Cottbus vs St Pauli

20 September 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Michael Bacher

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Justin Butler 37’
  • Martijn Kaars 80’

Match summary

Cottbus and St Pauli shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Cottbus led 1-0 at half-time.

Justin Butler put Cottbus ahead in the 37th minute and Martijn Kaars equalised with a header in the 80th minute.

Cottbus had the better of the chances, with 1.12 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to St Pauli's 0.77 from 7. St Pauli had a player sent off.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%
14 Shots 7
5 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 3
69 Attacks 40
46 Dangerous attacks 28
635 Passes 279
88.2% Pass accuracy 75.3%
11 Tackles 19
13 Fouls 7
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
3 Offsides 4

Key events

Cottbus St Pauli
Kick-off
11’
Corner
13’
Corner
Corner
16’
17’
Tomoya AndoFoul
21’
Tomoya AndoSecond yellowFoul
29’
Lars RitzkaYoussoupha Niang
Moritz HannemannShot on target
31’
Justin ButlerRight foot shot1-0 (Cottbus)
37’
37’
Abdoulie CeesayShot on target
Corner
39’
Corner
44’
Corner
45+1’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Corner
56’
57’
Martijn KaarsAbdoulie Ceesay
Axel BorgmannFoul
57’
60’
Arkadiusz PyrkaFoul
Christian KinsombiLucas Copado
62’
Dominik PelivanLeonardo Bittencourt
62’
Lukas MichelbrinkShot on target
63’
Corner
65’
Henry RorigShot on target
69’
74’
Taichi HaraJoel Chima Fujita
75’
Ricky-Jade JonesMathias Rasmussen
77’
David NemethArgument
Marcel LotkaArgument
77’
77’
Corner
Fousseny DoumbiaLukas Michelbrink
79’
Dmytro BogdanovTolcay Ciğerci
79’
80’
Martijn KaarsHeader1-1 (St Pauli)
Corner
82’
Corner
85’
King ManuShot on target
86’
Corner
90’
Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.12 0.77 37’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), 1-0 37’ 80’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), 1-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.12 0.77 37’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), 1-0 Butler 37’ 80’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), 1-1 Kaars 80’
Cottbus 1.12 xGSt Pauli 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St Pauli attacking Cottbus attacking 
80’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 69’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 31’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 22’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 19’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 86’ King Manu (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 65’ Christian Kinsombi (Cottbus), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 7’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 44’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Luca Erlein (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 69’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 31’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 22’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 19’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 86’ King Manu (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 65’ Christian Kinsombi (Cottbus), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 44’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Luca Erlein (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cottbus 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lotka
Borgmann
Rorig
Manu
Erlein
Bittencourt 62’
Michelbrink 79’
Ciğerci 79’
Copado 62’
Hannemann
Butler
St Pauli 4-1-3-2 Starting XI
Voll
Oppie
Nemeth
Ando
Smith
Pyrka
Rasmussen 75’
Fujita 74’
Metcalfe
Niang 29’
Ceesay 57’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Marcel Lotka
90′ 1 1 36 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Henry Rorig
90′ – 2 – 1 – 54 1 – – –
King Manu
90′ 3 2 – 8 3 91 – – – –
Luca Erlein
90′ 2 1 – 4 1 104 1 – – –
Axel Borgmann
90′ 2 2 1 5 – 64 1 – –
Fousseny Doumbia Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 19 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Leonardo Bittencourt Taken off
62′ – – 76 1 0.03 – 1 1 1 – –
Lukas Michelbrink Taken off
79′ – – 60 – 0.04 1 1 2 2 1 –
Tolcay Ciğerci Taken off
79′ – – 50 2 0.11 – – 2 2 1 –
Lucas Copado Taken off
62′ – – 18 – 0.18 – – – – – –
Moritz Hannemann
90′ – 1 21 2 0.09 1 – 4 3 2 –
Christian Kinsombi Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 11 – 0.04 – 1 1 – 1 –
Dominik Pelivan Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 19 1 0.11 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Justin Butler
90′ 1 – 2 1 0.07 0.00 – 3 – 7 –
Dmytro Bogdanov Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 0.01 – 1 – 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cottbus win 31% Avg odds 3.03
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.79
St Pauli win 45% Avg odds 2.05

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cottbus WLLDW
St Pauli DDLDW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: St Pauli vs Cottbus, 27 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Cottbus vs St Pauli meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.