FCA Augsburg Augsburg - STP St. Pauli St. Pauli

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Highlights

M. Gregoritsch
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M. Gregoritsch
41'
32'
D. Sinani

WWK ARENA(Sold out)

Sascha Stegemann

64 %Michael Gregoritsch

0:15

Watch: Gregoritsch on his return to Augsburg

Full-time: Augsburg 2-1 St Pauli

It's another comeback for Augsburg in back-to-back week as the Baum bounce goes on at the WWK Arena. Gregoritsch's brace, the first for an Augsburg player this season, was ultimately enough for the home side as the visitors failed to capitalise on a host of chances of their own to force a different result.

Full-time

0:19

Late late chances for Pauli

First Irvine and then Ceesay, both fail to convert and Baum breathes a sigh of relief.

90'

+ 4

That could have been 3-1

It's a selfish decision at the end of the counter from Essende, who had the opportunity to set up Kade for a the 3-1, but shoots straight at Vasilj.

90'

+ 3

Hopeful ball

Andō attempts to make contact with another late hopeful Pauli ball into the box, but he fouls Pedersen in the process and it's a chance to clear for Dahmen.

90'

+ 2

Active to the end from Essende

The substitute has been a busy body since replacing Gregoritsch, making channel runs and occupying the Pauli backline. His latest action is an attempted shot on the turn which goes nowhere.

90'

+ 1

More to come

Five minutes shown by the fourth official, enough time for a twist?

90'

+ 1

Yellow card

James Sands

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.

Arkadiusz Pyrka34.23km/h

Ricky-Jade Jones34.12km/h

Anton Kade33.47km/h

86'

Hopeful from Irvine

The Australian is trying to force the issue with a long and hopeful cross, but Ceesay struggles to make first contact.

85'

Hero's exit

The WWK Arena rises for their hero today as Gregoritsch is replaced by Essende for the final few minutes.

84'

Substitution

Samuel Essende

Michael Gregoritsch

84'

Substitution

Abdoulie Ceesay

Manolis Saliakas

82'

Can Pauli find a way

It was a late late penalty last time out against Leipzig, but can St Pauli find a way back here? Not long to go.

81'

Rasmussen impressive

The midfielder hasn't been able to help the scoreline directly but done well when pressed by the Augsburg front line.

80%

Mathias Rasmussen

10 times under pressure

80'

Sighter from Irvine

It's a looping header from the substitute from the edge of the area but it's comfortable for Dahmen and Irvine's wait for a top-flight goal goes on.

78'

Fresh legs

Pedersen and Zesiger enter the action as Baum's team look to close this game out.

77'

Substitution

Cédric Zesiger

Elvis Rexhbecaj

77'

Substitution

Mads Pedersen

Marius Wolf

76'

Missed opportunity again

A direct free-kick from Smith which could have tested Dahmen in the Augsburg goal, only hits the wall and the visitors are unable to produce much with a follow-up early cross into the area. It remains 2-1.

75'

Getting the service

Augsburg's midfielders have done a good job of providing their number 9 with service and they are reaping the benefits for it so far.

Shots

Michael Gregoritsch Danel Sinani

0:26

That had to go in!

Rasmussen arrives into the box at the perfect timing to meet the cross from the left but his shot attempt at Dahmen's goal is blocked by Schlotterbeck. The January arrival looks very frustrated with himself.

71'

Irvine enters the action

The club captain replaces Fujita for the last 20.

71'

Substitution

Jackson Irvine

Joel Chima Fujita

70'

Persistence from Pauli

It's a multitude of crosses in this latest St Pauli possession sequence which ends with a dangerous cutback across the Augsburg area which is met by nobody.

69'

Banks into the book

It's the American's sixth yellow of the season, coming in late for a tackle on Pereira-Lage.

69'

Yellow card

Noahkai Banks

65'

Defending to do

Now Augsburg are looking to kick on after turning it around from 1-0 down once again. It's a good tackle from Andō to halt Wolf's progress.

64'

Offensive changes

Blessin wants more from his attack and has called for fresh legs from the bench in the form of Kaars and Pereira Lage.

63'

Substitution

Mathias Pereira Lage

Ricky-Jade Jones

63'

Substitution

Martijn Kaars

Danel Sinani

61'

Pauli should have at least two

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).

Sinani's penalty has enhanced their xG tally so far, but the visitors will really feel undone by that Gregoritsch goal.

xGoals

1.35

2.6

Goals

60'

Substitution

Anton Kade

Fabian Rieder

Gregoritsch again!

It's Claude-Maurice again who sets him up! This time it's a slick through ball past the Pauli defensive lines and it's a composed finish from the Austrian to restore the home side's lead.

59'

Michael Gregoritsch

GOAL!

2:1

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.

13 %

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.

92.45 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.

16.43 m

58'

Scrappy last five

The game has become somewhat cagey and scrappy in the last five, with the latest foul coming from Fujita on Gregoritsch.

51'

That should have been 2-1!

It's a huge chance for Sinani who had the opportunity to restore Pauli's lead after a through-ball from Jones into the area, but he can only shoot well over Dahmen's goal.

46'

Fast start from Pauli

It's another run in behind and cutback from Jones that sets up a shot for Sands at the edge of the Augsburg area, which is blocked.

46'

Underway for the second 45

Just the one change at the break from Augsburg, Keitel replacing Chaves. And we are off for the second half.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 4

Substitution

Yannik Keitel

Arthur Chaves

Half-time: Augsburg 1-1 St Pauli

An entertaining end to the first half here at the WWK Arena with goals from Sinani and Gregoritsch coming in the space of nine minutes. Augsburg could have had another if luck was on Claude-Maurice's side. We are set for a enthralling second half here.

Half-time

Heading to the top

With 21 of his 60 Bundesliga goals coming from a header, no other current first division player has been so successful with this part of his body.

45'

Not long to go

Three minutes shown here by the fourth official.

44'

Into the book

The Augsburg wingback is late with his tackle on Pyrka and the referee wastes no time in showing the yellow.

44'

Yellow card

Robin Fellhauer

NO MISTAKE THIS TIME!

It's a superb header from the Austrian who makes no mistake in making a strong connection with the corner from Claude-Maurice, his first goal back in Augsburg colours.

41'

Michael Gregoritsch

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

29 %

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.

4.6 m

40'

Awkward chance

It's a great ball from Fellhauer to find the number nine, who twists and turns but is unable to clean connection as the ball goes out for a corner.

38'

Augsburg edging possession

Claude-Maurice's chance aside, Augsburg haven't created a great deal just yet, as we approach the break.

Possession (%)

5347

Sinani strikes!

The Luxembourg international makes no mistake from 12 yards out and though Dahmen dives correctly, he is unable to get a strong hand on the sidefooted penalty which was always curling away from him.

32'

Danel Sinani

GOAL!

0:1

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

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.

95.08 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.

11 m

31'

Emotions running high

The Augsburg boss is clearly unhappy with the penalty decision and the referee takes issue with his protests and shows him a yellow.

31'

Yellow card

Manuel Baum

0:32

Wolf on Saliakas

It's a challenge made by Wolf with his studs on Saliakas inside the Augsburg area and the referee has no option but to point to the spot.

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.

Ricky-Jade Jones34.12km/h

Arthur Largura Chaves32.83km/h

Noahkai Dominic Banks32.56km/h

29'

Yellow card

Marius Wolf

27'

Chaves on the last line!

That really should have been 1-0 to Pauli, with Jones nearly connecting with a cross from Fujita. The contact is awkward and it's yet another chance that's not taken by the Englishman. Dahmen is beaten but Chaves is there to clear just before the line!

26'

Lovely delivery from Wolf

Stationed on the left, somewhat interestingly, the experienced Wolf delivers a lovely inswinging cross which nearly makes good contact with Gregoritsch at the near post.

25'

Smith has a go

The set-piece produces a dangerous cross from Sinani which is almost reached by the captain Smith, but it was always going to be a tall order, even at full stretch.

24'

Sinani pulled back

The Pauli number 10 is handled rather aggressively by Massengo and brought down. The referee blows the whistle for a foul.

20'

The drought goes on...

Augsburg have been without a direct free-kick goal in the Bundesliga since May 2020, almost 6 years ago (Eduard Löwen scored against Schalke back then). Gregoritsch didn't change that, but produced one of Augsburg's better efforts in recent years.

19'

Brilliant from Vasilj!

It's a top save from Pauli shot-stopper who denies the experienced Gregoritsch with a full-stretch save to match a full-powered shot from the free-kick.

17'

Interesting opportunity for Augsburg

It's the studs of Fujita that catch Banks following an Augsburg corner. Baum's set-piece takers will fancy their chances from this free-kick at the edge of the area...

0:15

Claude-Maurice hits the post!

Two big chances in two minutes! This time it's Augsburg's turn on the break, as Claude-Maurice is found at the end of a well-worked move and his shot hits the upright.

BIG SAVE FROM DAHMEN

Sinani is frustrated by the Augsburg number one. The chance for Pauli comes from a well-timed run by Jones, whose cutback finds Sinani, but the attacker fails to find a way past the steely Dahmen, who dives low to deny him the opener.

13'

100 up

It's a milestone occasion for Rexhbecaj who is making his 100th top-flight appearance for Augsburg.

Probing with patience

Augsburg are wary of Pauli's speed on the break and are patiently moving the ball around, looking for spaces in behind.

Banks is alert

Pauli are on the move once again, a nicely weighted through ball almost finds the feet of Jones in the box, with Banks intervening in time to clear it out.

Half-chances for the visitors

Blessin's Pauli now looking to press high off the ball and a cross from the left leads to two punts at Dahmen's goal, the second, from Saliakas, leads to a corner.

Maintaining shape

Baum's charges are maintaining their 5-2-3 shape off the ball, happy for Pauli to have the ball in deeper areas.

Here we go

The home side get us underway here at the WWK Arena.

Kick-off!

Battle at the bottom

That Bayern victory was a huge boost for the home side but there's only five points between them in 13th and St Pauli in 17th. Every point from here on counts a great deal.

Upbeat WWK Arena

There's smiles and songs in the air in Augsburg as we prepare to get underway. The home side will look to follow up the Bayern scalp with another important win today.

0:34

Final warm-ups

0:09

POV: You're in the Pauli locker room

1:20

🔎 Pitch inspection with the Pauli players

0:15

📍 Augsburg checking in for MD20

More on Baum's Augsburg side

After a huge victory at the Allianz Arena, Baum makes three changes - Gregortisch replaces Kade, Wolf comes into the side, as Fellhauer moves to the left wing back spot. American defender Banks comes into the side replacing Zesiger.

More on Blessin's Pauli

After a spirited display at home against Leipzig, Pauli coach Blessin makes two changes - Smith replaces Wahl at the back, who misses out on the matchday squad. Meanwhile Rasmussen moves into midfield alongside Sands.

Starting line-up: FC Augsburg

Alexis Claude-Maurice

Augsburg subs

Labrović, Zesiger, Pedersen, Kömür, Kade, Keitel, Ribeiro, Gharbi, Essende

Starting line-up: FC St. Pauli

Pauli subs

Voll, Stevens, Ritzka, Oppie, Robatsch, Irvine, Ceesay, Kaars, Pereira Lage

New signing alert

St. Pauli announced the signing of Japanese attacker Taichi Hara this morning. The 26-year-old scored 22 goals and provided 17 assists in 91 appearances for Kyoto Sanga since 2023.

Manuel Baum on facing St. Pauli

"It won't be easy, everyone needs to be aware of that. But we have a home game coming up, we'll take the positive feeling with us, and we can certainly count on the necessary support from the stands."

Alexander Blessin on facing Augsburg

"They get back into a compact defence quickly and try to work well together off the ball. They don't take too many risks anymore and are more composed in certain situations. They've made some changes and they're doing well. That's why they've picked up a few more points. We have to be very careful of their counter-attacking players."

3:20

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0:54

Watch: Ricky-Jade Jones sets 2025/26 speed record

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3:08

Watch: How Augsburg beat Bayern

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St. Pauli's reasons for optimism

Alexander Blessin's side have lost just two of their last seven games, and their stoppage-time goal against Leipzig on Tuesday will give them hope as they look to extend their stay in the Bundesliga. And despite being the league's joint-lowest scorers, they managed to score twice against Borussia Dortmund in their last fixture on the road.

Augsburg improving

Manuel Baum's Augsburg defied all expectations to inflict a first Bundesliga defeat of the season on Bayern last week, meaning they have now lost just two of their seven league games under the interim coach while remaining unbeaten at home.

2:03

Watch: St. Pauli 2-1 Augsburg - previous meeting

It was Pauli who turned the tables on Augsburg back on Matchday 3 for their first Bundesliga win over Die Függerstädter. Last season's home encounter ended 1-1, after they lost 3-1 in Augsburg.

2:03

Watch: Bayern Munich 1-2 Augsburg - highlights

Augsburg ended Bayern Munich's unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season in a shock comeback win at the Allianz Arena on Matchday 19. With nine points in seven games under interim coach Manuel Baum, the Bavarians have built a four-point buffer on the bottom three.

3:01

Watch: St. Pauli 1-1 RB Leipzig - highlights

Martijn Kaars scored a stoppage-time penalty as St. Pauli boosted their survival chances by holding top-four contenders RB Leipzig to a draw in Tuesday's rescheduled Matchday 16 fixture. They're second bottom - a point behind relegation play-off spot incumbents Mainz, but four adrift of outright safety.

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Highlights

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Watch: Gregoritsch on his return to Augsburg

Full-time: Augsburg 2-1 St Pauli

Late late chances for Pauli

That could have been 3-1

Hopeful ball

Active to the end from Essende

More to come

Yellow card

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

Hopeful from Irvine

Hero's exit

Substitution

Substitution

Can Pauli find a way

Rasmussen impressive

Sighter from Irvine

Fresh legs

Substitution

Substitution

Missed opportunity again

Getting the service

That had to go in!

Irvine enters the action

Substitution

Persistence from Pauli

Banks into the book

Yellow card

Defending to do

Offensive changes

Substitution

Substitution

Pauli should have at least two

Substitution

Gregoritsch again!

Michael Gregoritsch

GOAL!

Scrappy last five

That should have been 2-1!

Fast start from Pauli

Underway for the second 45

Substitution

Half-time: Augsburg 1-1 St Pauli

Heading to the top

Not long to go

Into the book

Yellow card

NO MISTAKE THIS TIME!

Michael Gregoritsch

GOAL!

Awkward chance

Augsburg edging possession

Sinani strikes!

Danel Sinani

GOAL!

Emotions running high

Yellow card

Wolf on Saliakas

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

Yellow card

Chaves on the last line!

Lovely delivery from Wolf

Smith has a go

Sinani pulled back

The drought goes on...

Brilliant from Vasilj!

Interesting opportunity for Augsburg

Claude-Maurice hits the post!

BIG SAVE FROM DAHMEN

100 up

Probing with patience

Banks is alert

Half-chances for the visitors

Maintaining shape

Here we go

Battle at the bottom

Upbeat WWK Arena

Final warm-ups