Highlights

Matchday 3

FINAL

WWK ARENA

FC St. Pauli

KabadayıYusuf Kabadayı

90' + 6'

74'

BoukhalfaCarlo Boukhalfa

TietzPhillip Tietz

66'

WolfMarius Wolf

47'

F. Zwayer

WWK ARENA

90'

+ 7

SituationGoal

ReviewPrevious foul?

DecisionGoal

Full-time: Augsburg 3-1 St. Pauli

The home side get their first win of the season in convincing style, sweeping aside a St. Pauli side that simply came to life too late in the game. The away side looked much better once they'd got their goal, but they left too much space in behind as they searched for their first point of the season, allowing Kabadayı to break free and kill the game right at the end.

Full-time

90'

+ 6

3-1! Kabadayı seals the win

Augsburg break through Jakić who feeds Kabadayı and, with acres of space ahead of him, slots home to seal the win for his side.

90'

+ 6

Yusuf Kabadayı

GOAL!

3:1

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.

34 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

88.27 km/h

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.

15.39 m

90'

+ 5

Offside

Tietz looks to be one-on-one with Vasilj after a through ball from Maier, but the flag is raised.

90'

+ 5

SituationNo penalty

ReviewPrevious offside?

DecisionNo penalty

90'

+ 4

Yellow card

Karol Mets

90'

+ 4

Yellow card

Phillip Tietz

90'

+ 2

Corner

Albers' blocked effort from a corner earns his side another one, but Labrović comes and punches clear.

90'

Yellow card

Alexander Blessin

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.

Dimitrios Christos Giannoulis34.73km/h

Ruben Vargas33.56km/h

Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka32.57km/h

89'

Penned in

Since the goal from Boukhalfa, the home side have struggled to get out of their half and relieve pressure.

89'

Substitution

Adam Dźwigała

Carlo Boukhalfa

85'

Great save!

Labrović makes a brilliant save at full stretch to keep out Saad's looping volley from just outside the area. The visitors are still pushing for the equaliser.

84'

Substitution

Andreas Albers

Johannes Eggestein

83'

Substitution

Arne Maier

Frank Onyeka

83'

Substitution

Henri Koudossou

Dimitrios Giannoulis

80'

Going up a notch

With Augsburg trying to defend their slender lead and St. Pauli looking for the equaliser, the tempo has increased significantly.

78'

Substitution

Yusuf Kabadayı

Samuel Essende

77'

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).

FC St. Pauli

1st Half

2nd Half

14.8 s

8.7 s

Goal! Boukhalfa pulls one back

Saad's in-swinging cross finds the perfectly placed Boukhalfa who heads home to bring his side back into the game.

74'

Carlo Boukhalfa

GOAL!

2:1

Goal probability

10 %

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.

9.56 m

73'

Wide of the mark

The away side have created little today, and have not made the most of it when they've arrived in the final third.

Goal attempts

8off target

8on target

7off target

0on target

70'

Another big chance

Onyeka finds himself through on goal but seems caught in two minds; he tries to square to Essende but miskicks and Vasilj tidies up.

2-0! Tietz with the touch

A whipped cross from Onyeka toward the back post finds the substitute Tietz, who guides his finish back across goal into the bottom corner.

66'

Phillip Tietz

GOAL!

2:0

Goal probability

28 %

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.

9.96 m

64'

Successive corners

Treu's volleyed effort from a Pauli corner earns his side another one after it is blocked by Onyeka. The second corner ends with and offside.

62'

Yellow card

Dimitrios Giannoulis

62'

Substitution

Phillip Tietz

Rubén Vargas

61'

Substitution

Mads Pedersen

Marius Wolf

Jumping for joy

Wolf has put his side into the lead on his first league start for the club.

58'

Yellow card

Elvis Rexhbecaj

57'

Signs of hope

Following the double change, Pauli look better going forward with Saad having been especially bright so far.

56'

Dominant display

In addition to looking better going forward, the home side have done their dirty work well this afternoon.

Tackles won

53'

Make or break

Having gone a goal down, the away side need to rally if they are to avoid another defeat.

48'

SituationGoal

ReviewPrevious handball?

DecisionGoal

Goal! Wolf curls it home

After a cross from the right is cleared it falls back to Wolf on the right, he fakes a shot, beating the defender in the process, before bending it into the far corner from inside the area. Great finish.

47'

Marius Wolf

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

6 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

89.63 km/h

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.

15.56 m

46'

Back underway

The visitors make two changes as they look for an improvement on their first-half showing.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Manolis Saliakas

Lars Ritzka

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Elias Saad

Robert Wagner

Half-time

Half-time: Augsburg 0-0 St. Pauli

Augsburg dominated the ball in the first-half without creating anything of note, until Essende's big chance just before the break. The away side have been very quiet and will need to improve if they're to get something from this game.

45'

Huge chance!

A low driven cross by Vargas finds Essende at the far post, who appears to have a tap in but his effort is smothered by Vasilj.

43'

That's better

A brilliant through-ball finds Wolf on the right, who then cuts it back to Rexhbecaj who lets off a fierce shot toward the near post; it whistles just wide.

41'

Capitalise on corners

The home side have had plenty of corners already in this half, but are yet to make the most of one.

Corners

39'

Yellow card

Samuel Essende

37'

Close shave!

Vasilj is slow to move the ball and is almost caught with it under his feet, but he escapes the onrushing Vargas just in time.

35'

Vargas working hard

The Swiss forward has been the go-to man going forward, but has been unable to unlock the visitors' defence yet.

Duels won

Rubén Vargas Hauke Wahl

34'

Break in play

A collision between Wolf and Guilavogui causes a brief break in play, but we're back underway now.

34'

Substitution

Oladapo Afolayan

Morgan Guilavogui

30'

Guilavogui bends one wide

The striker breaks free after a loose pass from the home side. After attempting to set up a teammate, he gets the ball back on the edge of the area and curls one a couple of yards wide of the goal.

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.

Dimitrios Christos Giannoulis34.73km/h

Ruben Vargas33.56km/h

Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka32.57km/h

Searching for the opener

Vargas drives forward in an attempt to find that opening goal for his team.

26'

Growing in confidence

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Almost half an hour in, and the home side are looking the more likely to open the scoring.

xGoals

0.39

0.0

Goals

24'

Wolf goes close

Vargas takes a free-kick from the right which finds Wolf at the near post, whose flicked header flashes past the post.

22'

Almost!

A lofted ball to the back post finds Schlotterbeck unmarked and his header is cleared by Wahl when it looked destined for the bottom corner.

22'

Yellow card

Lars Ritzka

20'

Putting on the pressure

The home side are stepping up their search for the first goal of the game with a corner, but the delivery from Rexhbecaj is cleared.

17'

Sloppy on the ball

The away side give away the ball unprovoked, allowing Augsburg to break. The St. Pauli backline manages to clear Vargas' cross and can re-group.

12'

Onyeka lets one fly

After Wolf's cross is headed clear, Onyeka latches onto the loose ball and volleys from distance, but his effort is well wide.

10'

Little to separate the sides

After ten minutes, there is little to separate the sides with.

Possession (%)

5545

Finding their feet

Neither side have been able to get a foothold early on, with possession turning over between the two teams consistently.

Corner for Augsburg

The home side have the first corner of the game, and Rexhbecaj almost finds Essende but the ball is only just too high for the frontman.

Yellow card

Morgan Guilavogui

We're off!

The home side get today's action underway.

Kick-off!

Previous meetings

The last time these two sides met, the visitors came out on top, winning 3-0 at home in the Bundesliga 2 in the 2009/10 season. The last meeting between these two at the WWK Arena saw the home side triumph, winning 3-2 earlier in that same season.

0:08

Home advantage

The home side warm up in front of their fans as they attempt to get their first of the season at home.

0:22

Getting ready

Captain Jackson Irvine leads his side through a warm up as they prepare for another difficult away clash.

The elusive first goal

In addition to being winless, new boys St. Pauli are also yet to score in the Bundesliga so far. Alexander Blessin's men will be determined to correct this today, against an Augsburg side also looking to improve on their first two games.

0:54

Back home

Augsburg arrive back at the WWK Arena where they'll hope to bounce back from a heavy defeat to Heidenheim on Matchday 2.

1:06

The visitors arrive

St. Pauli arrive in Augsburg ahead of an important game, where they'll aim to get their first points of the season.

Augsburg team news

In contrast, Thorup makes five changes to the team that was defeated 4-0 by Heidenheim. Maximilian Bauer, Marius Wolf, Kristijan Jakić, Frank Onyeka and Rubén Vargas all come into the side.

Pauli team news

Just the one change from Blessin compared to the 1-0 Matchday 2 defeat to Union Berlin, as Carlo Boukhalfa replaces the injured Connor Metcalfe

Augsburg starting XI

Labrović - Bauer, Gouweleeuw (c), Schlotterbeck, Giannoulis - Wolf, Rexhbeçaj, Jakić, Onyeka, Vargas - Essende

Augsburg subs

Dahmen, Pedersen, Matsima, Kabadayı, Maier, Breithaupt, Claude-Maurice, Koudoussou, Tietz

Pauli starting XI

Vasilj - Wahl, Smith, Mets - Treu, Wagner, Irvine (c), Boukhalfa, Ritzka - Eggestein, Guilavogui

Pauli subs

Voll, Saliakas, Nemeth, Dźwigała, Sinani, Afolayan, Banks, Albers, Saad

Blessin on Augsburg

"I rate Augsburg as a good, compact team. We know where their strengths lie, but we want to take something tangible with us back to Hamburg".

Thorup extends contract

On Thursday, Augsburg's head coach extended his contract with Die Fuggerstädter for an extra year, with his deal now running out in 2026. Speaking at the pre-match conference, he said, "I feel very comfortable in Augsburg. Both myself and the club have ambitious goals, which go well together. That’s why I’m pleased about the early extension."

Thorup on Augsburg

"St. Pauli will try to control the game, so we have to be very careful. But our focus is on ourselves, because with our fans behind us we want to get three points and play to the best of our ability."

Barren spell

Augsburg are currently without a win in seven Bundesliga matches, dating back to a 2-0 triumph over Union Berlin on Matchday 29 of last season. They've collected just a single point in that time.

2:03

Watch: Augsburg 4-0 Heidenheim - highlights

Augsburg shipped fours goals in defeat to pre-Matchday 3 leaders Heidenheim. The week before that, they drew a four-goal humdinger with Werder Bremen.

2:03

Watch: Union Berlin 1-0 St. Pauli - highlights

Pauli are still winless since returning to the Bundesliga, after back-to-back defeats to start the season against Heidenheim and Union Berlin.

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