DARMSTADT. St. Pauli was finally too strong for Darmstadt 98 with the goal of Adam Dzwigala (45′), E. Saad (57′) and David Otto (85′). Darmstadt 98 lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium in Darmstadt on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the help of Christian Bandurski and Nikolai Kimmeyer. The 4th official was Tom Bauer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 21 Total 12
- 4 On Target 7
- 17 Off Target 4
- 10 Shots blocked 3
- 144 Attack 77
- 55 Dangerous attack 22
- 99 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Darmstadt 98 was in firm control of the ball 59% while St. Pauli was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Darmstadt 98 was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, St. Pauli succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Darmstadt 98 shot 21 times, 4 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, St. Pauli shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Darmstadt 98 received 2 yellow cards (Marvin Mehlem and Aaron Seydel ). On the opposite side, St. Pauli received 1 yellow card (M. Beifus).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Darmstadt 98 will stay with 64 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, St. Pauli will have 53 points like Fortuna Düsseldorf to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 will play away against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 28th of May with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (5 draws).
St. Pauli will host Karlsruher SC on the 28th of May with a 8-5 head to head in favor of St. Pauli (6 draws).
Darmstadt 98 – Formation
Darmstadt 98 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Torsten Lieberknecht decided to play with the following team: Marcel Schuhen , Patric Pfeiffer , Christoph Zimmermann , Jannik Müller , Matthias Bader , Fabian Schnellhardt , Tobias Kempe , Emir Karić , Marvin Mehlem , Braydon Manu and Phillip Tietz .
The home team had on the bench: Aaron Seydel , Filip Stojilković , Thomas Isherwood, Klaus Gjasula, Clemens Riedel, Keanan Bennetts, Alexander Brunst, Fabian Holland and Mathias Honsak .
Substitutions
Darmstadt 98 made 3 changes: Fabian Schnellhardt for Mathias Honsak (46′), Christoph Zimmermann for Aaron Seydel (68′) and Braydon Manu for Filip Stojilkovic (68′).
Best player: Patric Pfeiffer
The most impressive player for Darmstadt 98 was Patric Pfeiffer.
His rating is with 61 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
St. Pauli – Formation
St. Pauli started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Fabian Hürzeler played with: Nikola Vasilj , Adam Dźwigała , Jakov Medić , Karol Mets , Manolis Saliakas , Jackson Irvine , Marcel Hartel , Leart Paqarada , Oladapo Afolayan , Elias Saad and Lukas Daschner .
These were the players on the bench: Connor Metcalfe , Luca Zander, Johannes Eggestein, Betim Fazliji, Carlo Boukhalfa, Lars Ritzka , Marcel Beifus, David Otto and Sören Ahlers.
Substitutions
St. Pauli made 4 changes: Leart Paqarada for Lars Ritzka (77′), Oladapo Afolayan for David Otto (81′), E. Saad for Conor Metcalfe (81′) and Lukas Daschner for Marcel Beifus (90′).
Best player: Adam Dźwigała
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Pauli was Adam Dźwigała.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
- Karlsruher SC – Hannover 96 – 2-1
- Darmstadt 98 – St. Pauli – 0-3
- Hansa Rostock – Jahn Regensburg – 2-0
- Fortuna Düsseldorf – Holstein Kiel – 3-0