VfB Stuttgart vs FC St. Pauli
Ref: Sascha Stegemann, GermanyMHPArena, Stuttgart · 60,469 cap
Match recap
VfB Stuttgart beat FC St. Pauli 2–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Demirović and El Khannouss scored for VfB Stuttgart. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.11 for VfB Stuttgart versus 0.95 for FC St. Pauli. VfB Stuttgart sit 4th in the Bundesliga table while FC St. Pauli are 18th.
First Half
40'
Sands
Yellow Card
⚽
Demirović
Assist: Leweling
Second Half
⚽
El Khannouss
Assist: Demirović
62'
⇄
Hountondji
62'
⇄
Pereira Lage
67'
Afolayan
Yellow Card
⇄
Tomás
74'
⇄
Sinani
82'
⇄
Saliakas
82'
⇄
Dźwigała
⇄
Mittelstädt
⇄
Demirović
⇄
José María Andrés Baixauli
⇄
Leweling
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 17 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
| 18 |  FC St. Pauli | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
VfB StuttgartFC St. Pauli
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.11VS0.95
Attack6 · 0 won
17
Shots
9
8
Shots on target
2
11
Shots in the box
7
6
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
2
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
528
Total passes
439
462
Accurate passes
338
88%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
13
Fouls
15
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
6
6
Blocked shots
5
1.49
Goals prevented
1.49
VfB Stuttgart
4-2-3-1
FC St. Pauli
3-4-1-2
VfB Stuttgart
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6Angelo StillerM
- 7Maximilian MittelstädtD
- 8Tiago TomásM
- 9Ermedin DemirovićF
- 11Bilal El KhannoussM
- 18Jamie LewelingM
- 22Lorenz AssignonD
- 24Julian Jeffrey Gaston ChabotD
- 29Finn JeltschD
- 30José María Andrés BaixauliM
- 33Alexander NübelG
Substitutes
- 2Ameen Al DakhilD
- 3Ramon HendriksD
- 4Josha Mamadou Karaboue VagnomanD
- 10Chris Jan FührichM
- 15Pascal StenzelD
- 16Atakan KarazorM
- 21Stefan DrljačaG
- 27Badredine BouananiF
- 28Nikolas Terkelsen NarteyM
FC St. Pauli
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2Emmanouil SaliakasM
- 5Hauke Finn WahlD
- 6James Hoban SandsM
- 8Eric Anders SmithD
- 10Danel SinaniF
- 16Joel Chima FujitaM
- 22Nikola VasiljG
- 23Louis OppieM
- 25Adam DźwigałaD
- 27Andréas HountondjiF
- 28Mathias Pereira LageF
Substitutes
- 1Ben Alexander VollG
- 11Arkadiusz PyrkaD
- 17Oladapo Joshua AfolayanF
- 19Martijn KaarsF
- 20Erik Melker AhlstrandM
- 21Lars RitzkaD
- 24Connor Isaac MetcalfeM
- 34Jannik Thomas RobatschD
- 44Nick SchmidtM
VfB Stuttgart
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Chabot | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Bilal El Khannouss | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | D | 84 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Tiago Tomás | M | 73 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Ermedin Demirović(C) | F | 84 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alexander Nübel | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Leweling | M | 89 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Chema Andrés | M | 89 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Finn Jeltsch | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenz Assignon | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Angelo Stiller | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ameen Al-Dakhil | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolas Nartey | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josha Vagnoman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atakan Karazor | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Stenzel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Drljača | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Hendriks | D | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Führich | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Badredine Bouanani | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
FC St. Pauli
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vasilj | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hauke Wahl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manolis Saliakas | M | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Pereira Lage | F | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Adam Dźwigała | D | 82 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Chima Fujita | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Andreas Hountondji | F | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| James Sands | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Louis Oppie | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Danel Sinani | F | 74 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Eric Smith(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jannik Thomas Robatsch | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Ahlstrand | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Voll | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Schmidt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lars Ritzka | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arkadiusz Pyrka | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oladapo Afolayan | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Martijn Kaars | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Connor Metcalfe | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |