VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 FC St. Pauli: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

VfL Wolfsburg

C. Eriksen 25' (Pen)

D. Pejčinović 88'

FC St. Pauli

E. Smith 40'

Bundesliga 2025/2026

Regular Season - 17

January 14, 2026 5:30pm

Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

Key stats

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

VfL Wolfsburg 4-2-3-1

FC St. Pauli 3-4-1-2

Goalkeeper

K. Grabara

8.0

N. Vasilj

7.3

Defenders

A. Zehnter

7.0

K. Mets

6.6

K. Koulierakis

7.5

H. Wahl

6.3

M. Jenz

6.9

A. Dźwigała

6.7

S. Kumbedi

6.5

Midfielders

M. Arnold

7.3

L. Ritzka

6.2

Y. Gerhardt

6.7

E. Smith

8.2

P. Wimmer

7.0

J. Sands

6.2

L. Majer

7.2

A. Pyrka

7.5

C. Eriksen

6.9

Forwards

D. Pejčinović

7.5

J. Fujita

7.0

Mathias Pereira Lage

7.3

R. Jones

6.6

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Highest rating

8.0

K. Grabara

8.2

E. Smith

Match Summary

On January 14, 2026 during the 2025/2026 Bundesliga match, VfL Wolfsburg faced off against FC St. Pauli at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg. The game concluded with VfL Wolfsburg securing a victory. With 61% possession, VfL Wolfsburg versus FC St. Pauli's 39% and shots on goal at 5 to 4. VfL Wolfsburg had 87% successful passes (of 603 passes) over FC St. Pauli which had 78% successful passes (of 384 passes). The outstanding efforts by K. Grabara and E. Smith played a key role.

Lineup

4-2-3-1

3-4-1-2

Grabara

8.0

Played:
91Min

Saves:
3 of 4

Accurate passes:
31/33

Kumbedi

6.5

Played:
73Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
29/37

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/7

Dribbles:
0/4

Jenz

6.9

Played:
91Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
99/106

Won duels:
5/10

Koulierakis

7.5

Played:
91Min

Accurate passes:
94/98

Won duels:
4/6

Zehnter

7.0

Played:
83Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
46/53

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/3

Dribbles:
1/1

Gerhardt

6.7

Played:
83Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/42

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/11

Arnold

7.3

Played:
91Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
76/85

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
1/2

Eriksen

6.9

Played:
91Min

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
39/52

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
0/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Majer

7.2

Played:
61Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
20/23

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/7

Dribbles:
2/2

Wimmer

7.0

Played:
73Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
22/29

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/11

Dribbles:
1/2

Pejčinović

7.5

Played:
91Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
8/15

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
0/2

Lage

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
15/22

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
8/10

Jones

6.6

Played:
68Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
6/11

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
5/10

Dribbles:
1/3

Fujita

7.0

Played:
91Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
25/36

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/10

Dribbles:
5/6

Ritzka

6.2

Played:
68Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
18/24

Won duels:
1/5

Smith

8.2

Played:
91Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
44/55

Won duels:
6/9

Dribbles:
1/1

Sands

6.2

Played:
91Min

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
27/36

Won duels:
0/5

Pyrka

7.5

Played:
91Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
21/26

Won duels:
3/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Mets

6.6

Played:
91Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
43/54

Won duels:
3/3

Wahl

6.3

Played:
91Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
39/41

Won duels:
2/8

Dźwigała

6.7

Played:
91Min

Tackles:
4

Accurate passes:
27/32

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/11

Vasilj

7.3

Played:
91Min

Saves:
3 of 5

Accurate passes:
24/32

Substitutes

Coach

Daniel Bauer

Amoura

6.3

Played:
30Min

Accurate passes:
6/8

Won duels:
1/5

Dribbles:
1/3

Pervan

Fischer

6.2

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
9/10

Vavro

Svanberg

6.2

Played:
8Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
0/4

Hensel

Souza

Paredes

6.7

Played:
8Min

Accurate passes:
4/6

Won duels:
1/1

Daghim

7.3

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
5/5

Key passes:
1

Coach

Alexander Blessin

Oppie

6.5

Played:
23Min

Accurate passes:
7/10

Won duels:
1/1

Kaars

6.3

Played:
23Min

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
2/4

Voll

Stevens

Robatsch

Ando

Saliakas

Ceesay

Played:
1Min

Afolayan

Stats

Ball Possession

VfL Wolfsburg: 61%

FC St. Pauli: 39%

Total Shots

VfL Wolfsburg: 12

FC St. Pauli: 9

Shots on Goal

VfL Wolfsburg: 5

FC St. Pauli: 4

Corner Kicks

VfL Wolfsburg: 6

FC St. Pauli: 4

Offsides

VfL Wolfsburg: 4

FC St. Pauli: 2

Fouls

VfL Wolfsburg: 10

FC St. Pauli: 8

Yellow Cards

VfL Wolfsburg: 1

FC St. Pauli: 2

Red Cards

VfL Wolfsburg: 0

FC St. Pauli: 0

Total Passes

VfL Wolfsburg: 603

FC St. Pauli: 384

Goals Prevented

VfL Wolfsburg: 0

FC St. Pauli: 0

Passes Accuracy

VfL Wolfsburg: 526 (87%)

FC St. Pauli: 299 (78%)

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC St. Pauli

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline