Bundesliga · Wed, 14 Jan 2026 ·
VfL Wolfsburg vs FC St. Pauli — 2 - 1
Volkswagen Arena · Referee: Frank Willenborg, Germany
Match report
D. Pejcinovic’s 88' winner gives VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 victory over FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli were beaten 2-1 by VfL Wolfsburg at Volkswagen Arena on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 17. C. Eriksen (25' pen) and D. Pejcinovic (88') scored for VfL Wolfsburg, while E. Smith (40') found the net for FC St. Pauli. It was 1-1 at half-time.
VfL Wolfsburg had 61% of the ball and 13 shots (5 on target) against FC St. Pauli’s 9 (4 on target). Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg) was the top-rated player with 8.2.
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Form, table and head-to-head
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Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 16 May 2026, FC St. Pauli 1-3 VfL Wolfsburg
Match events
- 24'VAR decisionYannick GerhardtPenalty confirmed
- 25'penaltyC. EriksenPenalty
- 40'goalE. SmithAssist: A. Dzwigala
- 53'yellow cardLars RitzkaYellow Card
- 55'yellow cardMoritz JenzYellow Card
- 61'substitutionL. MajerOff: M. Amoura
- 68'substitutionL. RitzkaOff: L. Oppie
- 68'substitutionR. JonesOff: M. Kaars
- 73'substitutionS. KumbediOff: K. Fischer
- 73'substitutionP. WimmerOff: A. Daghim
- 83'substitutionA. ZehnterOff: K. Paredes
- 83'substitutionY. GerhardtOff: M. Svanberg
- 84'yellow cardAdam DźwigałaYellow Card
- 88'goalD. PejcinovicAssist: A. Daghim
- 90'substitutionM. Pereira LageOff: A. Ceesay
Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Dieter Hecking
Starting XI
- 1K. GrabaraG
- 26S. KumbediD
- 15M. JenzD
- 4K. KoulierakisD
- 25A. ZehnterD
- 31Y. GerhardtM
- 27M. ArnoldM
- 24C. EriksenM
- 10L. MajerM
- 39P. WimmerM
- 17D. PejcinovicF
Substitutes
- 12P. PervanG
- 2K. FischerD
- 3D. VavroD
- 40K. ParedesM
- 37P. HenselM
- 32M. SvanbergM
- 5Vini SouzaM
- 11A. DaghimF
- 9M. AmouraF
FC St. Pauli
Formation 3-4-1-2 · Coach Alexander Blessin
Starting XI
- 22N. VasiljG
- 25A. DzwigalaD
- 5H. WahlD
- 3K. MetsD
- 11A. PyrkaM
- 6J. SandsM
- 8E. SmithM
- 21L. RitzkaM
- 16J. FujitaF
- 26R. JonesF
- 28M. Pereira LageF
Substitutes
- 1B. A. VollG
- 2M. SaliakasD
- 14F. StevensD
- 15T. AndoD
- 23L. OppieD
- 34J. RobatschD
- 9A. CeesayF
- 17O. AfolayanF
- 19M. KaarsF
Match statistics
- 61%Possession39%
- 1.88Expected goals (xG)0.89
- 13Total shots9
- 5Shots on target4
- 4Shots off target4
- 4Blocked shots1
- 9Shots inside the box4
- 4Shots outside the box5
- 7Corners4
- 4Offsides2
- 10Fouls9
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 620Passes396
- 539Accurate passes307
- 87%Pass accuracy78%
- -0.13Goals prevented-0.13
Player statistics
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kamil GrabaraGTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 15Moritz JenzD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Aaron ZehnterD | 83 | 7.0 | ||
| 26Saël KumbediD | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Lovro MajerM | 61 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Christian EriksenM | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 27Maximilian ArnoldM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 31Yannick GerhardtM | 83 | 6.7 | ||
| 39Patrick WimmerM | 73 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Dženan PejčinovićF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 12Pavao PervanG | – | – | ||
| 2Kilian FischerD | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Denis VavroD | – | – | ||
| 5Vinícius SouzaM | – | – | ||
| 32Mattias SvanbergM | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 37Pharell HenselM | – | – | ||
| 40Kevin ParedesM | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Mohamed AmouraF | 29 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Adam DaghimF | 17 | 7.2 | 1 |
FC St. Pauli
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Nikola VasiljG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Karol MetsD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Hauke WahlD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Adam DźwigałaD | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 6James SandsM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Eric SmithM | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 11Arkadiusz PyrkaM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 21Lars RitzkaM | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Joel Chima FujitaF | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 26Ricky-Jade JonesF | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Mathias Pereira LageF | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 1Ben VollG | – | – | ||
| 2Manolis SaliakasD | – | – | ||
| 14Fin StevensD | – | – | ||
| 15Tomoya AndoD | – | – | ||
| 23Louis OppieD | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 34Jannik Thomas RobatschD | – | – | ||
| 9Abdoulie CeesayF | 1 | – | ||
| 17Oladapo AfolayanF | – | – | ||
| 19Martijn KaarsF | 22 | 6.5 |