Highlights

Matchday 22

FINAL

Millerntor-Stadion

SC Freiburg

89'

TreuPhilipp Treu

B. Brand

Millerntor-Stadion

Full-time: Pauli 0-1 Freiburg

It's all over at the Millerntor where Freiburg have claimed victory thanks to their old boy Treu's late own-goal. It means Grifo's fluffed penalty on the stoke of half-time doesn't prove to be costly and Freiburg move fifth with that win. Meanwhile, Pauli remain 14th and seven points clear of the bottom three.

Full-time

90'

+ 2

Three minutes added on

Freiburg are on course for victory here.

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Abdoulie Ceesay

David Nemeth

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Max Rosenfelder

Ritsu Dōan

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Andreas Albers

Johannes Eggestein

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.

Merlin Röhl34.56km/h

Eren Sami Dinkci32.51km/h

Jan-Niklas Beste31.65km/h

89'

Philipp Treu

OWN GOAL!

0:1

89'

Is that the winner?

Freiburg finally break the deadlock in the dying embers of this match thanks to ex-Freiburg man Treu's own-goal. It's really unfortunate for the Pauli man as he looks to cut off the cross from the left but can only divert into his own net.

85'

Wide from Irvine

The Pauli skipper arrives late to meet a corner but his header drifts wide of the far post.

82'

Another roll of the dice

It's Pauli with a double change now as Banks and Ritzka are introduced. Still neither side look like claiming a winner.

82'

Substitution

Scott Banks

Noah Weißhaupt

82'

Substitution

Lars Ritzka

Siebe Van der Heyden

75'

Double change Freiburg

Dinkçi and Beste are on for Freiburg as the visitors search for a winner. The latter replaces Grifo who has had a day to forget after his earlier penalty miss.

75'

Substitution

Jan-Niklas Beste

Vincenzo Grifo

75'

Substitution

Eren Dinkçi

Merlin Röhl

70'

Pressure Handling

This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.

73%

James Sands

11 times under pressure

65'

Over from Röhl

A good effort from Röhl as he lets fly on his left foot but it's over.

63'

Yellow card

David Nemeth

62'

Pauli change

A first sub of the game sees English forward Afolayan replace Saad.

62'

Substitution

Oladapo Afolayan

Elias Saad

57'

Vasilj denies Grifo again

A great free-kick this time from Grifo has Vasilj racing across his line to parry clear. That was destined for the top-corner but the Pauli 'keeper did well to get across.

54'

Freiburg should really be ahead

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

0.05

1.23

Goals

46'

Back underway

Will we see a goal in the second half?

46'

Goalkeeper Efficiency of Nikola Vasilj

Goalkeeper Efficiency

Goalkeeper Efficiency compares the number of saves a goalkeeper makes with his expected saves (xSaves). xSaves is calculated with the help of artificial intelligence. When a goalkeeper has a positive efficiency value, it means he has saved more shots than statistically expected.

1.1

Saves2

xSaves0.9

Kick-off!

Half-time: Pauli 0-0 Freiburg

It's all square at the break but Freiburg should be ahead. They were given the perfect opportunity to take the lead but Grifo chipped his penalty straight down the throat of Vasilj. Pauli have had the most of the ball but Freiburg have had the best chances.

Half-time

45'

+ 1

Grifo misses!

Freiburg have now missed all four of their Bundesliga penalties this season and this is awful. Grifo goes for a panenka but Vasilj stays upright and completes an easy catch. They look good when they work and terrible when they don't.

45'

+ 1

Penalty missed!

Taker:

Vincenzo Grifo

45'

Penalty Freiburg

The referee's spotted a foul in the Pauli box and points to the spot...

44'

Over the bar

Grifo did fancy his chances but he sends the ball high and wide of the Pauli goal. Was possibly a bit too close to goal.

43'

Free-kick Freiburg

Right on the edge of the box, Grifo will fancy this...

Getting scrappy

Neither side is giving an inch at the minute, with this game starting to get a bit niggly in midfield.

33'

Pauli chances heading south

Not that Freiburg are being given more of a chance, it's the draw that is seeing its possibility increase.

42.1 %

Now

37.4 %

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.

Ritsu Doan31.41km/h

Noah Raphael Weißhaupt31.13km/h

Philipp Treu31.12km/h

21'

Quietened down

The pace has slowed somewhat since that Dōan chance, with the visitors starting to get on the ball far more. It may be quiet on the pitch but it's absolutely rocking in the stands.

13'

Big chance

Out of nowhere Freiburg are nearly in front. Dōan races through and his first touch is delightful but Vasilj stands tall and denies the Japan international. Pauli were caught napping there.

12'

Possession (%)

6238

11'

Pauli dominant

It's been all Pauli so far and they are camped on the edge of the Freiburg box. The visitors just can't get a footing in this game.

Bright start from the hosts

Pauli have looked lively early on, with Weißhaupt particularly keen to drive at the Freiburg defence. Promising stuff.

Off we go

We're up and running...

Kick-off!

0:16

Watch: Freiburg settle in

The visitors are also ready to get underway...

0:06

Watch: Pauli players warm-up

Not long to go now in Hamburg...

Pauli starting XI

Vasilj - Wahl, Smith, Nemeth - Treu, Irvine (c), Sands, Van der Heyden - Saad, Eggestein, Weißhaupt

Pauli subs

Voll, Ritzka, Dźwigała, Boukhalfa, Ceesay, Sinani, Afolayan, Banks, Albers

Freiburg starting XI

Atubolu - Sildillia, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter (c) - Osterhage, Eggestein - Dōan, Röhl, Grifo - Höler

Freiburg subs

Müller, Makengo, Rosenfelder, Beste, Höfler, Manzambi, Dinkçi, Adamu, Philipp

Plenty to play for

Pauli go into Matchday 22 with a seven-point buffer to the bottom three and safety well within sight. As for Freiburg, they occupy sixth-place's final European spot and a win today would take them to within just one point of fourth-placed RB Leipzig.

Julian Schuster's thoughts on St. Pauli

“We are wary of St. Pauli, they have been able to stabilise their team during this season. They have the second-best defence in the league, something we felt the brunt of during the reverse fixture. They are more solid now, have settled on a standard formation and that’s resulted in them playing better and picking up more points. We know that we once again won’t be given much space. It’s important that we remain patient this time."

Alexander Blessin's thoughts on Freiburg

"They are playing really well under Julian Schuster at a consistently good level. I enjoy watching the games - compactness paired with individual quality – we have a good opponent coming up who wants to make up for something. During the first fixture they changed things up and tried to come from the wings. We had problems there time and again - stopping the crosses will be an issue. We have to be extremely careful with their set pieces and be stable.”

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!

Defences on top

Only Bayern Munich and Leipzig have kept more clean sheets this season (both 10) than Pauli (seven). For their part, Freiburg have recorded six shut-outs.

2:03

Watch: Freiburg 0-3 Pauli - previous meeting

Elias Saad's brace helped the Kiezkicker record their first Bundesliga win since their relegation in 2011, back in September. It was the biggest away victory in their Bundesliga history.

2:03

Watch: Leipzig 2-0 Pauli - highlights

St. Pauli's three-game unbeaten run was ended in Leipzig. Only one of the five teams below them at the start of Matchday 21 won, though, so the promoted club still have the comfort of a seven-point buffer on the relegation zone.

2:03

Watch: Freiburg 1-0 Heidenheim - highlights

Vincenzo Grifo scored the only goal as Freiburg followed up their 1-0 win in Bochum with victory over Heidenheim. Julian Schuster's side are now up to sixth, just two points outside the top four.

Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 22 fixture between FC St. Pauli and SC Freiburg.