Bundesliga · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 ·
Borussia Dortmund vs FC St. Pauli — 3 - 2
Signal Iduna Park · Referee: Harm Osmers, Germany
Match report
E. Can’s 90' winner gives Borussia Dortmund 3-2 victory over FC St. Pauli
Borussia Dortmund beat FC St. Pauli 3-2 in Bundesliga matchday 18 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at Signal Iduna Park. J. Brandt (45'), K. Adeyemi (54') and E. Can (90' pen) scored for Borussia Dortmund, while J. Sands (62') and R. Jones (72') found the net for FC St. Pauli. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Borussia Dortmund had 63% of the ball and 10 shots (6 on target) against FC St. Pauli’s 9 (5 on target). Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) was the top-rated player with 8.7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | +12 | 10 |
Match events
- 16'yellow cardNico SchlotterbeckYellow Card
- 18'VAR decisionMartijn KaarsPenalty cancelled
- 38'yellow cardEric SmithYellow Card
- 43'yellow cardKarim AdeyemiYellow Card
- 45'goalJ. BrandtAssist: K. Adeyemi
- 54'goalK. AdeyemiAssist: F. Silva
- 62'goalJ. SandsAssist: E. Smith
- 64'substitutionA. DzwigalaOff: T. Ando
- 64'substitutionL. RitzkaOff: L. Oppie
- 64'substitutionM. KaarsOff: R. Jones
- 69'yellow cardJobe BellinghamYellow Card
- 71'substitutionJ. RyersonOff: Y. Couto
- 71'substitutionK. AdeyemiOff: M. Beier
- 71'substitutionF. SilvaOff: S. Guirassy
- 72'goalR. JonesAssist: E. Smith
- 83'substitutionJ. BrandtOff: C. Chukwuemeka
- 83'substitutionF. NmechaOff: S. Ozcan
- 90'penaltyE. CanPenalty
- 90+5'VAR decisionMaximilian BeierPenalty confirmed
Lineups
Borussia Dortmund
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Niko Kovac
Starting XI
- 1G. KobelG
- 23E. CanD
- 3W. AntonD
- 4N. SchlotterbeckD
- 26J. RyersonM
- 7J. BellinghamM
- 8F. NmechaM
- 24D. SvenssonM
- 27K. AdeyemiF
- 10J. BrandtF
- 21F. SilvaF
Substitutes
- 33A. MeyerG
- 39F. ManeD
- 25N. SuleD
- 2Y. CoutoD
- 17C. ChukwuemekaM
- 6S. OzcanM
- 16J. DuranvilleF
- 14M. BeierF
- 9S. GuirassyF
FC St. Pauli
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Alexander Blessin
Starting XI
- 22N. VasiljG
- 25A. DzwigalaD
- 5H. WahlD
- 3K. MetsD
- 11A. PyrkaM
- 6J. SandsM
- 8E. SmithM
- 21L. RitzkaM
- 16J. FujitaF
- 28M. Pereira LageF
- 19M. KaarsF
Substitutes
- 47E. GazdovG
- 2M. SaliakasD
- 14F. StevensD
- 15T. AndoD
- 23L. OppieD
- 34J. RobatschD
- 9A. CeesayF
- 17O. AfolayanF
- 26R. JonesF
Match statistics
- 63%Possession37%
- 3.20Expected goals (xG)0.54
- 10Total shots9
- 6Shots on target5
- 3Shots off target1
- 1Blocked shots3
- 7Shots inside the box7
- 3Shots outside the box2
- 5Corners5
- 1Offsides2
- 9Fouls11
- 3Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 645Passes362
- 558Accurate passes267
- 87%Pass accuracy74%
- 0.95Goals prevented0.95
Player statistics
Borussia Dortmund
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gregor KobelG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Waldemar AntonD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 4Nico SchlotterbeckD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Emre CanD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 7Jobe BellinghamM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Felix NmechaM | 83 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Daniel SvenssonM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 26Julian RyersonM | 71 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Julian BrandtF | 83 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 21Fábio SilvaF | 71 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 27Karim AdeyemiFTop rated | 71 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 33Alexander MeyerG | – | – | ||
| 2Yan CoutoD | 19 | 6.5 | ||
| 25Niklas SüleD | – | – | ||
| 39Filippo ManéD | – | – | ||
| 6Salih ÖzcanM | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Carney ChukwuemekaM | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Serhou GuirassyF | 19 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Maximilian BeierF | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Julien DuranvilleF | – | – |
FC St. Pauli
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Nikola VasiljG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Karol MetsD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 5Hauke WahlD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Adam DźwigałaD | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| 6James SandsM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 8Eric SmithM | 90 | 7.2 | 2 | |
| 11Arkadiusz PyrkaM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Lars RitzkaM | 64 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Joel Chima FujitaF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Martijn KaarsF | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Mathias Pereira LageF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 47Emil GazdovG | – | – | ||
| 2Manolis SaliakasD | – | – | ||
| 14Fin StevensD | – | – | ||
| 15Tomoya AndoD | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Louis OppieD | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| 34Jannik Thomas RobatschD | – | – | ||
| 9Abdoulie CeesayF | – | – | ||
| 17Oladapo AfolayanF | – | – | ||
| 26Ricky-Jade JonesF | 26 | 7.3 | 1 |