RB Leipzig vs St Pauli

9 May 2026 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Benjamin Brand

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Xaver Schlager 45’
  • Willi Orban 54’
  • Abdoulie Ceesay 86’

Match summary

RB Leipzig beat St Pauli 2-1. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

Xaver Schlager put RB Leipzig ahead from a corner in the 45th minute, set up by Christoph Baumgartner, Willi Orban made it 2-0 with a header in the 54th minute, set up by David Raum, and Abdoulie Ceesay pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 86th minute, set up by Jackson Irvine.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 2.33 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to St Pauli's 0.95 from 7.

Match stats

70% Possession 30%
13 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 5
129 Attacks 47
65 Dangerous attacks 22
732 Passes 299
88% Pass accuracy 71%
13 Tackles 24
5 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

RB Leipzig St Pauli
Kick-off
Christoph BaumgartnerShot on target
8’
Castello LukebaFoul
19’
Xaver SchlagerRight foot shot1-0 (RB Leipzig)
45’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Christoph BaumgartnerFoul
50’
Willi OrbánHeader2-0 (RB Leipzig)
54’
61’
Louis OppieShot on target
64’
Fin StevensLouis Oppie
64’
Hauke WahlLars Ritzka
Max FinkgräfeDavid Raum
69’
Nicolas SeiwaldAssan Ouédraogo
69’
72’
Abdoulie CeesayAndréas Hountondji
Antonio NusaBrajan Gruda
79’
86’
Abdoulie CeesayLeft foot shot2-1 (St Pauli)
89’
Mathias RasmussenEric Smith
89’
Danel SinaniConnor Metcalfe
Antonio NusaShot on target
89’
Benjamin HenrichsRidle Baku
90+1’
Antonio NusaShot on target
90+1’
90+4’
Jackson IrvineShot on target
Full-time2-1

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.33 0.95 45’ Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), 1-0 45’ 54’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), 2-0 54’ 86’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), 2-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.33 0.95 45’ Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Schlager 45’ 54’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Orban 54’ 86’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), 2-1 Ceesay 86’
RB Leipzig 2.33 xGSt Pauli 0.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St Pauli attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
8’ Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.76 xG, off target 8’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 34’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Assan Ouédraogo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 45’ Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 77’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 21’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 43’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 27’ Rômulo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 90+4’ Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Arkadiusz Pyrka (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.76 xG, off target 8’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 34’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Assan Ouédraogo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 45’ Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 77’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 21’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 43’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 27’ Rômulo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 90+4’ Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Arkadiusz Pyrka (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

RB Leipzig 4-3-3 Starting XI
Vandevoordt
Baku 90’
Orbán
Lukeba
Raum 69’
Ouédraogo 69’
Schlager
Baumgartner
Gruda 79’
Rômulo
Diomande
St Pauli

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Maarten Vandevoordt GK900 0.000.000
Bote Baku DEF900 0.000.000
Castello Lukeba DEF900 0.000.000
Willi Orban DEF9011 0.050.000
David Raum DEF7010 0.000.082
Xaver Schlager MID9011 0.140.000
Christoph Baumgartner MID9014 0.830.141
Assan Ouédraogo MID701 0.340.082
Brajan Gruda FWD803 0.840.061
Rômulo FWD901 0.050.061
Yan Diomande FWD900 0.000.341
Nicolas Seiwald Sub200 0.000.000
Max Finkgrafe Sub200 0.000.031
Antonio Nusa Sub102 0.090.000
Benjamin Henrichs Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 74% Avg odds 1.27
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.01
St Pauli win 10% Avg odds 9.02

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.