RB Leipzig vs St Pauli

9 February 2025 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Florian Badstübner

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Benjamin Sesko 16’
  • Xavi Simons 35’

Match summary

RB Leipzig saw off St Pauli 2-0. RB Leipzig led 2-0 at half-time.

Benjamin Sesko put RB Leipzig ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Xavi Simons and Xavi Simons made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, set up by Benjamin Sesko.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 1.93 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to St Pauli's 0.72 from 7. RB Leipzig had a player sent off.

Match stats

RB Leipzig St Pauli
11 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1.90 xG 0.72
1.90 Non-penalty xG 0.72
5 Deep Completions 6

Key events

RB Leipzig St Pauli
Kick-off
Benjamin Sesko
Assist: Xavi Simons1-0 (RB Leipzig)
16’
Xavi Simons
Assist: Benjamin Sesko2-0 (RB Leipzig)
35’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

RB Leipzig
  • Willi Orban
  • Lutsharel Geertruida
  • Kevin Kampl
St Pauli
  • Siebe Van der Heyden
  • Adam Dzwigala

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.93 0.72 16’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), 1-0 16’ 35’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), 2-0 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.93 0.72 16’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Sesko 16’ 35’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Simons 35’
RB Leipzig 1.93 xGSt Pauli 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St Pauli attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
90+1’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 16’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 35’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 88’ Johannes Eggestein (St Pauli), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 90+1’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 86’ Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 90+1’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 49’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 3’ Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Noah Weißhaupt (St Pauli), set piece, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Elias Saad (St Pauli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Hauke Wahl (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 16’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 35’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 88’ Johannes Eggestein (St Pauli), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 90+1’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 86’ Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 90+1’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 49’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 3’ Jackson Irvine (St Pauli), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Noah Weißhaupt (St Pauli), set piece, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Elias Saad (St Pauli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Hauke Wahl (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Castello Lukeba DEF841 0.060.000
Willi Orban DEF700 0.000.000
Lutsharel Geertruida DEF470 0.000.000
Bote Baku MID902 0.170.000
David Raum MID900 0.000.061
Amadou Haidara MID901 0.100.000
Kevin Kampl MID740 0.000.000
Xavi Simons MID90111 0.401.014
Antonio Nusa MID740 0.000.000
Benjamin Sesko FWD74111 0.400.401
Nicolas Seiwald Sub430 0.000.071
Christoph Baumgartner Sub161 0.130.000
Loïs Openda Sub164 0.680.000
El Chadaille Bitshiabu Sub160 0.000.000
Lukas Klostermann Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 57% Avg odds 1.67
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.00
St Pauli win 19% Avg odds 5.11

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig WLDDD
St Pauli LLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: St Pauli 0-0 RB Leipzig, 22 Sep 24 Next meeting: St Pauli 1-1 RB Leipzig, 27 Jan 26  All RB Leipzig vs St Pauli meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.