St Pauli vs Bayer Leverkusen

27 September 2025 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Martin Petersen

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Hauke Wahl 32’
  • Edmond Tapsoba 25’
  • Ernest Poku 58’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1 away at St Pauli. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Edmond Tapsoba put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 25th minute, Hauke Wahl equalised from a corner in the 32nd minute, and Ernest Poku won it in the 58th minute, set up by Álex Grimaldo.

The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 5 shots to St Pauli's 0.81 from 13.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
13 Shots 5
6 Shots on target 4
13 Corners 1
102 Attacks 75
62 Dangerous attacks 20
447 Passes 490
83% Pass accuracy 84%
13 Tackles 14
13 Fouls 11
3 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

St Pauli Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
7’
Jarell QuansahShot on target
21’
Jarell Quansah Foul
25’
Edmond TapsobaLeft foot shot0-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
Hauke WahlRight foot shot1-1 (St Pauli)
32’
Half-time1-1
46’
Ezequiel FernándezRobert Andrich
Second half underway
Joel Chima FujitaArgument
50’
Manolis SaliakasShot on target
54’
Danel SinaniShot on target
55’
56’
Ernest PokuEliesse Ben Seghir
56’
Lucas VázquezAxel Tape
58’
Ernest PokuRight foot shot1-2 (Bayer Leverkusen)
60’
Lucas VázquezArgument
Adam DzwigalaLars Ritzka
68’
Martijn KaarsAndréas Hountondji
68’
Danel SinaniShot on target
73’
75’
Jonas HofmannMalik Tillman
Connor MetcalfeJoel Chima Fujita
80’
Oladapo AfolayanMathias Pereira Lage
81’
84’
Álex GrimaldoShot on target
85’
Kasper Hjulmand
Eric SmithFoul
86’
Abdoulie CeesayManolis Saliakas
87’
89’
Christian KofanePatrik SchickInjury
Eric SmithShot on target
90+1’
90+2’
Loïc BadéTime wasting
90+2’
Ezequiel FernándezTime wasting
Abdoulie CeesayArgument
90+8’
90+9’
Christian KofaneFoul
Full-time1-2

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 0.81 1.29 25’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 25’ 32’ Hauke Wahl (St Pauli), 1-1 32’ 58’ Ernest Poku (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-2 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 1.29 25’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 Tapsoba 25’ 32’ Hauke Wahl (St Pauli), 1-1 Wahl 32’ 58’ Ernest Poku (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-2 Poku 58’
St Pauli 0.81 xGBayer Leverkusen 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking St Pauli attacking 
25’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.54 xG, goal 7’ Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 2’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 58’ Ernest Poku (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 32’ Hauke Wahl (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 11’ Andréas Hountondji (St Pauli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+8’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 18’ Hauke Wahl (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Joel Chima Fujita (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Manolis Saliakas (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Danel Sinani (St Pauli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Danel Sinani (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Danel Sinani (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 84’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.54 xG, goal 7’ Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 2’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 58’ Ernest Poku (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 32’ Hauke Wahl (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 11’ Andréas Hountondji (St Pauli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+8’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 18’ Hauke Wahl (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Joel Chima Fujita (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Manolis Saliakas (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Danel Sinani (St Pauli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Danel Sinani (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Danel Sinani (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 84’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

St Pauli

Lineup not available for this match.

Bayer Leverkusen 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Flekken
Tapsoba
Badé
Quansah
Grimaldo
García
Andrich 46’
Tape 56’
Seghir 56’
Tillman 75’
Schick 89’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nikola Vasilj GK900 0.000.000
Hauke Wahl DEF9012 0.180.000
Eric Smith DEF902 0.330.000
Lars Ritzka DEF720 0.000.000
Manolis Saliakas MID901 0.030.000
James Sands MID900 0.000.021
Joel Chima Fujita MID841 0.050.021
Louis Oppie MID901 0.020.000
Danel Sinani MID903 0.070.153
Pereira Lage FWD851 0.020.455
Andréas Hountondji FWD721 0.100.000
Martijn Kaars Sub180 0.000.000
Adam Dzwigala Sub180 0.000.000
Connor Metcalfe Sub60 0.000.000
Oladapo Afolayan Sub50 0.000.000
Abdoulie Ceesay Sub11 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

St Pauli win 32% Avg odds 2.97
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.42
Bayer Leverkusen win 41% Avg odds 2.32

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

Form going into the game

St Pauli LDWWL
Bayer Leverkusen DLDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: St Pauli 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 20 Apr 25 Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 St Pauli, 14 Feb 26  All St Pauli vs Bayer Leverkusen meetings

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