Highlights

Matchday 32

FINAL

Millerntor-Stadion

VfB Stuttgart

VasiljNikola Vasilj

90' + 6'

88'

WoltemadeNick Woltemade

Van der HeydenSiebe Van der Heyden

57'

D. Exner

Millerntor-Stadion

Full-time: St. Pauli 0-1 Stuttgart

Nick Woltemade popped up in the 88th minute to break home hearts at the Millerntor and leave St. Pauli awaiting confirmation of their Bundesliga survival. The hosts had two men sent off after Nikola Vasilj was given two bookings late on, the Bosnian following his teammate Siebe Van der Heyden down the tunnel. After three games without a win, Stuttgart are back in with an outside shot of a European finish.

Full-time

90'

+ 8

Voll's maiden bow

Ben Voll comes on to make his Bundesliga debut in the Pauli goal.

90'

+ 7

Substitution

Ben Voll

Danel Sinani

90'

+ 6

Vasilj ordered off

Vasilj saves from Demirović at the death and then starts to complain to the referee that Stuttgart are taking too long over the corner. The goalkeeper continues to protest and is swiftly shown another yellow. Pauli are down to nine men.

90'

+ 6

Second yellow card

Nikola Vasilj

90'

+ 6

Yellow card

Nikola Vasilj

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Ramon Hendriks

Maximilian Mittelstädt

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.

Philipp Treu34.68km/h

Chris Führich34.41km/h

Maximilian Mittelstädt32.63km/h

88'

Stuttgart lead late

Nikola Vasilj is finally beaten as Stuttgart bang on the door late on. Pauli can't clear their lines after a long ball into the box and it eventually falls for Demirović, whose cut-back finds Woltemade. A clever strike to the corner and VfB wheel away in celebration.

88'

Nick Woltemade

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.

21 %

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.

81.24 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.

4.15 m

84'

Sinani sees yellow

Sinani is booked for a bit of back-chat to the referee.

84'

Yellow card

Danel Sinani

82'

Nikola Vasilj shining

Pauli's keeper pulls off one more stunning save to deny Woltemade. There was a foul in the build-up by the VfB forward but take nothing away from Vasilj's stop there.

Defensive wall

They may be down in 14th in the standings, but Pauli boast the third-best defence in the Bundesliga, and Stuttgart are finding out just why at the moment, with the visitors' frustration growing.

78'

Wagner into the mix

Freiburg loanee and Germany U21 international Robert Wagner is on for the final 12 minutes.

78'

Substitution

Robert Wagner

Carlo Boukhalfa

75'

VfB pressure

Understandably, it's Stuttgart who are looking to force this now, the away side with a man advantage. Pauli look all set to bed in for the remainder of this game.

74'

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

0.35

2.72

Goals

73'

Substitution

Ermedin Demirović

Jamie Leweling

73'

Substitution

Jacob Bruun Larsen

Chris Führich

72'

Stuttgart readying changes

Jacon Brunn Larsen and Ermedin Demirović are standing on the sidelines and ready to come on to help Stuttgart's cause.

69'

Vasilj there again

Pauli hero Vasilj makes one more fine save, this time to prevent Führich's shot from the left from going in. The Bosnia and Herzegovina keeper is heading towards a man-of-the-match win here.

67'

Undav warned

Stuttgart's striker chops down Guilavogui, and into the referee's notebook the VfB forward goes.

67'

Yellow card

Deniz Undav

65'

Visiting changes

Vagnoman and Jaquez are in for the visitors. Ex Hamburg player Vagnoman gets a few boos, as you'd expect.

65'

Substitution

Luca Jaquez

Jeff Chabot

65'

Substitution

Josha Vagnoman

Pascal Stenzel

64'

Afolayan on

English midfielder Dapo Afolayan is on for the hosts with Noah Weißhaupt - originally among the subs today - making way.

63'

Substitution

Oladapo Afolayan

Noah Weißhaupt

62'

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.

1.3

Saves4

xSaves2.7

60'

Woltemade's penalty saved

The Millerntor erupts! Nikola Vasilj is swamped by his teammates after first saving Woltemade's spot-kick and then pushing Karazor's follow-up over the bar. Scenes!

60'

Penalty missed!

Taker:

Nick Woltemade

57'

Penalty Stuttgart, Pauli red

Well, well, well. Van der Heyden's day has taken a dark turn. After checking the monitor, the referee awards a penalty to Stuttgart, with Van der Heyden's handball in the area drawing a second yellow card. Off he goes.

57'

Second yellow card

Siebe Van der Heyden

56'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewHandball?

DecisionPenalty

55'

Penalty shout

Pauli fans are worried. After a smart build up inside the home box, Woltemade's shot appears to hit the hand of Van der Heyden before fizzing wide. The ref will go to the monitor to check.

53'

Stiller booked

Stiller drags back Sinani and into the book goes the Stuttgart midfielder.

53'

Yellow card

Angelo Stiller

51'

Pauli booking

Boukhalfa trips Stiller, who looked to move away from his man. That will be a first yellow card of the season for Boukhalfa. Stiller slowly gets back to his feet.

51'

Yellow card

Carlo Boukhalfa

48'

Undav chance

The Germany international accepts Woltemade's poked pass before unleashing an angled shot back across the face of goal and just wide of the upright.

46'

Off we go again

Pauli kick off the second half.

Kick-off!

Half-time: St. Pauli 0-0 Stuttgart

No goals at the Millerntor but still all to play for after the break, as the hosts seek to confirm their Bundesliga survival and VfB look to rise up the standings.

Half-time

45'

Time added on

We'll have two added minutes here.

43'

Guilavogui warning

Guilavogui's centre from the right looks like it's going to cause Stuttgart a few problems. When Stenzel goes down inside the area, however, a free kick out helps VfB's cause.

41'

Shots

Carlo Boukhalfa Chris Führich

38'

Van der Heyden yellow

Leweling is prevented from breaking away by Van der Heyden and that's a booking for the Belgian.

38'

Yellow card

Siebe Van der Heyden

Woltemade closest

Nick Woltemade's shot from Deniz Undav's pass which Nikola Vasilj saved is the closest Stuttgart have come to scoring this afternoon. Noah Weißhaupt's effort in the first minute had a similar outcome, with Alexander Nübel saving.

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.

Philipp Treu34.68km/h

Chris Führich34.41km/h

Maximilian Mittelstädt32.63km/h

Decent contest

This has been an entertaining watch for fans inside the ground thus far. Neither side will be displeased with how they've performed and it's impossible to predict who might come out on top here.

23'

Possession (%)

4159

22'

Führich has a pop

It's from range, and along the ground, but Vasilj has no problems gathering that.

18'

Lovely move

Woltemade and Undav combine brilliantly outside the Pauli area. The former blasts at the target but Nikola Vasilj is equal to the effort, the goalkeeper making an impressive save to keep his side on level terms.

17'

Chabot cruncher

The Stuttgart man misses the ball and upends Guilavogui, who wanted to race away. That's the first yellow card of the day.

17'

Yellow card

Jeff Chabot

15'

Busy Pauli

Weißhaupt is having a busy afternoon thus far. His cross into the Stuttgart area is claimed by Nübel. The hosts look confident going forward.

12'

Goal attempts

1off target

1on target

4off target

0on target

Sinani smashes one

Danel Sinani bounds forward for Pauli and the Luxembourg international lets fly from distance. His effort fizzes just wide of the upright. That would have been a bit special had it gone in.

xGoals

0.16

0.26

Goals

End-to-end

Pauli cause some menace up one end before the visitors break through Führich. The Stuttgart man is tracked all the way by Treu, who makes a vital challenge to deny the visitors.

Weißhaupt chance!

Incredible! Weißhaupt is straight into the action as he gets a shot away at goal. Nübel is there to make the block.

Game on!

The action is underway in Hamburg.

Kick-off!

Saad hurt

Elias Saad picked up an injury in the warm-up and has been replaced by Noah Weißhaupt in the starting line-up.

Teams out!

A rocking atmosphere at the Millerntor-Stadion on what is a perfect day for football. We're all set for kick-off.

Stenzel is back in

VfB's Pascal Stenzel is making just his ninth appearance of the Bundesliga season. He was only in the Stuttgart starting XI on December 3, 2024, in the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals against Jahn Regensburg (where he even provided an assist).

Demirović's watching brief

Ermedin Demirović is not in the Stuttgart starting line-up for the first time since Matchday 25. Deniz Undav will lead the line for the Swabians today.

More on those teams

Alexander Blessin makes one change to Pauli's starting lineup compared to the scoreless draw in Bremen, with Elias Saad replacing the benched Noah Weißhaupt Stuttgart's Sebastian Hoeneß, meanwhile, switched things up with Stenzel, Leweling, and Woltemade all coming in. Stergiou is out injured while Rieder, and Demirović are among the subs.

St. Pauli starting XI

Vasilj - Nemeth, Wahl (c), Van der Heyden - Saliakas, Boukhalfa, Smith, Treu - Sinani - Weißhaupt, Guilavogui

St. Pauli subs

Voll, Ritzka, Dźwigała, Wagner, Ahlstrand, Weißhaupt, Afolayan, Banks, Eggestein

Stuttgart starting XI

Nübel - Stenzel, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstädt - Karazor (c), Stiller – Leweling, Woltemade, Führich - Undav

Stuttgart subs

Bredlow, Hendriks, Al-Dakhil, Jaquez, Vagnoman, Keitel, Rieder, Bruun Larsen, Demirović

Alexander Blessin on facing Stuttgart

"They've had a bit of a weak period, but when you look back at the games, you see the incredible quality of the team. They've also had a bit of bad luck in recent weeks. We hope that perhaps their thoughts are already on the cup final, although Sebastian Hoeneß will insist that they can't give anything away now."

Sebastian Hoeneß on facing St. Pauli

"St. Pauli has a very well-organised team that doesn't make it easy for opponents to get in front of their goal. We have to find solutions that play well and also have a certain amount of variety in our actions."

Stuttgart almost out

A late season blip means Stuttgart have a very slim chance of reaching that last spot for European football. They sit in 11th, having won just one of their last 10, losing six and drawing three.

Pauli almost there

Today's hosts have Bundesliga safety in their sights, with a win against Stuttgart guaranteed to ensure their survival. In their first Bundesliga season, the Boys in Brown have conceded the third fewest goals (36) and have also been an entertaining watch, beating the likes of Freiburg, Stuttgart and giving Bayern a run for their money in a 3-2 loss.

2:03

Previous meeting: Stuttgart 0-1 St. Pauli

Johannes Eggestein netted the match winner in the 21st minute as Pauli collected their fourth Bundesliga victory of the campaign on Matchday 15.

2:03

Watch: Werder Bremen 0-0 St. Pauli - highlights

The Boys in Brown picked up one more important point in the battle for Bundesliga survival at the Weserstadion last week.

2:03

Watch: Stuttgart 0-1 Heidenheim - highlights

VfB endured a third successive game without a victory as home fans were left shocked by a late Heidenheim winner at the MHPArena.

MD32 stats

Like all of the bottom five teams, St Pauli could still be automatically relegated. But the Hamburg outfit will be safe after MD32 if: they win AND Heidenheim don't win, OR they draw AND Heidenheim lose. Stuttgart, who have the DFB Cup final to look forward to on 24 May, have only an outside chance of a top-six finish.

Hello and welcome!

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