Highlights

Matchday 15

FINAL

MHPArena

FC St. Pauli

21'

EggesteinJohannes Eggestein

D. Brych

MHPArena

Full-time: Stuttgart 0-1 St. Pauli

Pauli hold on for their fourth win of the season! A number of Stuttgart players, including the wasteful Woltemade, look stunned that they didn't claim a point, but in truth Vasilj didn't have his toughest night in goal and it could've been worse if Eggestein added his second from the penalty spot.

Full-time

90'

+ 5

Late drama

Millot is caught in the head by a shoulder challenging a ball into the box, and then Woltemade gets booked for trying to stop a counter attack.

90'

+ 4

Yellow card

Nick Woltemade

90'

+ 2

Substitution

Andreas Albers

Oladapo Afolayan

90'

Running out of steam?

Chances are drying up for Stuttgart now as Pauli continue to defend brilliantly.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Lars Ritzka34.24km/h

Josha Vagnoman34.15km/h

Chris Führich32.69km/h

89'

Substitution

Jarzinho Malanga

Yannik Keitel

85'

Everything but the finish

It's another sublime run into the box by Woltemade who takes out three defenders with some skill. He dinks the final ball, misses his teammates, and Vasilj has to react to stop it dropping in the goal at the far post.

83'

Yellow card

Danel Sinani

82'

Substitution

Erik Ahlstrand

Morgan Guilavogui

82'

End-to-end!

Pauli get another chance on the break but are denied by some last-ditch defending.

80'

Off the post!

With Stuttgart committing men forward, Pauli break two vs two and Afolayan sits his man down before shooting. His effort cannons off the near post when that could've secured the three points.

76'

Frustration

Pauli try to break from some Stuttgart pressure and Keitel takes down is man for a booking.

76'

Yellow card

Yannik Keitel

74'

Scramble!

Pauli just clear a dangerous ball into the box and then on the follow up Führich finds Woltemade in the six yard box. Before he can sort his feet for a shot, a tackle flies in.

74'

Substitution

Pascal Stenzel

Jeff Chabot

70'

Another big chance wasted

Mittelstädt whips in another fine cross. Not only does Woltemade fail to connect with his head, but Millot runs in behind him and smacks the ball straight at the goalkeeper. A metre left or right and the game would be 1-1.

70'

Substitution

Danel Sinani

Johannes Eggestein

70'

Substitution

Adam Dźwigała

Lars Ritzka

68'

Roof of the net

Afolayan comes in off the left and curls one past Nübel, but it's over the bar and nestles on top of the goal.

66'

A change and a chance

Fabian Rieder comes on for Stuttgart and moments later Demirović has a chance from a tight angle, he gets his shot away, past Vasilj, but also the far post.

65'

Substitution

Fabian Rieder

Josha Vagnoman

64'

Pauli starting to retreat

The visitors win a corner, but as soon as the balls into the box they're already switching to defensive mode.

61'

Something different

Demirović changes things up with a ball into the box, collecting it and laying it off to Keitel whose shot from the edge of the area is just wide.

58'

Wasteful

Both men up top have played well, but haven't been anywhere near clinical enough.

Shots

Nick Woltemade Johannes Eggestein

55'

Straight back at it

Not letting his head drop, Eggestein plays Afolayan into the box with a lovely disguised pass, but his teammate had just wandered offside.

54'

Terrible penalty!

The spot-kick is ratified and Eggestein takes it as quickly as possible. It's limply down the middle and Nübel parries before making another stop.

53'

Penalty missed!

Taker:

Johannes Eggestein

52'

SituationPenalty

ReviewInside Penalty Area?

DecisionPenalty

52'

Pauli penalty!

Or not? Chase flies in clumsily on Afolayan and a spot kick is signalled, it could have been outside the box, though.

51'

Woltemade!

Chris Führich delivers a brilliant corner to the near post but Woltemade only glances then ball when he should probably head it into the net.

49'

Chase straight into action

The defender puts his body on the line to block a dangerous cross into the six-yard box.

47'

Woltemade straight back at it

The striker has another shot, but it's blocked once again.

46'

Back underway with a change

The game restarts with Anrie Chase in for Rouault.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Stuttgart 0-1 St. Pauli

A brilliant 45 minutes comes to an end with just one Pauli goal when both teams could have easily had more. A game high on chances, Eggestein just had that touch of luck and class to separate the teams.

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Anrie Chase

Anthony Rouault

Half-time

45'

+ 2

Huge chance!

Woltemade again creates a chance by working his way into the box, he feeds Demirović who turns brilliantly and looks set to score. Wahl blocks the ball with his shoulder and may have not even known what was happening.

45'

+ 2

First booking

Eggestein tries to stop Chabot making progress through midfield, but he does it illegally.

45'

+ 1

Yellow card

Johannes Eggestein

45'

+ 1

Penalty shout!

Woltemade goes down just as he enters the box but referee Felix Brych isn't interested.

45'

Quality over quantity

After a number of half-chances, the hosts are now trying to build up the perfect shot.

Passes

308

144

42'

Next Woltemade chance

Stuttgart build down the right and Vagnoman finds Woltemade, he attempts to sweep home but his shot is blocked in an instant.

40'

Bad luck?

Stuttgart are leading when it comes to possession and shots, but they haven't been clinical yet.

Possession (%)

6832

37'

Woltemade!

Mittelstädt picks out the striker on the penalty spot and he's in space for the equaliser, but fails to get enough power on his shot.

36'

Backs to the wall

Some last-ditch defending from Pauli wards off a big chance for Stuttgart.

35'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

VFB

STP

12 s

23.6 s

35'

Another Stuttgart corner

The hosts look dangerous in the air, can they make this one count?

Corners

32'

More Führich magic

The Germany international skips into the box again with some lovely skill. Just after Millot fires in a delightful cross but Vasilj smothers it.

30'

Millot in the wars

The French midfielder is again taken down in a painful looking challenge, this time Hauke Wahl takes him out but avoids a booking.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Lars Ritzka34.24km/h

Josha Vagnoman33.16km/h

Chris Führich32.69km/h

28'

Clear weaknesses

Both sides are struggling with balls into the box here, the latest sees Guilavogui get his head on a cross but it's again too weak an effort.

26'

Another great chance

From a free-kick Chabot is found six yards out but he can only flick the ball past the far post from close range.

26'

Woltemade busy again

One of Stuttgart's star performers in recent weeks, Woltemade is again proving to be a handful up front.

Duels won

Nick Woltemade Oladapo Afolayan

The opener!

It was only a matter of time before one of these chances went in. Pauli punish Stuttgart for playing out the back poorly, but when the hosts clear the ball, Irvine blocks it and it falls to Eggestein who takes his time before firing in.

21'

Johannes Eggestein

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

37 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

7.92 m

20'

It's a barrage!

From the resulting corner it's another great Stuttgart chance but Vasilj makes another decent stop from close range when Keitel should score.

20'

Another VfB chance

Jeff Chabot tries to connect with a ball into the box on the volley but it hits his standing leg and is blocked behind for a corner.

19'

Better from the hosts

Woltemade causes chaos with a run into the box and can't be stopped as he feeds Millot. He hits the ball well, but it's straight at Vasilj.

17'

Stuttgart finding their groove

After a pair of early scares the hosts are starting to string together some nice passing moves in the final third.

15'

Vasilj called into action

Millot heads a ball into the box into a defender, it cannons back off himself and almost over Vasilj who tips it over the bar.

12'

Another Pauli chance

It's another great chance for the visitors but Guilavogui can't get enough on his finish from close range and Nübel collects the ball easily.

11'

Stoppage in play

Enzo Millot is down and requires treatment, it was just a stud on his toe so he'll surely be fine to continue.

Almost!

Guilavogui flicks a clever ball onto Eggestein and his first time shot grazes the far post. Nübel was beaten.

Even start

Both sides are looking full of energy and trying to launch direct attacks. A goal may be on its way.

Führich on the ball

Chris Führich comes off the left wing and in trademark fashion produces some tricks, he's stopped before the box, though.

Nübel out quick

Pauli spring an attack from defence as a launch up field catches Stuttgart by surprise. Guilavogui is almost onto it and through on goal but Nübel flies out to clear the danger.

We're underway

Stuttgart get us kicked off at the MHP Arena.

Kick-off!

Key returnee

Having missed Pauli's last game through suspension, top scorer Guilavogui is back in situ today.

Honour for Stiller

Stiller takes the Stuttgart captain's armband. It's the first time Karazor hasn't worn it this season, having previously started all of VfB's 24 games this campaign.

More on those teams

Hoeneß makes just one change from the 3-1 win over Heidenheim and it's enforced with captain Karazor ill so Keitel comes in. Pauli make two switches from their 2-0 defeat to Bremen. Smith is out for Ritzka and Sinani moves to the bench for Guilavogui.

Stuttgart starting XI

Nübel - Vagnoman, Rouault, Chabot, Mittelstädt - Millot, Keitel, Stiller (c), Führich - Woltemade, Demirović

Stuttgart subs

Bredlow, Al-Dakhil, Hendriks, Krätzig, Stenzel, Stergiou, Chase, Rieder, Malanga

St Pauli starting XI

Vasilj - Ritzka, Wahl, Nemeth - Saliakas, Irvine (c), Boukhalfa, Treu - Afolayan, Eggestein, Guilavogui

St. Pauli subs

Oelschlägel, Stevens, Dźwigała, Ahlstrand, Schmitz, Sinani, Banks, Albers, Maurides

Minute’s silence for victims of attack in Magdeburg

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has recommended that teams wear black armbands and observe a minute’s silence for the remaining fixtures on Bundesliga Matchday 15 and Matchday 17 in Bundesliga 2 to remember the victims of Friday’s attack at the Christmas market in Magdeburg.

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

Sebastian Hoeneß on facing St. Pauli

"Pauli are defensively stable and put in a lot of miles in every game. The team is strong and hard-working. It will be an exciting task in which we must focus on the strengths we have to use.”

Alexander Blessin on facing Stuttgart

"They have a very good mix and individual quality. You always have to be careful that you don't fall into the trap too much with through balls. But they also use runs from deep. They have plenty of quality and variety. After their initial problems (this season), they have finally found their way. It will be a challenge for us.”

Stuttgart's St. Nick

Woltemade has scored in all three of his appearances so far in December, striking four times in total.

It's been a while...

Stuttgart and Pauli shared a pitch in Bundesliga 2 in 2019/20 and 2016/17, with VfB winning three and drawing the other one. They last met in the top flight in the 2010/11 season, when Stuttgart won home and away. Between times, they also recorded a 3-0 triumph over the Kiezkicker in the second round of the 2012/13 DFB Cup.

2:03

Watch: Heidenheim 1-3 Stuttgart - highlights

Nick Woltemade starred again as Stuttgart climbed to sixth in the standings with a comfortable win at relegation-threatened Heidenheim. Sebastian Hoeneß's side - runners-up in 2023/24 - are now unbeaten in four league games.

2:03

Watch: St. Pauli 0-2 Bremen - highlights

Pauli suffered their ninth defeat in 14 Bundesliga games after going down at home to Werder Bremen. They stay in 15th place, one point above the relegation play-off spot.

Hello and welcome!

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