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FC St. Pauli 2–1 VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

FC St. Pauli won 2–1.

Shots
158
Shots on target
73
Expected goals
1.770.88
Possession
32%68%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC St. Pauli beat VfB Stuttgart 2–1. Recorded in this match (FC St. Pauli – VfB Stuttgart): shots 15–8, shots on target 7–3, expected goals 1.77–0.88, possession 32%–68%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

FC St. Pauli's recent record differs from the season

moderate

FC St. Pauli's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.95 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match0.95 goals/match1.42 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

VfB Stuttgart have recorded the higher season possession share.

46%PossessionFC St. Pauli · VfB Stuttgart● 57.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFC St. PauliVfB StuttgartBaseline
Possession46%57.9%48.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots8 shotsFC St. Pauli 15 shots, VfB Stuttgart 8 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsFC St. Pauli 7 shots, VfB Stuttgart 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.77 xG0.88 xGFC St. Pauli 1.77 xG, VfB Stuttgart 0.88 xG
  • Possession32%68%FC St. Pauli 32%, VfB Stuttgart 68%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersFC St. Pauli 5 corners, VfB Stuttgart 5 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls10 foulsFC St. Pauli 9 fouls, VfB Stuttgart 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards2 cardsFC St. Pauli 0 cards, VfB Stuttgart 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Karol Mets · FC St. Pauli · 4′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedArkadiusz Pyrka · FC St. Pauli · 29′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDanel Sinani · FC St. Pauli · 86′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDanel Sinani · FC St. Pauli · 86′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJeremy Arevalo · VfB Stuttgart · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMathias Rasmussen · FC St. Pauli · 9′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMartijn Kaars · FC St. Pauli · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedChema Andrés · VfB Stuttgart · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJamie Leweling · VfB Stuttgart · 90′ · 0.04 xG · goalDanel Sinani · FC St. Pauli · 23′ · 0.05 xG · on targetDeniz Undav · VfB Stuttgart · 24′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMartijn Kaars · FC St. Pauli · 83′ · 0.07 xG · on targetMartijn Kaars · FC St. Pauli · 19′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedArkadiusz Pyrka · FC St. Pauli · 33′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJackson Irvine · FC St. Pauli · 84′ · 0.08 xG · on targetJeremy Arevalo · VfB Stuttgart · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLorenz Assignon · VfB Stuttgart · 80′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedManolis Saliakas · FC St. Pauli · 35′ · 0.12 xG · goalJames Sands · FC St. Pauli · 42′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedJames Sands · FC St. Pauli · 63′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedChris Führich · VfB Stuttgart · 12′ · 0.23 xG · on targetDeniz Undav · VfB Stuttgart · 59′ · 0.37 xG · off target or blockedDanel Sinani · FC St. Pauli · 55′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

FC St. Pauli: 15 shots, 7 on target, 1.78 xG. VfB Stuttgart: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.91 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Manolis Saliakas · FC St. Pauli · 35′Danel Sinani · FC St. Pauli · 55′Jamie Leweling · VfB Stuttgart · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: FC St. Pauli 1.78 xG · VfB Stuttgart 0.91 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1FC St. Pauli
0Draws
2VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart — FC St. Pauli · Bundesliga2–0
FC St. Pauli — VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga0–1
VfB Stuttgart — FC St. Pauli · Bundesliga0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC St. Pauli favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · VfB Stuttgart in 10

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC St. Pauli21 matchesVfB Stuttgart21 matches
0.95 goals/matchGoals scored21/21▲ 1.81 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed21/21▲ 1.33 goals/match
0.95 xG/matchExpected goals21/21▲ 1.6 xG/match
10.6 shots/matchShots21/21▲ 15.2 shots/match
3.67 shots/matchShots on target21/21▲ 5.81 shots/match
46%Possession21/21● 57.9%
4.95 corners/matchCorners21/21● 5.52 corners/match
1.52 cards/matchCards21/211.95 cards/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls21/219.95 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 7 Feb 2026, 18:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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