HAMBURG. St. Pauli beats Schalke 04 3-1.

The match was played at the Millerntor-Stadion stadium in Hamburg on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg who was helped by Guido Kleve and . The 4th official was Martin Thomsen. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.02 degrees Celsius or 69.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Pauli

3 - 1

Schalke 04

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 18 Total 11
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 119 Attack 81
  • 42 Dangerous attack 26
  • 40 Ball safe 34
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 1 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. St. Pauli was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Schalke 04 that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

St. Pauli was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Pauli won the match​.

St. Pauli shot 18 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Schalke 04 shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

St. Pauli received 1 yellow card (Connor Metcalfe). On the other side, Schalke 04 received 4 yellow cards (Ron Schallenberg, Sebastian Polter, Cedric Brunner and Marcin Kamiński).

Match Timeline

Connor Metcalfe(VAR)
19'
Marcel Hartel(penalty)
21'
29'
Connor Metcalfe- Yellow
33'
45'
Marcin Kaminski- Yellow
45'
Cédric Brunner- Yellow
Marcel Hartel(goal)Johannes Eggestein
57'
Andreas Albers- sub ->Johannes Eggestein
60'
66'
66'
A. Ouédraogo- sub ->Paul Seguin
77'
Ron Schallenberg- Yellow
E. Amenyido- sub ->Elias Saad
82'
Carlo Boukhalfa- sub ->Oladapo Afolayan
82'
83'
82'
K. Topp- sub ->Ron Schallenberg
D. Nemeth- sub ->Connor Metcalfe
88'
D. Nemeth- sub ->Connor Metcalfe
88'
Carlo Boukhalfa(goal)Marcel Hartel
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 13 points like Fortuna Düsseldorf and Hamburger SV to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Schalke 04 will stay with 7 points to hold in the 15th 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 statistic in favor of St. Pauli (3 draws).

Schalke 04 will play away agasint SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 19th of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.

St. Pauli – Formation

St. Pauli
G
Nikola Vasilj 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
D
Karol Mets 3.Estonia
7.0
D
Hauke Wahl 5.Germany
7.0
D
Eric Smith 8.Sweden
7.0
M
Manolis Saliakas 2.Greece
7.5
M
Marcel Hartel 10.Germany
9.7
21', 57'
M
Oladapo Afolayan 17.England
7.0
82'
M
Lars Ritzka 21.Germany
7.3
M
Connor Metcalfe 24.Australia
7.3
88' 33'
M
Elias Saad 26.Tunisia
7.0
82'
F
Johannes Eggestein 11.Germany
7.3
60'
Substitutes
G
Sascha Burchert 30.Germany
D
D. Nemeth 4.Austria
88'
D
Philipp Treu 23.Germany
D
Adam Dzwigala 25.Poland
D
Tjark Lasse Scheller 32.Germany
M
Danel Sinani 15.Luxembourg
M
Carlo Boukhalfa 16.Germany
7.7
82' 90'
F
E. Amenyido 14.Togo
6.6
82'
F
Andreas Albers 19.Denmark
6.8
60'

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 (6.8), Hauke Wahl (7.0), Eric Smith (7.0), Karol Mets (7.0), Manolis Saliakas (7.5), Connor Metcalfe (7.3), Marcel Hartel (9.7), Lars Ritzka (7.3), Oladapo Afolayan (7.0), Elias Saad (7.0) and Johannes Eggestein (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: David Nemeth, Etienne Amenyido (6.6), Danel Sinani, Carlo Boukhalfa (7.7), Andreas Albers (6.8), Philipp Treu, Adam Dźwigała, Sascha Burchert and Tjark Lasse Scheller.

Substitutions

St. Pauli made 5 changes: Oladapo Afolayan for Carlo Boukhalfa (82′), Elias Saad for Etienne Amenyido (82′), Johannes Eggestein for Andreas Albers (60′), Connor Metcalfe for David Nemeth (88′) and Connor Metcalfe for David Nemeth (88′).

Best player: Marcel Hartel​

The most impressive player for St. Pauli was Marcel Hartel.

His rating is (9.7) with 2 goals, 55 passes (62% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Michael Langer 34.Austria
6.7
D
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
7.3
D
Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany
7.3
D
Cédric Brunner 27.Switzerland
6.4
45'
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
7.3
45'
M
Derry Murkin 5.England
7.3
M
Ron Schallenberg 6.Germany
6.7
82' 77'
M
Paul Seguin 7.Germany
7.0
66'
M
Lino Tempelmann 10.Germany
6.1
M
Y. Kabadayı 17.Germany
7.0
66'
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
7.5
83' 29'
Substitutes
G
J. Heekeren 28.Germany
D
Tomas Kalas 26.Czech Republic
6.6
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
M
Soichiro Kozuki 14.Japan
6.7
66'
M
Blendi Idrizi 18.Kosovo
M
Niklas Tauer 21.Germany
M
Tobias Mohr 29.Germany
M
A. Ouédraogo 43.Germany
6.6
66'
F
K. Topp 42.Germany
6.4
82'

Schalke 04 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Thomas Reis played with: Michael Langer (6.7), Cedric Brunner (6.4), Timo Baumgartl (7.3), Marcin Kamiński (7.3), Thomas Ouwejan (7.3), Yusuf Kabadayi (7.0), Ron Schallenberg (6.7), Paul Seguin (7.0), Derry Murkin (7.3), Sebastian Polter (7.5) and Lino Tempelmann (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Soichiro Kozuki (6.7), Blendi Idrizi, Niklas Tauer, Tomáš Kalas (6.6), Justin Heekeren, Tobias Mohr, Henning Matriciani, Keke Maximilian Topp (6.4) and Assan Ouédraogo (6.6).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 3 changes: Yusuf Kabadayi for Soichiro Kozuki (66′), Paul Seguin for Assan Ouédraogo (66′) and Ron Schallenberg for Keke Maximilian Topp (82′).

Best player: Sebastian Polter​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Sebastian Polter.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 12 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 19.

Results of the day

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