St. Pauli recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Karlsruher SC 2-1

HAMBURG. St. Pauli managed to reverse the scoreline against Karlsruher SC to win 2-1.

October 29, 2023

HAMBURG. St. Pauli was capable to reverse the scoreline against Karlsruher SC to win 2-1. It was Karlsruher SC to strike first with a goal of Igor Matanovic at the 43′. Then it was a goal in the 80′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Philipp Treu gave the win to St. Pauli in the 90′ minute. St. Pauli made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Millerntor-Stadion stadium in Hamburg on Saturday and it started at 6:00 am local time. The referee was Max Burda who had the assistance of Felix Bickel and Justus Zorn. The 4th official was Stefan Zielsdorf. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was freezing at -6.29 degrees Celsius or 20.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

St. Pauli

2 - 1

Karlsruher SC

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

20 Total 8
9 On Target 3
7 Off Target 2
4 Shots blocked 3

130 Attack 79
54 Dangerous attack 26
446 Ball safe 409

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

St. Pauli had a strong ball possession 60% while Karlsruher SC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Pauli had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Pauli won the match.

St. Pauli shot 20 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Karlsruher SC shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

St. Pauli received 1 yellow card (Eric Smith). Regarding the opposition, Karlsruher SC received 2 yellow cards (Fabian Schleusener and Lars Stindl).

Match Timeline

23'

Fabian Schleusener- Yellow

40'

Lars Stindl - Yellow

43'

I. Matanović(goal)

Elias Saad - sub ->Oladapo Afolayan

46'

Eric Smith - Yellow

67'

Danel Sinani - sub ->Manolis Saliakas

66'

Simon Zoller- sub ->Lars Ritzka

66'

73'

Marco Thiede- sub ->Sebastian Jung

Johannes Eggestein(goal)Connor Metcalfe

80'

79'

Dzenis Burnic- sub ->Leon Jensen

79'

Budu Zivzivadze- sub ->Igor Matanovic

Philipp Treu- sub ->Connor Metcalfe

83'

Philipp Treu(goal)

90'

Marcel Beifus- sub ->Lars Stindl

E. Amenyido- sub ->Johannes Eggestein

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Eintracht Braunschweig

After playing this encounter, St. Pauli will have 23 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Karlsruher SC will stay with 12 points like Wehen Wiesbaden and Hansa Rostock to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

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

Karlsruher SC will play away agasint Elversberg on the 19th of May with a 0-0 head to head record.

St. Pauli – Formation

St. Pauli

Nikola Vasilj 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.5

Karol Mets 3.Estonia

7.0

Hauke Wahl 5.Germany

7.1

Eric Smith 8.Sweden

7.5

67'

Manolis Saliakas 2.Greece

6.4

66'

Jackson Irvine 7.Australia

7.5

Marcel Hartel 10.Germany

7.9

Oladapo Afolayan 17.England

7.3

46'

Lars Ritzka 21.Germany

6.8

66'

Connor Metcalfe 24.Australia

7.8

83'

Johannes Eggestein 11.Germany

8.1

90'

80'

Substitutes

Sascha Burchert 30.Germany

D. Nemeth 4.Austria

Philipp Treu 23.Germany

7.8

83'

90'

Adam Dzwigala 25.Poland

Danel Sinani 15.Luxembourg

6.4

66'

Carlo Boukhalfa 16.Germany

Simon Zoller 6.Germany

6.8

66'

E. Amenyido 14.Togo

90'

Elias Saad 26.Tunisia

7.1

46'

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 (7.5), Hauke Wahl (7.1), Eric Smith (7.5), Karol Mets (7.0), Manolis Saliakas (6.4), Jackson Irvine (7.5), Marcel Hartel (7.9), Lars Ritzka (6.8), Connor Metcalfe (7.8), Oladapo Afolayan (7.3) and Johannes Eggestein (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: David Nemeth, Simon Zoller (6.8), Etienne Amenyido, Danel Sinani (6.4), Carlo Boukhalfa, Philipp Treu (7.8), Adam Dźwigała, Elias Saad (7.1) and Sascha Burchert.

St. Pauli could not rely on the presence of Philipp Treu (injured).

Substitutions

St. Pauli made 5 changes: Oladapo Afolayan for Elias Saad (46′), Manolis Saliakas for Danel Sinani (66′), Lars Ritzka for Simon Zoller (66′), Connor Metcalfe for Philipp Treu (83′) and Johannes Eggestein for Etienne Amenyido (90′).

Best player: Johannes Eggestein

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Pauli was Johannes Eggestein.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.

Karlsruher SC – Formation

Karlsruher SC

Patrick Drewes 23.Germany

7.9

Sebastian Jung 2.Germany

7.0

73'

David Herold 20.Germany

7.1

Marcel Franke 28.Germany

6.6

Robin Bormuth 32.Germany

6.3

Leon Jensen 6.Germany

7.3

79'

Marvin Wanitzek 10.Germany

7.0

Lars Stindl 13.Germany

6.8

90'

40'

P. Nebel 26.Germany

6.7

I. Matanović 9.Croatia

7.5

79'

43'

Fabian Schleusener 24.Germany

7.3

23'

Substitutes

Max Weiß 29.Germany

Marcel Beifus 4.Germany

90'

Philip Heise 16.Germany

Marco Thiede 21.Germany

6.3

73'

Dzenis Burnic 15.Germany

6.3

79'

Budu Zivzivadze 11.Georgia

6.7

79'

Karlsruher SC started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Christian Eichner played with: Patrick Drewes (7.9), Sebastian Jung (7.0), Robin Bormuth (6.3), Marcel Franke (6.6), David Herold (7.1), Paul Nebel (6.7), Leon Jensen (7.3), Marvin Wanitzek (7.0), Lars Stindl (6.8), Fabian Schleusener (7.3) and Igor Matanovic (7.5).

They had on the bench: Marcel Beifus, Budu Zivzivadze (6.7), Dženis Burnić (6.3), Philip Heise, Marco Thiede (6.3) and Max Weiss.

Karlsruher SC could not rely on the presence of Budu Zivzivadze (injured).

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 4 changes: Sebastian Jung for Marco Thiede (73′), Igor Matanovic for Budu Zivzivadze (79′), Leon Jensen for Dženis Burnić (79′) and Lars Stindl for Marcel Beifus (90′).