passes71 · %62
6 Jeanuël Belocian D · 87' 7.20
Tackles4Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won8/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes39 · %34
11 Adam Daghim F · 87' 7.00
On target3/3Key pass1Dribbles1/2Duels won3/7Fouls2Passes15 · %12
3 Denis Vavro D · 87' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/7Passes51 · %45
32 Mattias Svanberg M · 67' 6.90
On target1/2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Passes15 · %7
24 Christian Eriksen M · 87' · K 6.90
Assist1On target2/3Key pass5Dribbles1/1Tackles3Blocks1Duels won4/10Passes51 · %32
17 Dženan Pejčinović F · 87' 6.70
Goals1On target3/3Key pass2Interceptions1Duels won1/6Fouls2Passes28 · %19
26 Saël Kumbedi M · 87' 6.70
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/6Fouls1Passes28 · %21
1 Kamil Grabara G · 87' 6.60
Saves1Passes24 · %19
21 Joakim Mæhle M · 87' 6.30
Dribbles1/3Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/11Fouls1Passes53 · %44
5 Vinícius Souza M · 87' 6.20
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won6/12Fouls won1Fouls1Passes32 · %25
Substitutes
31 Yannick Gerhardt M · 20' 6.90
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won1/3Passes8 · %6
Unused: Mohamed AmouraPavao PervanMoritz JenzAaron ZehnterJesper LindstrømLovro MajerKevin ParedesKento Shiogai
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%40) ✓
FC St. Pauli %36 Draw %24 VfL Wolfsburg %40
1.32FC St. Pauli xPuan
1.44VfL Wolfsburg xPuan
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