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DFB Pokal 25/26, Quarterfinals · 3 Feb 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 FC St. Pauli

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.2 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.3 – 1.3
Goals
3 – 0

Footybot made Bayer 04 Leverkusen favourites at 70%.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen won a close one on the chances: 1.3 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Martin Terrier, 67.5 in 65′.

Well above their usual level: Martin Terrier +17.9, Martijn Kaars +12.7, Mathias Pereira Lage +10.6.

Well below it: Malik Tillman −20.2, Alejandro Grimaldo −14.1, Jarell Quansah −12.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

31 Jan 2026W 3–1at Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
28 Jan 2026W 3–0v Villarreal Champions League
24 Jan 2026W 1–0v SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga
20 Jan 2026L 0–2at Olympiacos FC Champions League
17 Jan 2026L 0–1at TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga

FC St. Pauli

31 Jan 2026L 1–2at FC Augsburg Bundesliga
27 Jan 2026D 1–1v RB Leipzig Bundesliga
23 Jan 2026D 0–0v Hamburger SV Bundesliga
17 Jan 2026L 2–3at Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga
14 Jan 2026L 1–2at VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga

Head to head

27 Sep 2025FC St. Pauli 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Loïc Badé Defender100–100.0–
Jonas Hofmann Forward25100.2882.1–
Martin Terrier Forward65100.5367.5+17.9
Ezequiel Fernández Midfielder3200–56.8–
Exequiel Palacios Midfielder5800–55.2–
Aleix García Midfielder8901–52.0−6.8
Patrik Schick Forward89100.4251.7+4.6
Janis Blaswich Goalkeeper9000–51.0−0.2
Edmond Tapsoba Defender9000–47.7−10.2
Robert Andrich Defender9000–45.8−4.5
Alejandro Grimaldo Midfielder90010.0644.0−14.1
Lucas Vázquez Midfielder5800–40.9−7.0
Arthur Midfielder32000.0239.1–
Jarell Quansah Defender9000–38.2−12.0
Malik Tillman Midfielder9000–32.1−20.2
Christian Kofane Forward100–0.0–

FC St. Pauli

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mathias Rasmussen Midfielder8900–61.6+9.4
Martijn Kaars Forward90000.9158.9+12.7
Abdoulie Ceesay Forward100–56.8–
Tomoya Ando Defender9000–55.9–
Mathias Pereira Lage Forward4500–55.3+10.6
Danel Sinani Forward90000.1052.4+0.0
James Sands Midfielder90000.0751.0+7.7
Arkadiusz Pyrka Midfielder9000–49.9+6.0
Jackson Irvine Midfielder2200–47.1–
Karol Mets Defender9000–46.4−0.9
Joel Chima Fujita Midfielder68000.1442.5−2.4
Louis Oppie Midfielder45000.0142.4+0.2
Ricky-Jade Jones Forward3500–41.8–
Manolis Saliakas Midfielder45000.0240.3−2.0
Taichi Hara Forward1000–38.5–
Ben Voll Goalkeeper9000–27.1–