VfL Wolfsburg vs FC St. Pauli

VfL Wolfsburg

2 - 1

FC St. Pauli

🕒 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Volkswagen Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Frank Willenborg 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

VfL Wolfsburg 16 · FC St. Pauli 18

Referee Stats

Frank Willenborg

10 matches · 4.10 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.10
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	10%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-9).
VfL Wolfsburg controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

VfL Wolfsburg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 32

Avg: 1.24 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 0.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC St. Pauli (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-3-12

Goals For / Against

12 / 29

Avg: 0.71 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.59

PPG

0.53

1.24

0.71

1.88

1.71

65%

O2.5

41%

71%

BTTS

47%

35%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

VfL Wolfsburg rank16th

FC St. Pauli rank18th

VfL Wolfsburg points29

FC St. Pauli points26

VfL Wolfsburg: #16 · 29 pts · GD -24

44 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

FC St. Pauli: #18 · 26 pts · GD -31

47 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VfL Wolfsburg last 5 home

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals2-6

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

FC St. Pauli last 5 away

L L D L W

Points4/15

Weighted index13

Goals3-7

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

VfL Wolfsburg trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

FC St. Pauli trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

VfL Wolfsburg score at home71%

VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet at home6%

FC St. Pauli score away59%

FC St. Pauli clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

VfL Wolfsburg score first35%

VfL Wolfsburg win after scoring first33%

FC St. Pauli score first29%

FC St. Pauli win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Wolfsburg 20% · FC St. Pauli 9%

Avg first goal minute: VfL Wolfsburg 20.0' · FC St. Pauli 25.4'

Vs league average

VfL Wolfsburg score at home1.24 vs 1.78

VfL Wolfsburg concede at home1.88 vs 1.46

FC St. Pauli score away0.71 vs 1.46

FC St. Pauli concede away1.71 vs 1.78

VfL Wolfsburg score 31% below league average, while FC St. Pauli score 52% below league average.

Defensive side: VfL Wolfsburg are 29% above league average at home, and FC St. Pauli are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.25

BTTS75%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

VfL Wolfsburg goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 9

46-60 8

0-15 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

FC St. Pauli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

16-30 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

620

396

Passes Accurate

539

307

Passes %

87%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ VAR

Y. Gerhardt

Penalty confirmed

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Eriksen

Penalty

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. Smith

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Dźwigała

53'

53' L. Ritzka

55'

55' M. Jenz

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ L. Majer

1st substitution · For: M. Amoura

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Ritzka

1st substitution · For: L. Oppie

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ R. Jones

2nd substitution · For: M. Kaars

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ S. Kumbedi

2nd substitution · For: K. Fischer

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ P. Wimmer

3rd substitution · For: A. Daghim

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ A. Zehnter

4th substitution · For: K. Paredes

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Y. Gerhardt

5th substitution · For: M. Svanberg

84'

84' A. Dźwigała

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Pejčinović

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Daghim

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Mathias Pereira Lage

3rd substitution · For: Abdoulie Ceesay

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC St. Pauli 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg beat FC St. Pauli 2-1 on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Frank Willenborg. It was played at Volkswagen Arena.

First half: VAR intervened at 24' for VfL Wolfsburg (Penalty confirmed). VfL Wolfsburg took the lead at 25' when C. Eriksen scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. FC St. Pauli leveled the score at 40' when E. Smith scored, with the assist credited to A. Dźwigała, making the score 1-1.

Second half: L. Ritzka received a yellow card for FC St. Pauli at 53'. M. Jenz received a yellow card for VfL Wolfsburg at 55'. VfL Wolfsburg made their 1st substitution at 61', with L. Majer replacing M. Amoura. FC St. Pauli made their 1st substitution at 68', with L. Ritzka replacing L. Oppie. FC St. Pauli made their 2nd substitution at 68', with R. Jones replacing M. Kaars. VfL Wolfsburg made their 2nd substitution at 73', with S. Kumbedi replacing K. Fischer. VfL Wolfsburg made their 3rd substitution at 73', with P. Wimmer replacing A. Daghim. VfL Wolfsburg made their 4th substitution at 83', with A. Zehnter replacing K. Paredes. VfL Wolfsburg made their 5th substitution at 83', with Y. Gerhardt replacing M. Svanberg. A. Dźwigała received a yellow card for FC St. Pauli at 84'. VfL Wolfsburg took the lead at 88' when D. Pejčinović scored, with the assist credited to A. Daghim, making the score 2-1. FC St. Pauli made their 3rd substitution at 90', with Mathias Pereira Lage replacing Abdoulie Ceesay.

VfL Wolfsburg used 5 substitutions while FC St. Pauli used 3 substitutions. VfL Wolfsburg got 1 yellow card, while FC St. Pauli got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-9).
VfL Wolfsburg controlled possession (61%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC St. Pauli Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

16 May 2026 FC St. Pauli vs VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 3 14 Jan 2026 VfL Wolfsburg vs FC St. Pauli 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

08 Mar 2025 VfL Wolfsburg vs FC St. Pauli 1 - 1 26 Oct 2024 FC St. Pauli vs VfL Wolfsburg 0 - 0