Bundesliga · Sat, 16 May 2026 ·
FC St. Pauli vs VfL Wolfsburg — 1 - 3
Millerntor-Stadion · Referee: Daniel Siebert, Germany
Match report
VfL Wolfsburg win 3-1 at FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli were beaten 3-1 by VfL Wolfsburg at Millerntor-Stadion on Saturday, 16 May 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 34. A. Ceesay (57') scored for FC St. Pauli, while K. Koulierakis (37'), N. Vasilj (64' og) and D. Pejcinovic (80') found the net for VfL Wolfsburg. It was 0-1 at half-time.
FC St. Pauli had 44% of the ball and 11 shots (2 on target) against VfL Wolfsburg’s 19 (10 on target). Nikola Vasilj (FC St. Pauli) was the top-rated player with 8.5.
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Match events
- 18'yellow cardVinícius SouzaYellow Card
- 33'yellow cardAdam DaghimYellow Card
- 37'goalK. KoulierakisAssist: C. Eriksen
- 46'substitutionA. HountondjiOff: A. Ceesay
- 57'goalA. CeesayAssist: C. Metcalfe
- 64'own goalN. Vasilj(own goal)Own Goal
- 66'VAR decisionJeanuël BelocianGoal confirmed
- 67'substitutionM. SvanbergOff: Y. Gerhardt
- 75'VAR decisionYannick GerhardtPenalty confirmed
- 77'substitutionA. DzwigalaOff: R. Jones
- 80'goalD. PejcinovicNormal Goal
- 88'yellow cardAbdoulie CeesayYellow Card
- 88'substitutionA. DaghimOff: K. Shiogai
- 90+1'substitutionC. MetcalfeOff: M. Rasmussen
- 90+1'substitutionJ. IrvineOff: T. Hara
- 90+4'yellow cardKento ShiogaiYellow Card
- 90+4'substitutionC. EriksenOff: L. Majer
- 90+4'substitutionD. PejcinovicOff: M. Amoura
- 90+5'yellow cardJoel Chima FujitaYellow Card
Lineups
FC St. Pauli
Formation 3-4-1-2 · Coach Alexander Blessin
Starting XI
- 22N. VasiljG
- 25A. DzwigalaD
- 5H. WahlD
- 15T. AndoD
- 11A. PyrkaM
- 7J. IrvineM
- 16J. FujitaM
- 23L. OppieM
- 24C. MetcalfeF
- 19M. KaarsF
- 27A. HountondjiF
Substitutes
- 1B. A. VollG
- 10D. SinaniF
- 21L. RitzkaD
- 20M. RasmussenM
- 14F. StevensD
- 3K. MetsD
- 18T. HaraF
- 26R. JonesF
- 9A. CeesayF
VfL Wolfsburg
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Dieter Hecking
Starting XI
- 1K. GrabaraG
- 6J. BelocianD
- 3D. VavroD
- 4K. KoulierakisD
- 5Vini SouzaM
- 26S. KumbediM
- 32M. SvanbergM
- 24C. EriksenM
- 21J. MaehleM
- 11A. DaghimF
- 17D. PejcinovicF
Substitutes
- 12P. PervanG
- 31Y. GerhardtM
- 15M. JenzD
- 19J. LindstromM
- 10L. MajerM
- 40K. ParedesM
- 9M. AmouraF
- 25A. ZehnterD
- 7K. ShiogaiF
Match statistics
- 44%Possession56%
- 1.48Expected goals (xG)3.50
- 11Total shots19
- 2Shots on target10
- 5Shots off target4
- 4Blocked shots5
- 7Shots inside the box17
- 4Shots outside the box2
- 8Corners9
- 2Offsides1
- 6Fouls9
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 8Goalkeeper saves1
- 343Passes444
- 245Accurate passes349
- 71%Pass accuracy79%
- -0.45Goals prevented-0.45
Player statistics
FC St. Pauli
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Nikola VasiljGTop rated | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| 5Hauke WahlD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 15Tomoya AndoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Adam DźwigałaD | 77 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Jackson IrvineM | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Arkadiusz PyrkaM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Joel Chima FujitaM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Louis OppieM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Martijn KaarsF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Connor MetcalfeF | 89 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 27Andreas HountondjiF | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| 1Ben VollG | – | – | ||
| 3Karol MetsD | – | – | ||
| 14Fin StevensD | – | – | ||
| 21Lars RitzkaD | – | – | ||
| 20Mathias RasmussenM | 1 | – | ||
| 9Abdoulie CeesayF | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 10Danel SinaniF | – | – | ||
| 18Taichi HaraF | 1 | – | ||
| 26Ricky-Jade JonesF | 13 | 6.9 |
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kamil GrabaraG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Denis VavroD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 6Jeanuël BelocianD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Vinícius SouzaM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Joakim MæhleM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Christian EriksenM | 89 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 26Saël KumbediM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 32Mattias SvanbergM | 67 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Adam DaghimF | 88 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Dženan PejčinovićF | 89 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 12Pavao PervanG | – | – | ||
| 15Moritz JenzD | – | – | ||
| 25Aaron ZehnterD | – | – | ||
| 10Lovro MajerM | 1 | – | ||
| 19Jesper LindstrømM | – | – | ||
| 31Yannick GerhardtM | 23 | 7.3 | ||
| 40Kevin ParedesM | – | – | ||
| 7Kento ShiogaiF | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Mohamed AmouraF | 1 | – |