St Pauli vs Karlsruhe

11 October 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Lukas Benen

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Abdoulie Ceesay 32’
  • Lars Ritzka 51’

Match summary

St Pauli saw off Karlsruhe 2-0. St Pauli led 1-0 at half-time.

Abdoulie Ceesay put St Pauli ahead in the 32nd minute and Lars Ritzka made it 2-0 in the 51st minute.

Karlsruhe can feel hard done by, creating 1.45 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to St Pauli's 0.81 from 13.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
13 Shots 12
6 Shots on target 5
6 Corners 9
81 Attacks 96
34 Dangerous attacks 36
409 Passes 472
78.7% Pass accuracy 79.4%
22 Tackles 12
12 Fouls 15
1 Yellow cards 2
4 Offsides 2

Key events

St Pauli Karlsruhe
Kick-off
6’
Louey Ben FarhatShot on target
Youssoupha NiangShot on target
13’
20’
Corner
Corner
28’
Abdoulie CeesayRight foot shot1-0 (St Pauli)
32’
34’
Sandro TrémouletFoul
Corner
37’
Corner
38’
Corner
44’
Corner
45+2’
Half-time1-0
47’
Corner
Second half underway
48’
Marvin WanitzekFoul
Lars RitzkaLeft foot shot2-0 (St Pauli)
51’
54’
Shio Fukuda Shot on target
54’
Corner
54’
Corner
58’
Corner
58’
Corner
59’
Corner
68’
Kevin WiethaupRafael Pinto Pedrosa
Martijn KaarsYoussoupha Niang
68’
70’
Lilian EgloffLouey Ben Farhat
70’
Sebastian JungSandro Trémoulet
70’
Jason PonenteViktor Bergh
71’
Shio Fukuda Shot on target
Samuel KleinMathias Rasmussen
73’
Ricky-Jade JonesAbdoulie Ceesay
73’
74’
Marcel FrankeShot on target
74’
Corner
76’
Danyal ZorShot on target
Ricky-Jade JonesShot on target
77’
Corner
77’
80’
Tim CivejaDanyal Zor
Branimir HrgotaConnor Metcalfe
82’
Adam DźwigałaLars Ritzka
82’
Branimir HrgotaFoul
87’
89’
Corner
Ricky-Jade JonesShot on target
90’
Branimir HrgotaShot on target
90+5’
Full-time2-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 1.45 32’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), 1-0 32’ 51’ Lars Ritzka (St Pauli), 2-0 51’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 1.45 32’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), 1-0 Ceesay 32’ 51’ Lars Ritzka (St Pauli), 2-0 Ritzka 51’
St Pauli 0.81 xGKarlsruhe 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Karlsruhe attacking St Pauli attacking 
57’ Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.67 xG, off target 54’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 13’ Youssoupha Niang (St Pauli), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 71’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 66’ Joel Chima Fujita (St Pauli), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 51’ Lars Ritzka (St Pauli), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 11’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Marcel Franke (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 76’ Lilian Egloff (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Ricky-Jade Jones (St Pauli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 44’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Louey Ben Farhat (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Danyal Zor (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+5’ Branimir Hrgota (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Youssoupha Niang (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 58’ Viktor Bergh (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Ricky-Jade Jones (St Pauli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Lars Ritzka (St Pauli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Deniz Ofli (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Danyal Zor (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.67 xG, off target 54’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 13’ Youssoupha Niang (St Pauli), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 71’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 66’ Joel Chima Fujita (St Pauli), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 51’ Lars Ritzka (St Pauli), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 74’ Marcel Franke (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 11’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Lilian Egloff (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Ricky-Jade Jones (St Pauli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 44’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Louey Ben Farhat (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Danyal Zor (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+5’ Branimir Hrgota (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Youssoupha Niang (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 58’ Viktor Bergh (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Abdoulie Ceesay (St Pauli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Ricky-Jade Jones (St Pauli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Lars Ritzka (St Pauli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Deniz Ofli (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Eric Smith (St Pauli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Danyal Zor (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

St Pauli 4-1-3-2 Starting XI
Voll
Ritzka 82’
Oppie
Nemeth
Smith
Pyrka
Metcalfe 82’
Rasmussen 73’
Fujita
Niang 68’
Ceesay 73’
Karlsruhe 3-5-2 Starting XI
Bernat
Kobald
Franke
Trémoulet 70’
Ofli
Bergh 70’
Wanitzek
Zor 80’
Pedrosa 68’
Fukuda
Farhat 70’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Ben Voll
90′ 5 0 44 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
David Nemeth
90′ 3 3 1 4 – 41 – – – –
Lars Ritzka Taken off
82′ – 2 – 3 2 35 – 1 – –
Louis Oppie
90′ 3 2 1 5 – 30 1 – – –
Eric Smith
90′ 1 3 1 7 2 59 – – 1 –
Adam Dźwigała Came on as a substitute
8′ 1 – – 1 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Arkadiusz Pyrka
90′ – – 49 – 0.03 1 1 7 1 4 –
Connor Metcalfe Taken off
82′ – 1 29 2 0.10 2 1 3 4 – –
Mathias Rasmussen Taken off
73′ – – 30 1 0.01 3 3 4 1 1 –
Joel Chima Fujita
90′ – – 38 1 0.02 3 2 4 3 – –
Samuel Klein Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 11 – 0.01 – – – – – –
Forwards5 players
Youssoupha Niang Taken off
68′ – – 2 1 0.18 0.02 1 6 1 8 –
Abdoulie Ceesay Taken off
73′ 1 – 2 1 0.08 0.06 1 8 2 15 –
Martijn Kaars Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – 0.03 1 – – 9 –
Ricky-Jade Jones Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 2 2 0.11 – – 1 1 1 –
Branimir Hrgota Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 1 0.05 – – 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

St Pauli win 56% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 23% Avg odds 3.94
Karlsruhe win 21% Avg odds 4.39

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

Form going into the game

St Pauli DLDWD
Karlsruhe DLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Karlsruhe 2-1 St Pauli, 06 Apr 24 Next meeting: Karlsruhe vs St Pauli, 03 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All St Pauli vs Karlsruhe 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.