VfL Wolfsburg vs FC St. Pauli
Ref: Frank Willenborg, GermanyVolkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg · 30,000 cap
Match recap
VfL Wolfsburg beat FC St. Pauli 2–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Eriksen and Pejčinović scored for VfL Wolfsburg; Smith replied for FC St. Pauli. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.88 for VfL Wolfsburg versus 0.89 for FC St. Pauli. VfL Wolfsburg sit 16th in the Bundesliga table while FC St. Pauli are 18th.
First Half
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Eriksen
Penalty
40'
⚽
Smith
Assist: Dźwigała
Second Half
53'
Ritzka
Yellow Card
Jenz
Yellow Card
⇄
Majer
68'
⇄
Jones
68'
⇄
Ritzka
⇄
Wimmer
⇄
Kumbedi
⇄
Zehnter
⇄
Gerhardt
84'
Dźwigała
Yellow Card
⚽
Pejčinović
Assist: Daghim
90'
⇄
Pereira Lage
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| 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
VfL WolfsburgFC St. Pauli
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.88VS0.89
Attack4 · 1 won
13
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
620
Total passes
396
539
Accurate passes
307
87%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
2
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
1
-0.13
Goals prevented
-0.13
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1
FC St. Pauli
3-4-1-2
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Kamil Mieczysław GrabaraG
- 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
- 10Lovro MajerM
- 15Moritz JenzD
- 17Dženan PejčinovićF
- 24Christian Dannemann EriksenM
- 25Aaron ZehnterD
- 26Saël Kumbedi NsekeD
- 27Maximilian ArnoldM
- 31Yannick GerhardtM
- 39Patrick WimmerM
Substitutes
- 2Kilian FischerD
- 3Denis VavroD
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 9Mohammed El Amine AmouraF
- 11Adam DaghimF
- 12Pavao PervanG
- 32Mattias Olof SvanbergM
- 37P. HenselM
- 40Kevin Alexander ParedesM
FC St. Pauli
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 3Karol MetsD
- 5Hauke Finn WahlD
- 6James Hoban SandsM
- 8Eric Anders SmithM
- 11Arkadiusz PyrkaM
- 16Joel Chima FujitaF
- 21Lars RitzkaM
- 22Nikola VasiljG
- 25Adam DźwigałaD
- 26Ricky-Jade JonesF
- 28Mathias Pereira LageF
Substitutes
- 1Ben Alexander VollG
- 2Emmanouil SaliakasD
- 9Abdoulie CeesayF
- 14Finley StevensD
- 15Tomoya AndoD
- 17Oladapo Joshua AfolayanF
- 19Martijn KaarsF
- 23Louis OppieD
- 34Jannik Thomas RobatschD
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilian Arnold(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Wimmer | M | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lovro Majer | M | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Aaron Zehnter | D | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Moritz Jenz | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Eriksen | M | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Yannick Gerhardt | M | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Saël Kumbedi | D | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Denis Vavro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinícius Souza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pharell Hensel | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pavao Pervan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Daghim | F | 17 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Kevin Paredes | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mattias Svanberg | M | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kilian Fischer | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Amoura | F | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
FC St. Pauli
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Smith(C) | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Mathias Pereira Lage | F | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nikola Vasilj | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Chima Fujita | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5/6 |
| Arkadiusz Pyrka | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Karol Mets | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dźwigała | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hauke Wahl | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky-Jade Jones | F | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Lars Ritzka | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Sands | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oladapo Afolayan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdoulie Ceesay | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannik Thomas Robatsch | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomoya Ando | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin Stevens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Voll | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manolis Saliakas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martijn Kaars | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Oppie | D | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |