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FCH Heidenheim Heidenheim - STP St. Pauli St. Pauli

FCH

2

STP

0

E. Dinkçi
82'

B. Zivzivadze
3'

Voith-Arena(Sold out)

Felix Zwayer

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57 %Budu Zivzivadze

Budu Zivzivadze

0:24

Watch: Zivzivadze: "No one felt any pressure"

0:11

Watch: The Heidenheim fans celebrate Dinkçi

Full-time: Heidenheim 2-0 St. Pauli

Heidenheim live to fight another day thanks to a huge victory over relegation rivals St. Pauli. Elsewhere, Wolfsburg also dropped points, meaning it is really becoming a three-way scrap at the bottom of the table.

© IMAGO/Eibner-Pressefoto/Jani Pless

Full-time

90'

+ 5

Nearly a third

Busch is found in the box and has a go, but Vasilj is in the right place to make the save.

90'

+ 1

Added time

There will be five extra minutes at the end of this one.

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Stefan Schimmer

Marvin Pieringer

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Christian Conteh

Budu Zivzivadze

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Arijon Ibrahimović

88'

Substitution

Connor Metcalfe

86'

Almost another chance

Pieringer gets into the box before feeding Dinkçi, but he can't get a shot away.

85'

Substitution

0:14

Dinkçi doubles Heidenheim's lead

And that is a big, big goal. Ramaj claims a St. Pauli corner and finds Dinkçi on the break with a superb long ball. Dinkçi then does the rest in some style, shimmying onto his right in the box before whipping the ball into the top corner.

82'

Eren Dinkçi

GOAL!

2:0

Assist:Diant Ramaj

Eren Dinkçi

Goal probability

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.

14 %

Shot speed

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.

92.51 km/h

Distance to Goal

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.

12.69 m

78'

Pauli ahead on xG

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).

Can they turn one of these chances into that all-important goal?

xGoals

1

0.82

1.08

0

Goals

76'

Yellow card

74'

Can Pauli find a way back?

They are moving the ball around well enough, but they are struggling to create anything.

68'

Injury break

Pieringer is down after a clash of heads and is receiving treatment.

It remains competitive

Who will grab the next goal?

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64'

Pauli struggling to hit the target

Pauli's goalscoring troubles have continued today, as yet again, they have been unable to convert any of their chances.

Goal attempts

3off target

3on target

8off target

2on target

64'

Substitution

Abdoulie Ceesay

Andréas Hountondji

64'

Substitution

Manolis Saliakas

58'

Dinkçi threatens

The ball is looped over the top to Dinkçi, and he almost works himself shooting space, but he has to settle for a corner in the end.

55'

Pieringer's shot blocked

The Heidenheim striker gets into the box and shoots, but his effort is deflected behind for a corner.

56'

Substitution

53'

Hountondji denied again

Sinani slips a pass through the lines to Hountondji on the left. He takes a touch before shooting with his left, but Ramaj is there to tip the shot behind for a corner.

49'

Side-netting

Pyrka bursts down the wing before slotting the ball into the path of Sinani. He shoots first time, but he can only hit the side-netting from a good position.

48'

Behrens denied

Heidenheim play the ball forward neatly through the Pauli press, and although Zivzivadze's initial cross is cleared, the ball falls to Behrens on the edge of the box. He has a go, but the shot is simple enough for Vasilj.

46'

Back underway

Pauli make two changes at the break as Smith and Kaars replace Rasmussen and Fujita.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Mathias Rasmussen

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Joel Chima Fujita

Half-time: Heidenheim 1-0 St. Pauli

Heidenheim lead at the break thanks to that early Zivzivadze strike, and they are probably good value for it. There has only been the one chance since that goal, though, and it fell to St. Pauli, but Ramaj did well to deny Hountondji. Heidenheim are in control at the moment.

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Half-time

45'

+ 1

Pyrka curls his shot wide

Busch can't quite intercept a through ball, and Pyrka pounces, driving a curling shot just narrowly wide of the far post.

45'

+ 1

Added time

There will be two extra minutes before the break.

45'

Level on possession

Not level on the scoreboard.

Possession (%)

5050

39'

Pieringer with an ambitious effort

A long ball forward drops for Pieringer some 35 yards out. He tries his luck, but rather slices the shot wide.

38'

Fujita fires over

Fujita has a go after a free-kick is cleared to the edge of the box, but his effort is wild.

36'

Headed over

Sinani whips in a dangerous cross from the left that is met by Mets, but his headed effort loops comfortably over the bar.

35'

Even since the goal

The game has mostly been taking place in the middle of the park in the last while. Neither side can seem to get up a head of steam.

29'

A deserved lead

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).

Heidenheim have looked good value for that early Zivzivadze goal.

xGoals

1

0.71

0.38

0

Goals

0:24

Agonisingly wide

Sinani hooks a ball through to Hountondji, and he is away with just Ramaj to beat, but the Heidenheim goalkeeper sticks out a vital boot to deflect the striker's shot inches wide of the post.

22'

Zivzivadze driving his team forward

The Georgian is in fine form of late, and he is giving it his all today, scoring the opener and battling for every ball.

20'

Pauli not getting going

Not sure if it is nerves or not, but Pauli are struggling to create anything early on. They have also lost the ball unnecessarily on several occasions, giving Heidenheim that bit more confidence.

The vital moment

The chaos in the box as Zivzivadze pokes home.

© IMAGO/Eibner-Pressefoto/Jani Pless

16'

Beck's effort blocked

A long throw causes Pauli some problems with the loose ball dropping to Beck, but his shot is blocked.

15'

A quieter few minutes

After that frantic start, things have slowed down in the last few minutes.

10'

Heidenheim now firm favourites

Heidenheim now firm favourites

Could that goal yet create a great escape for the hosts?

0'

43.6 %

9'

70 %

6'

A Heidenheim record

That goal was Heidenheim's fastest ever in the Bundesliga, and it couldn't have come at a better time.

0:18

Zivzivadze with a massive goal

The corner from Behrens is headed back across goal by Beck. There is then a scramble in the box before the ball bounces off Schöppner into the path of Zivzivadze, who prods home from right in front of goal.

3'

Budu Zivzivadze

GOAL!

1:0

Assist:Jan Schöppner

Budu Zivzivadze

Goal probability

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.

46 %

Distance to Goal

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.

4.04 m

2'

Good start

Zivzivadze sets Dinkçi on the edge of the box, and his powerful drive is tipped over by Vasilj.

1'

We're underway

The ball is moving in this massive relegation clash.

Kick-off!

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More on those teams

Zivzivadze, Beck and Dinkçi are in for Heidenheim, whereas Fujita and Saliakas come in for Pauli.

© IMAGO/Oliver Ruhnke

Starting line-up: 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

Formation:4-3-1-2

Heidenheim subs

Feller, Siersleben, Haktab Traoré, Stergiou, Ibrahimović, Kerber, Niehues, C. Conteh, Schimmer

Starting line-up: FC St. Pauli

Formation:3-4-2-1

Pauli subs

Voll, Dźwigała, Oppie, Ritzka, Smith, Metcalfe, Ceesay, Hara, Kaars

0:19

0:11

Watch: A look inside St. Pauli's changing room

0:21

Watch: The sun is shining in Heidenheim

Frank Schmidt on facing St. Pauli

Unlike the opponents we've played recently, they play great emphasis on compactness in their own half. St. Pauli struggle to score goals, but they've also conceded slightly fewer than us. On the other hand, in our last home game against Union Berlin, we played our style of football and took our chances early and we also played with a certain ease. We'll try to do that again."

© IMAGO/JOERAN STEINSIEK

Alexander Blessin on facing Heidenheim

"Heidenheim are always a nightmare to play against, as they never give up. It’s going to be a real challenge for us. We’re going to a small ground and there’s sure to be an electric atmosphere. We can’t let that get to us."

© IMAGO/Philipp Szyza

2:32

Watch: St. Pauli's fate in their own hands

Firing blanks

Heidenheim have a chance to end that streak, as they face the weakest attack in the league on Saturday. St. Pauli have scored just 26 goals in 30 matches, whilst all other teams have at least 33. The reason for this is down to St. Pauli having had the fewest shots, the fewest clear-cut chances, the worst conversion rate, and the worst clear-cut chance conversion rate.

© Ronny Hartmann

Leaky defence

Heidenheim have not kept a single clean sheet all season. Their 66 goals conceded are the joint-most in the league, tied with Wolfsburg. Their last clean sheet came in a 3–0 win at Union Berlin on Matchday 33 of the 2024/25 season. No team in Bundesliga history has ever gone an entire season without a single clean sheet.

© IMAGO/Eibner-Pressefoto/Thomas Hess

2:03

Watch: St. Pauli 1-1 Cologne - highlights

St. Pauli could only draw with relegation rivals Cologne on Matchday 30. Alexander Blessin's side currently sit in the relegation play-off spot, just two points ahead of 17th-placed Wolfsburg.

2:03

Watch: Freiburg 2-1 Heidenheim - highlights

Heidenheim slipped to their 19th defeat of the season last time out against in-form Freiburg. The result means relegation to Bundesliga 2 could be confirmed if they fail to win on Matchday 31.

2:03

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

A brace from forward Martijn Kaars helped Pauli secure a vital 2-1 home win against Heidenheim on Matchday 14.

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