HAMBURG. St. Pauli demolishes Holstein Kiel 5-1 with goals of Connor Metcalfe (4′), Eric Smith (7′), Oladapo Afolayan (38′), Lars Ritzka (69′) and Marcel Hartel (90′). Talking about the opposition, Holstein Kiel scored with ​Lewis Holtby (50′).

The match was played at the Millerntor-Stadion stadium in Hamburg on Sunday and it started at 6:30 am local time. The referee was Bastian Dankert who had the assistance of René Rohde and Fabian Maibaum. The 4th official was Thomas Gorniak. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.06 degrees Celsius or 68.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Pauli

5 - 1

Holstein Kiel

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 17 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 6 Shots blocked 5
  • 105 Attack 86
  • 42 Dangerous attack 27
  • 66 Ball safe 63
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. St. Pauli was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Holstein Kiel that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

St. Pauli had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Pauli won the match​.

St. Pauli shot 17 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Holstein Kiel shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

St. Pauli received 4 yellow cards (Elias Saad, Fabian Hurzeler, Sascha Burchert and Eric Smith). On the opposite side, Holstein Kiel received 3 yellow cards (Tom Rothe, Lewis Holtby and Finn Dominik Porath).

Match Timeline

Connor Metcalfe(goal)
4'
Eric Smith (goal)
7'
16'
Finn Porath- Yellow
Eric Smith - Yellow
27'
Oladapo Afolayan (goal)
38'
Marcel Hartel(VAR)
45'
Sascha Burchert- Yellow
45'
46'
Lewis Holtby- sub ->Finn Dominik Porath
46'
Joshua Mees- sub ->Shuto Machino
47'
Lewis Holtby- Yellow
Elias Saad - Yellow
49'
50'
Lewis Holtby(goal)Steven Skrzybski
68'
Nicolai Remberg- sub ->Lewis Holtby
Lars Ritzka(goal)Connor Metcalfe
69'
Andreas Albers- sub ->Johannes Eggestein
71'
73'
Tom Rothe- Yellow
E. Amenyido- sub ->Elias Saad
77'
83'
Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson- sub ->Benedikt Pichler
83'
Carlo Boukhalfa- sub ->Oladapo Afolayan
87'
Adam Dzwigala- sub ->Eric Smith
87'
Marcel Hartel(goal)Etienne Amenyido
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After this match, St. Pauli will have 10 points like Kaiserslautern to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Holstein Kiel will stay with 12 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, St. Pauli will play away against Hamburger SV on the 4th of May with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of St. Pauli (3 draws).

Holstein Kiel will play away agasint Hamburger SV on the 20th of April with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Holstein Kiel (7 draws).

St. Pauli – Formation

St. Pauli
G
Nikola Vasilj 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
D
Karol Mets 3.Estonia
7.0
D
Hauke Wahl 5.Germany
7.0
D
Eric Smith 8.Sweden
8.1
87' 27' 7'
M
Marcel Hartel 10.Germany
8.7
90'
M
Lars Ritzka 21.Germany
7.5
69'
M
Philipp Treu 23.Germany
7.1
M
Connor Metcalfe 24.Australia
8.4
4'
F
Johannes Eggestein 11.Germany
6.7
71'
F
Oladapo Afolayan 17.England
7.3
87' 38'
F
Elias Saad 26.Tunisia
6.8
77' 49'
Substitutes
G
Sascha Burchert 30.Germany
45'
D
Adam Dzwigala 25.Poland
6.4
87'
D
L. Günther 29.Germany
D
Tjark Lasse Scheller 32.Germany
M
Danel Sinani 15.Luxembourg
M
Carlo Boukhalfa 16.Germany
6.7
87'
F
Simon Zoller 6.Germany
F
E. Amenyido 14.Togo
7.1
77'
F
Andreas Albers 19.Denmark
7.0
71'

St. Pauli started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Fabian Hürzeler decided to play with the following team: Nikola Vasilj (7.1), Hauke Wahl (7.0), Eric Smith (8.1), Karol Mets (7.0), Philipp Treu (7.1), Connor Metcalfe (8.4), Marcel Hartel (8.7), Lars Ritzka (7.5), Oladapo Afolayan (7.3), Johannes Eggestein (6.7) and Elias Saad (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Simon Zoller, Etienne Amenyido (7.1), Danel Sinani, Carlo Boukhalfa (6.7), Andreas Albers (7.0), Adam Dźwigała (6.4), Luca Marcel Günther, Sascha Burchert and Tjark Lasse Scheller.

Substitutions

St. Pauli made 4 changes: Oladapo Afolayan for Carlo Boukhalfa (87′), Eric Smith for Adam Dźwigała (87′), Elias Saad for Etienne Amenyido (77′) and Johannes Eggestein for Andreas Albers (71′).

Best player: Marcel Hartel​

The player that probably impressed the most for St. Pauli was Marcel Hartel.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 45 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Holstein Kiel – Formation

Holstein Kiel
G
Timon Weiner 1.Germany
5.4
D
Marco Komenda 3.Germany
6.0
D
Marvin Schulz 15.Germany
6.4
D
Timo Becker 17.Germany
7.0
M
Marko Ivezic 6.Serbia
6.8
M
Steven Skrzybski 7.Germany
7.1
83'
M
Finn Porath 8.Germany
6.1
46' 16'
M
P. Sander 16.Germany
6.7
M
Tom Rothe 18.Germany
6.8
73'
F
B. Pichler 9.Austria
6.4
83'
F
Shuto Machino 13.Japan
7.0
46'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Dähne 21.Germany
D
L. Rosenboom 23.Germany
M
Lewis Holtby 10.Germany
7.3
46' 47' 50'
M
Nicolai Remberg 22.Germany
7.0
68'
M
A. Wagbe 28.Germany
F
Joshua Mees 27.Germany
6.4
46'
F
Ba-Muaka Simakala 11.Germany
6.4
83'
F
Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson 19.Iceland
6.4
83'
F
Fiete Arp 20.Germany

Holstein Kiel started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Marcel Rapp played with: Timon Weiner (5.4), Marvin Schulz (6.4), Timo Becker (7.0), Marco Komenda (6.0), Finn Dominik Porath (6.1), Philipp Sander (6.7), Marko Ivezić (6.8), Steven Skrzybski (7.1), Tom Rothe (6.8), Shuto Machino (7.0) and Benedikt Pichler (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lewis Holtby (7.3), Ba-Muaka Simakala (6.4), Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson (6.4), Jann-Fiete Arp, Thomas Dähne, Nicolai Remberg (7.0), Lasse Rosenboom, Aurel Badji Wagbe and Joshua Mees (6.4).

Substitutions

Holstein Kiel made 5 changes: Shuto Machino for Joshua Mees (46′), Finn Dominik Porath for Lewis Holtby (46′), Lewis Holtby for Nicolai Remberg (68′), Benedikt Pichler for Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson (83′) and Steven Skrzybski for Ba-Muaka Simakala (83′).

Best player: Lewis Holtby​

The most impressive player for Holstein Kiel was Lewis Holtby.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 6 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​