HAMBURG. St. Pauli overcome Schalke 04 to win 2-1. G. Burgstaller was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was St. Pauli to strike first with a goal of G. Burgstaller at the 20′. Then G. Burgstaller scored again for St. Pauli in the 39′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, R. Zalazar reduced the distance for Schalke 04 with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​

The match was played at the Millerntor-Stadion stadium in Hamburg on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Fritz with the assistance of Marcel Pelgrim and Marc-Philipp Eckermann. The 4th official was Dominik Jolk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.6 degrees Celsius or 36.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Pauli

2 - 1

Schalke 04

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 17 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 13 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 88 Attack 122
  • 44 Dangerous attack 54
  • 75 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. St. Pauli was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Schalke 04 that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, St. Pauli succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

St. Pauli shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Schalke 04 shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

St. Pauli received 1 yellow card (D. Kyereh). On the other side, Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (M. Thiaw and R. Zalazar).

Match Timeline

2'
20'
26'
39'
73'
73'
73'
Danny Latza- sub ->Victor Pálsson
75'
81'
K. Topp- sub ->R. Dadashov
85'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Schalke 04
65
34
Werder Bremen
63
34
Hamburger SV
60
34
Darmstadt 98
60
34
St. Pauli
57
34
Heidenheim
52
34
Paderborn
51
34
Nürnberg
51
34
Holstein Kiel
45
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
44
34
Hannover 96
42
34
Karlsruher SC
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Sandhausen
41
34
Jahn Regensburg
40
34
Dynamo Dresden
32
34
Erzgebirge Aue
26
34
Ingolstadt
21
34

After this contest, St. Pauli will have 35 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Schalke 04 will stay with 26 points like Hamburger SV to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, St. Pauli will play away against Fortuna Düsseldorf on the 11th of December with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Fortuna Düsseldorf (3 draws).

Schalke 04 will host Nürnberg on the 10th of December with a 11-3 head to head stats in favor of Schalke 04 (6 draws).

St. Pauli – Formation

St. Pauli
G
Nikola Vasilj 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
D
Luca Zander 19.Germany
6.2
D
Philipp Ziereis 4.Germany
6.8
D
James Lawrence 3.Wales
6.5
D
Leart Paçarada 23.Kosovo
6.8
M
Jackson Irvine 7.Australia
6.9
M
Eric Smith 8.Sweden
7.2
85'
M
Marcel Hartel 30.Germany
7.2
M
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh 17.Ghana
6.1
90' 2'
F
I. Matanović 34.Croatia
7.2
73'
F
Guido Burgstaller 9.Austria
8.9
90' 20', 39'
Substitutes
G
Dennis Smarsch 1.Germany
D
J. Medić 18.Croatia
6.4
85'
D
Sebastian Ohlsson 2.Sweden
M
Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany
M
Maximilian Dittgen 11.Germany
6.2
73'
M
Rico Benatelli 26.Germany
M
Christopher Buchtmann 10.Germany
90'
F
S. Makienok 16.Denmark
90'
F
E. Amenyido 27.Togo

St. Pauli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Timo Schultz decided to play with the following team: Nikola Vasilj (6.8), Luca-Milan Zander (6.2), Philipp Ziereis (6.8), James Lawrence (6.5), Leart Paqarada (6.8), Jackson Irvine (6.9), Eric Smith (7.2), Marcel Hartel (7.2), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (6.1), Guido Burgstaller (8.9) and Igor Matanovic (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Dennis Smarsch, Jakov Medić (6.4), Sebastian Ohlsson, Finn Ole Becker, Maximilian Dittgen (6.2), Rico Benatelli, Christopher Buchtmann, Simon Makienok and Etienne Amenyido.

Substitutions

St. Pauli made 4 changes: I. Matanovic for M. Dittgen (73′), E. Smith for J. Medic (85′), G. Burgstaller for C. Buchtmann (90′) and D. Kyereh for S. Makienok (90′).

Best player: Guido Burgstaller​

The most impressive player for St. Pauli was Guido Burgstaller.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Martin Fraisl 30.Austria
7.0
D
Malick Thiaw 33.Germany
6.5
26'
D
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
7.0
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
6.4
M
Victor Pálsson 4.Iceland
7.1
73'
M
Mehmet Aydin 38.Germany
6.9
73'
M
Rodrigo Zalazar 10.Uruguay
7.7
90' 75'
M
Dominick Drexler 24.Germany
6.9
M
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
8.4
F
Marvin Pieringer 21.Germany
6.8
F
Rufat Dadashov 43.Azerbaijan
6.5
81'
Substitutes
G
Felix Wienand 47.Germany
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
D
Dries Wouters 15.Belgium
M
K. Çalhanoğlu 42.Germany
M
Jimmy Kaparos 45.Netherlands
M
Danny Latza 8.Germany
6.1
73'
M
Reinhold Ranftl 27.Austria
7.1
73'
M
Blendi Idrizi 36.Kosovo
F
K. Topp 40.Germany
7.0
81'

Schalke 04 started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Dimitrios Grammozis played with: Martin Fraisl (7.0), Malick Thiaw (6.5), Ko Itakura (7.0), Marcin Kamiński (6.4), Victor Pálsson (7.1), Mehmet-Can Aydin (6.9), Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez (7.7), Dominick Drexler (6.9), Thomas Ouwejan (8.4), Marvin Pieringer (6.8) and Rüfət Dadaşov (6.5).

They had on the bench: Keke Maximilian Topp (7.0), Henning Matriciani, Kerim Çalhanoğlu, Dries Wouters, Jimmy Kaparos, Danny Latza (6.1), Reinhold Ranftl (7.1) and Blendi Idrizi.

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 3 changes: V. Palsson for D. Latza (73′), M. Aydin for R. Ranftl (73′) and R. Dadashov for K. Topp (81′).

Best player: Thomas Ouwejan​

The most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Thomas Ouwejan.

His rating is (8.4) with 31 passes (67% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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