German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs St. Pauli, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 25': Christian Eriksen (P)
  • 88': Dzenan Pejcinovic
FT
2 - 1
St. Pauli
  • 40': Eric Anders Smith

About

VfL Wolfsburg are hosting St. Pauli at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Adam Dzwigala.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Mathias Pereira Lage (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ricky-Jade Jones with a cross.
  • 3': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Moritz Jenz.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nikola Vasilj (FC St. Pauli Hamburg). Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
  • 6': Offside, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Ricky-Jade Jones is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Eric Smith.
  • 8': Foul by Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 8': Karol Mets (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Saël Kumbedi is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Ricky-Jade Jones (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 15': Saël Kumbedi (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Zehnter with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
  • 17': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Mathias Pereira Lage (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 19': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 19': Mathias Pereira Lage (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 21': Mathias Pereira Lage (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
  • 22': Penalty conceded by Hauke Wahl (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 24': VAR Decision: Penalty VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 25': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0. Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saël Kumbedi with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Ricky-Jade Jones (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg). Assisted by Joel Chima Fujita.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Ricky-Jade Jones (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Foul by Adam Dzwigala (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 38': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1. Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Dzwigala.
  • 42': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 42': Ricky-Jade Jones (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Handball by Ricky-Jade Jones (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 45'+4': Ricky-Jade Jones (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1.
  • 46': Foul by Lars Ritzka (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 46': Saël Kumbedi (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer is caught offside.
  • 48': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Eric Smith.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Joel Chima Fujita (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg). Assisted by Ricky-Jade Jones.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Lars Ritzka (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Foul by Lars Ritzka (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 53': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Lars Ritzka (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Mathias Pereira Lage (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 54': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 55': Mathias Pereira Lage (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Joel Chima Fujita (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 57': Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Joel Chima Fujita (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Pereira Lage.
  • 59': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Mathias Pereira Lage.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nikola Vasilj (FC St. Pauli Hamburg). Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 60': Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 61': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mohammed Amoura replaces Lovro Majer.
  • 62': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Saël Kumbedi is caught offside.
  • 65': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Adam Dzwigala.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Louis Oppie replaces Lars Ritzka.
  • 68': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Martijn Kaars replaces Ricky-Jade Jones because of an injury.
  • 73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kilian Fischer replaces Saël Kumbedi.
  • 73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Adam Daghim replaces Patrick Wimmer.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nikola Vasilj (FC St. Pauli Hamburg). Assisted by Aaron Zehnter.
  • 75': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Nikola Vasilj.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Mathias Pereira Lage (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 79': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
  • 83': Arkadiusz Pyrka (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 83': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
  • 83': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Aaron Zehnter.
  • 84': Foul by Adam Dzwigala (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 84': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Adam Dzwigala (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Adam Daghim is caught offside.
  • 88': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1. Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Daghim with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 89': Louis Oppie (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Abdoulie Ceesay replaces Mathias Pereira Lage.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Hauke Wahl is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Daghim with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Karol Mets.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Arkadiusz Pyrka (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 90'+4': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1.
  • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
38.8 Possession 61.2
9 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
307 Accurate Passes 539
396 Passes 620
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 8
12 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 63
22 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 6
18 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 5
30 Effective Clearances 13
30 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 22,031

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 18 +57 50
2 Borussia Dortmund 18 +18 39
3 TSG Hoffenheim 17 +14 33
4 VfB Stuttgart 18 +7 33
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kamil Grabara (GK)
4 Konstantinos Koulierakis
15 Moritz Jenz Yellow Card
25 Aaron Zehnter
26 Saël Kumbedi
10 Lovro Majer
27 Maximilian Arnold
31 Yannick Gerhardt
17 Dzenan Pejcinovic
39 Patrick Wimmer
24 Christian Eriksen
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Denis Vavro, Mohamed Amoura, Pavao Pervan, Vinicius Souza, Kevin Paredes, Mattias Svanberg, Pharell Hensel, Adam Daghim, Kilian Fischer.

STP St. Pauli (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
22 Nikola Vasiljev (GK)
5 Hauke Wahl
3 Karol Mets
25 Adam Dzwigala
8 Eric Anders Smith
6 James Sands
16 Joel Chima Fujita
21 Lars Ritzka Yellow Card
11 Arkadiusz Pyrka
28 Mathias Pereira Lage
26 Ricky-Jade Jones
St. Pauli Substitutes:
Jannik Robatsch, Ben Voll, Abdoulie Ceesay, Louis Oppie, Tomoya Ando, Oladapo Afolayan, Manolis Saliakas, Martijn Kaars, Fin Stevens.

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