St Pauli vs FC Cologne

17 April 2026 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Matthias Jöllenbeck

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Karol Mets 69’
  • Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 86’ (pen)

Match summary

St Pauli and FC Cologne drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Karol Mets put St Pauli ahead with a header in the 69th minute, set up by Hauke Wahl and Gian-Luca Waldschmidt equalised from the penalty spot in the 86th minute.

St Pauli had the better of the chances, with 2.31 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to FC Cologne's 1.27 from 10.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%
14 Shots 10
6 Shots on target 1
8 Corners 5
94 Attacks 102
43 Dangerous attacks 36
421 Passes 462
80% Pass accuracy 82%
12 Tackles 14
6 Fouls 2
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

St Pauli FC Cologne
Kick-off
Andréas HountondjiShot on target
10’
Andréas HountondjiShot on target
33’
Lars RitzkaShot on target
35’
Half-time0-0
46’
Linton MainaJan Thielmann
Second half underway
51’
Marius BülterRagnar AcheInjury
Andréas HountondjiShot on target
56’
Manolis SaliakasLars Ritzka
65’
Karol MetsHeader1-0 (St Pauli)
69’
70’
Kristoffer LundAlessio Castro-Montes
Andréas HountondjiFoul
71’
T. AndoFoul
76’
Connor MetcalfeAndréas Hountondji
77’
79’
Felipe ChavezSebastian Sebulonsen
79’
Luca WaldschmidtÍsak Jóhannesson
84’
VAR review
86’
Luca WaldschmidtPenalty1-1 (FC Cologne)
Martijn KaarsMathias Pereira Lage
87’
87’
Said El MalaArgument
Mathias Pereira LageArgument
87’
Danel SinaniFoul
90+6’
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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 1.27 69’ Karol Mets (St Pauli), 1-0 69’ 86’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), 1-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 1.27 69’ Karol Mets (St Pauli), 1-0 Mets 69’ 86’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), 1-1 Waldschmidt 86’
St Pauli 2.31 xGFC Cologne 1.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cologne attacking St Pauli attacking 
86’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 66’ Mathias Rasmussen (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 10’ Andréas Hountondji (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 69’ Karol Mets (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 33’ Andréas Hountondji (St Pauli), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 57’ Tomoya Ando (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 7’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 54’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Lars Ritzka (St Pauli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 56’ Andréas Hountondji (St Pauli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 58’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Manolis Saliakas (St Pauli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Tomoya Ando (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Cenk Özkacar (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 66’ Mathias Rasmussen (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 10’ Andréas Hountondji (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 69’ Karol Mets (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 33’ Andréas Hountondji (St Pauli), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 57’ Tomoya Ando (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 7’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 54’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Andréas Hountondji (St Pauli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 58’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Manolis Saliakas (St Pauli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Lars Ritzka (St Pauli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Tomoya Ando (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Cenk Özkacar (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

St Pauli

Lineup not available for this match.

FC Cologne 4-4-2 Starting XI
Schwäbe
Castro-Montes 70’
Özkacar
Simpson-Pusey
Sebulonsen 79’
Kamiński
Martel
Jóhannesson 79’
Thielmann 46’
Mala
Ache 51’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nikola Vasilj GK900 0.000.000
Karol Mets DEF9011 0.460.000
Hauke Wahl DEF9010 0.000.461
Tomoya Ando DEF902 0.220.481
Arkadiusz Pyrka MID900 0.000.000
Lars Ritzka MID651 0.060.351
Jackson Irvine MID900 0.000.122
Mathias Rasmussen MID901 0.500.061
Danel Sinani MID900 0.000.222
Pereira Lage MID874 0.110.501
Andréas Hountondji FWD773 0.890.000
Manolis Saliakas Sub251 0.060.000
Connor Metcalfe Sub130 0.000.000
Martijn Kaars Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

St Pauli win 33% Avg odds 2.82
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
FC Cologne win 38% Avg odds 2.48

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

Form going into the game

St Pauli DLLDL
FC Cologne LDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

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