Match Report
VfB Stuttgart, 4th with 62 points, sat 36 points above St. Pauli (18th, 26). On recent form VfB Stuttgart sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.85/1.76 for St. Pauli and 2.09/1.44 for VfB Stuttgart (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.62.
St. Pauli had not won in 8 games. VfB Stuttgart arrived on a run of four straight wins. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for St. Pauli, 12/15 for VfB Stuttgart.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for St. Pauli, 4 for VfB Stuttgart and 1 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 17% of meetings.
Millerntor-Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,546. St. Pauli led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
St. Pauli: Manolis Saliakas (35'), Danel Sinani (55') · VfB Stuttgart: Jamie Leweling (90')
Key stats
Possession: St. Pauli 32% · VfB Stuttgart 68% · Total shots: 15-7 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-5