DüSSELDORF. Fortuna Düsseldorf prevails over St. Pauli 1-0 after R. Hennings scored just 1 goal (22′). St. Pauli lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

B. Fazliji received a red card (59′)​. This red card was one of the reason why St. Pauli lost the match.

The match was played at the Merkur Spiel-Arena stadium in Düsseldorf on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg with the support of Guido Kleve and Mario Hildenbrand. The 4th official was Julius Martenstein. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Fortuna Düsseldorf

1 - 0

St. Pauli

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 13 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 8 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 82 Attack 130
  • 48 Dangerous attack 55
  • 187 Ball safe 189
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

St. Pauli had a strong ball possession 60% while Fortuna Düsseldorf was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Pauli had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, Fortuna Düsseldorf succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Fortuna Düsseldorf shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Pauli shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Düsseldorf received 2 yellow cards (C. Klarer and R. Hennings). Regarding the opposition, St. Pauli received 1 yellow card (C. Metcalfe).

Also, St. Pauli didn’t end the match with 11 players after B. Fazliji (St. Pauli) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (59′).

Match Timeline

22'
59'
59'
66'
Felix Klaus- sub ->K. Peterson
66'
67'
70'
70'
Connor Metcalfe- sub ->A. Afeez
70'
75'
Connor Metcalfe- Yellow
78'
82'
Johannes Eggestein- sub ->M. Hartel
82'
Andre Hoffmann - sub ->E. Iyoha
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heidenheim
67
34
Darmstadt 98
67
34
Hamburger SV
66
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
58
34
St. Pauli
58
34
Paderborn
55
34
Karlsruher SC
46
34
Holstein Kiel
46
34
Kaiserslautern
45
34
Hannover 96
44
34
Magdeburg
43
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Nürnberg
39
34
Eintracht Braunschweig
36
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
34
34
Jahn Regensburg
31
34
Sandhausen
28
34

After playing this match, Fortuna Düsseldorf will have 26 points like Paderborn to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, St. Pauli will stay with 15 points like Nürnberg to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf will play away against Kaiserslautern on the 28th of May with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Fortuna Düsseldorf (5 draws).

St. Pauli will host Karlsruher SC on the 28th of May with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of St. Pauli (5 draws).

Fortuna Düsseldorf – Formation

Fortuna Düsseldorf
G
Florian Kastenmeier 33.Germany
8.8
D
T. Oberdorf 15.Germany
7.1
D
Christoph Klarer 5.Austria
6.9
59'
D
Matthias Zimmermann 25.Germany
6.2
M
Michal Karbownik 8.Poland
6.1
M
Jorrit Hendrix 29.Netherlands
7.4
M
Kristoffer Peterson 7.Sweden
7.1
66'
M
Shinta Appelkamp 23.Germany
6.9
78'
M
Emmanuel Iyoha 19.Germany
7.7
90'
F
Rouwen Hennings 28.Germany
7.8
66' 22'
F
Dawid Kownacki 9.Poland
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
Raphael Wolf 1.Germany
D
Andre Hoffmann 3.Germany
90'
D
Benjamin Böckle 22.Austria
M
D. Bunk 35.Germany
M
Elione Fernandes Neto 46.Angola
M
Kwadwo Baah 14.Germany
6.4
67'
M
Felix Klaus 11.Germany
6.5
66'
M
Adam Bodzek 13.Poland
6.2
78'
F
Marcel Mansfeld 44.Germany

Fortuna Düsseldorf started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Daniel Thioune decided to play with the following team: Florian Kastenmeier (8.8), Matthias Zimmermann (6.2), Christoph Klarer (6.9), Tim Christopher Oberdorf (7.1), Jorrit Hendrix (7.4), Kristoffer Peterson (7.1), Michał Karbownik (6.1), Shinta Karl Appelkamp (6.9), Emmanuel Iyoha (7.7), Rouwen Hennings (7.8) and Dawid Kownacki (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Bunk, Elione Fernandes Neto, Kwadwo Baah (6.4), Felix Klaus (6.5), Andre Hoffmann, Adam Bodzek (6.2), Raphael Wolf, Marcel Mansfeld and Benjamin Böckle.

Substitutions

Fortuna Düsseldorf made 4 changes: K. Peterson for F. Klaus (66′), D. Kownacki for K. Baah (67′), S. Appelkamp for A. Bodzek (78′) and E. Iyoha for A. Hoffmann (90′).

Best player: Florian Kastenmeier​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Düsseldorf was the goalkeeper: Florian Kastenmeier. His rating is 8.84. He performed 7 saves.

St. Pauli – Formation

St. Pauli
G
Nikola Vasilj 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.4
D
Adam Dzwigala 25.Poland
7.1
D
Betim Fazliji 5.Kosovo
7.0
59'
D
Eric Smith 8.Sweden
7.2
M
Leart Paçarada 23.Kosovo
7.3
M
Manolis Saliakas 2.Greece
7.1
70'
M
Jackson Irvine 7.Australia
7.6
M
Marcel Hartel 10.Germany
7.0
82'
M
Afeez Aremu 20.Nigeria
6.5
70'
F
Lukas Daschner 13.Germany
7.0
70'
F
E. Amenyido 14.Togo
7.0
82'
Substitutes
G
Sascha Burchert 30.Germany
D
Marcel Beifus 15.Germany
D
Lars Ritzka 21.Germany
D
Luca Zander 19.Germany
6.8
70'
M
Carlo Boukhalfa 16.Germany
M
Connor Metcalfe 24.Australia
6.1
70' 75'
F
David Otto 27.Germany
6.5
70'
F
Johannes Eggestein 11.Germany
6.5
82'
F
I. Matanović 34.Croatia
6.6
82'

St. Pauli started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Timo Schultz played with: Nikola Vasilj (7.4), Adam Dźwigała (7.1), Eric Smith (7.2), Betim Fazliji (7.0), Manolis Saliakas (7.1), Jackson Irvine (7.6), Afeez Aremu (6.5), Marcel Hartel (7.0), Leart Paqarada (7.3), Etienne Amenyido (7.0) and Lukas Daschner (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Marcel Beifus, David Otto (6.5), Carlo Boukhalfa, Johannes Eggestein (6.5), Lars Ritzka, Igor Matanović (6.6), Connor Metcalfe (6.1), Luca Zander (6.8) and Sascha Burchert.

Substitutions

St. Pauli made 5 changes: L. Daschner for D. Otto (70′), A. Afeez for C. Metcalfe (70′), M. Saliakas for L. Zander (70′), M. Hartel for J. Eggestein (82′) and E. Amenyido for I. Matanovic (82′).

Best player: Jackson Irvine​

The player that probably impressed the most for St. Pauli was Jackson Irvine.

His rating is (7.6) with 48 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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