FC St. Pauli 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.4 – 1.0
- Actual xG
- 1.5 – 3.6
- Goals
- 1 – 3
Footybot made FC St. Pauli favourites at 47%.
VfL Wolfsburg won and made the better chances: 3.6 xG to 1.5.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Nikola Vasilj, 62.1 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Nikola Vasilj +16.6, Dženan Pejčinović +12.9, Konstantinos Koulierakis +9.8.
Well below it: Louis Oppie −12.0, Mattias Svanberg −9.9, Joel Chima Fujita −9.2.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
FC St. Pauli
| 9 May 2026 | L 1–2 | at RB Leipzig |
| 3 May 2026 | L 1–2 | v 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 25 Apr 2026 | L 0–2 | at 1. FC Heidenheim |
| 17 Apr 2026 | D 1–1 | v 1. FC Köln |
| 11 Apr 2026 | L 0–5 | v FC Bayern München |
VfL Wolfsburg
| 9 May 2026 | L 0–1 | v FC Bayern München |
| 3 May 2026 | D 1–1 | at SC Freiburg |
| 25 Apr 2026 | D 0–0 | v Borussia M'gladbach |
| 18 Apr 2026 | W 2–1 | at 1. FC Union Berlin |
| 11 Apr 2026 | L 1–2 | v Eintracht Frankfurt |
Head to head
| 14 Jan 2026 | VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 FC St. Pauli |
FC St. Pauli
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vasilj | 90 | 62.1 | +16.6 |
| Mathias Rasmussen | 1 | 59.1 | – |
| Abdoulie Ceesay | 45 | 57.9 | – |
| Taichi Hara | 1 | 53.4 | – |
| Tomoya Ando | 90 | 53.1 | +3.1 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 89 | 51.9 | +7.4 |
| Martijn Kaars | 90 | 43.5 | −0.2 |
| Hauke Wahl | 90 | 41.1 | −7.9 |
| Adam Dźwigała | 77 | 40.1 | −8.4 |
| Andreas Hountondji | 45 | 38.3 | −1.2 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | 90 | 36.6 | −9.2 |
| Jackson Irvine | 89 | 33.9 | −5.7 |
| Arkadiusz Pyrka | 90 | 32.5 | −7.0 |
| Louis Oppie | 90 | 29.7 | −12.0 |
| Ricky-Jade Jones | 13 | 28.5 | – |
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yannick Gerhardt | 23 | 87.4 | – |
| Lovro Majer | 1 | 77.9 | – |
| Christian Eriksen | 89 | 59.3 | +6.1 |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | 90 | 58.1 | +9.8 |
| Dženan Pejčinović | 89 | 57.5 | +12.9 |
| Mohamed Amoura | 1 | 55.7 | – |
| Jeanuël Belocian | 90 | 53.1 | +8.1 |
| Denis Vavro | 90 | 49.3 | −2.0 |
| Kento Shiogai | 10 | 49.2 | – |
| Vinícius Souza | 90 | 48.2 | +2.8 |
| Kamil Grabara | 90 | 47.7 | −2.0 |
| Adam Daghim | 88 | 45.8 | +0.6 |
| Joakim Mæhle | 90 | 41.5 | −3.0 |
| Saël Kumbedi | 90 | 41.5 | −2.1 |
| Mattias Svanberg | 67 | 36.0 | −9.9 |