Highlights
B. Dankert
90'
+ 7
ALL OVER IN HAMBURG!
Hannover chalk up a superb victory that continues their resurgence under Christoph Dabrowski and ends Pauli's unbeaten home record this season. Kaiser, Kerk and Stolze got the goals for the visitors while first Burgstaller and then Kyereh missed a penalty for the hosts in what was a bizarre five minutes. A well earned win for Hannover.
Full-time
90'
INTO STOPPAGE TIME
It's nearly over, Pauli fans...
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
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.
87'
Substitution
85'
Substitution
84'
MOVE ALONG, NOTHING TO SEE HERE
We won't have a third penalty and the score remains 3-0 to Hannover. Pauli could do with the whistle going now but they've got five minutes, plus added time to navigate still.
83'
KYEREH MISSES!
Kyereh rattles it agains the bar and the ball just won't go in. Incredibly, Pauli might get a third chance due to another infringement...
82'
PENALTY RETAKE
Hold on now, it looks like Pauli will retake this penalty. Play moved on and the game looked to continue but VAR has taken a look and pulled it back for infringement. Kyereh will take it this time...
80'
PENALTY SAVED!
It just isn't Pauli's day. Top-scorer Burgstaller steps up but is denied by Zieler. This has been a superb day all round for Hannover and a forgettable one for Pauli.
80'
Substitution
80'
Substitution
79'
SituationNo goal
ReviewRegulation goalkeeper penalty?
DecisionRetake Penalty
79'
PENALTY PAULI!
Kyereh goes down in the box and Pauli are awarded a penalty this time. VAR takes a look, but nothing doing. Burgstaller to take it...
78'
AUE PULL ONE BACK
Erzgebirge Aue have halved the deficit in Düsseldorf, with Prince Osei Owusu making it 2-1. Could there be some late drama there?
76'
SituationPenalty
ReviewFoul?
DecisionPenalty
76'
CLINICAL HANNOVER
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).
xGoals
0
0.66
3.61
3
Goals
74'
Substitution
73'
GOAL STOLZE!
Game. Over. Hannover have a third and all three points are now wrapped up. The ball lands in the penalty box and Stolze races onto the ball before rifling home. Some performance this from the away side.
71'
ROSTOCK LEVEL!
Rostock have levelled in Darmstadt and, once again, a goal elsewhere seems to bring us a goal here...
71'
Substitution
69'
PAULI PENALTY APPEAL
Burgstaller finally finds some space in the box and goes down under the challenge of Börner, but the referee waves play on. There's a brief VAR consultation, but the decision stands. No penalty.
65'
BORNER A FORCE TODAY
Duels won
8
12
Leart Paqarada Julian Börner
64'
TRIPLE SUB
Pauli need a bit of a miracle to turn this around now and they've reached for Makienok, Aremu and Irvine from the bench. Time running out if they're to move top.
61'
Substitution
61'
Substitution
61'
Substitution
57'
GOAL KERK!
The Hannover counter roars into speed and the visitors are 2-0 to the good. Pauli's defence are all at sea and picked apart, with Kerk racing into the box to lift over Vasilj. Superb from Hannover who are on course for a vital victory while denying Pauli top spot in the process. Still half an hour to go, though.
56'
GOAL IN DUSSELDORF
Fortuna have a 2-0 lead at the Merkur Spielarena, with Daniel Ginczek on the scoresheet. That would be a big win for Fortuna and speaking of goals...
55'
NO WAY THROUGH
Hannover survive the corner bombardment with Zieler pulling off a good save in amongst the madness. This is frantic, frenetic and a whole lot of fun.
53'
SCORPION KICK ANYONE?
Hannover pressing for a second in another breathless opening since the break. Hult attempts a scorpion kick at the near post but gets none of it. Spectacular if you pull it off, not so much if you don't. Pauli go right up the other end and have a series of corners...
49'
VASILJ KEEPS OUT KIERK
Hannover look very good on the break, moving the ball at pace and with precision. On one of those counters, Kierk picks the ball up with space in front of him before letting fly a swerving effort that Vasilj does well to tip over. Great start to the second half from the away side.
46'
BACK UNDERWAY
Can Pauli move back top or will Hannover earn another upset?
Kick-off!
45'
+ 2
HANNOVER THE MORE THREATENING
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).
xGoals
0
0.37
2.55
1
Goals
45'
+ 2
AND BREATHE!
Well, that was a superb closure to the first 45 minutes in Hamburg and you didn't want it to end. The game picked up in pace and there were chances at both ends, but it's Hannover who have the lead through Kaiser's goal. It sets us up for a cracking second period.
Half-time
45'
+ 1
TEUCHERT THROUGH ON GOAL...
... but he puts it wide! This game has burst into life at the end of the first half and Hannover should have a second as Teuchert pounces on some woeful Pauli defending but he's denied by the trailing foot of Vasilj.
45'
KYEREH FLASHES WIDE
Kyereh has comfortably been Pauli's best player in attack and he cuts inside from the left before drilling low, but inches wide of Zieler;s goal.
44'
PAULI TRYING TO RESPOND
Kyereh whips a ferocious cross into the box that Hult does very well to turn behind for a corner as Pauli try to respond but Hannover are holding firm.
40'
GOAL KAISER!
Hannover have ended the first half superbly and they earn the breakthrough thanks to Kaiser's tap-in from two yards out. In the side today as his team's only change, Kaiser gives the visitors what is a deserved lead after a dominant last five minutes.
39'
HOW'S HE MISSED?
A superb, free-flowing move from Hannover ends with Kerk somehow missing from a yard out. It's not proven too costly, though...
36'
QUIET BURGSTALLER
The league's top-scorer hasn't had a sniff yet and has been kept very quiet by Hannover, who will be pleased with how they've handled Burgstaller thus far. Plenty of time left for that to change...
NO WAY THROUGH YET
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30'
TEUCHERT HAS A GO...
... but the Hannover striker fires at Vasilj on his near post and it goes behind for a corner. Space opening up at both ends now.
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
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.
27'
PAULI PRESSURE
Pauli this time go close as Kyereh, leg outstretched and catching the ball on the volley to the right of Hannover's six-yard box, superbly squares across the face of goal but no-one's there to tap home. You sense a goal is coming here.
26'
KERK FROM RANGE...
A good 35-yards from goal, Kerk lets fly from a free-kick but drags it wide. He caught it flush but didn't quite have the accuracy to trouble Vasilj.
24'
GOAL IN DARMSTADT
The hosts have taken a 24th-minute lead in Darmstadt, with Tobias Kempe the man to peg back visiting Hansa Rostock. It's only us waiting for a goal then...
A LOT OF HUFF AND PUFF SO FAR
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22'
IN THE BALANCE
Possession (%)
5545
20'
PAULI GETTING CLOSER
Hartel faces up his defender on the edge of the box and gets a run on his man but can only fire well over as he looks to open his body up and bend it into the far corner on the instep of his right-foot. Good opening.
17'
PAULI ON TOP
The hosts have looked the more threatening side so far but Hannover remain a danger on the counter. It's opening up.
11'
PAULI ALMOST CAUGHT OUT
A very clever free-kick from Hult as Hannover suggest they're just placing the ball down before the left-back whips a dangerous ball into the box that's just out of the reach of Franke. The hosts were caught napping there.
8'
ZIELER DENIES KYEREH
The ball lands to Kyereh on the edge of the Hannover box but his effort is repelled by Zieler. Kyereh looked to place it into the top right corner but didn't start it wide enough and it was easy enough for the Hannover 'keeper to deal with.
6'
GOAL IN DUSSELDORF!
The first goal of the day has come in Düsseldorf, where Fortuna have taken an early lead through Rouwen Hennings. Still goalless in Hamburg.
4'
BOTH TEAMS START BRIGHTLY
The away side have made a very bright start early on. Hult does well out on the left but his cross evades his teammates, before Pauli race down the other end and nearly get a sight of goal themselves. Lively stuff.
1'
OFF WE GO!
The visitors get us underway at the Millerntor...
Kick-off!
GET WELL SOON, SEBI!
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ELSEWHERE TODAY
It's worth noting that this is one of three fixtures taking place in Bundesliga 2 at the same time today. Elsewhere, Fortuna Düsseldorf host Erzgebirghe Aue and Hansa Rostock travel to Darmstadt. We'll keep you across the goals as they go in from those games.
10 MINUTES TO KICK-OFF
The countdown is on at the Millerntor-Stadion, where the fans in attendance are fairly well covered up and there are plenty of hats, scarves, gloves and, of course, face masks on show. It's a cold one, reading at just six degrees Celsius on the official thermometer.
HOW IT STANDS
Pauli lost top spot this weekend but draws for Werder Bremen and Hamburg mean German's Kult Klub would return to the summit with a two-point lead if they win today. As for Hannover, they start the day 13th and could finish the day in the bottom three if they're not careful.
1:04
WATCH: PAULI EDGE FIVE-GOAL THRILLER LAST TIME OUT
ONE CHANGE FOR HANNOVER
The visitors' line-up is much more as you'd expect with just one change from the side that drew 2-2 at home to Darmstadt last time out. The change comes in midfield, with Gael Ondoua replaced by Dominik Kaiser.
ZIEREIS OUT, KYEREH IN
Some significant looking changes for St. Pauli today, with captain Philipp Ziereis missing out altogether and replaced by Adam Dzwigala at centre-back. Further forward, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh starts for the first time in 2022, while league top-scorer Guido Burgstaller leads the line alongside 18-year-old Eintracht Frankfurt loanee Igor Matanovic.
PAULI STARTING XI
Vasilj - Zander, Dzwigala, Medic, Paqarada (c) - Becker, Smith, Hartel - Kyereh - Burgstaller, Matanovic
PAULI SUBS
Smarsch, Ohlsson, Beifus, Ritzka, Irvine, Buchtmann, Daschner, Aremu, Makienok
HANNOVER STARTING XI
Zieler - Dehm, Franke (c), Börner, Hult - Kaiser, Diemers - Stolze, Kerk, Teuchert - Beier
HANNOVER SUBS
Hansen, Muroya, Krajnc, Frantz, Maina, Walbrecht, Ennali, Weydandt, Hinterseer
WELCOME TO ST. PAULI VS. HANNOVER!
Hello and a very warm welcome to our live coverage of today's Bundesliga 2 meeting between St. Pauli and Hannover. There's just under an hour until kick-off and the teams have just dropped, so what better place to start than by taking a peek at those line-ups.