Werder Bremen vs St Pauli

4 October 2025 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Sören Storks

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Samuel Mbangula 2’

Match summary

Werder Bremen won 1-0 at home to St Pauli. Werder Bremen led 1-0 at half-time.

Samuel Mbangula put Werder Bremen ahead in the 2nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Werder Bremen created 1.78 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to St Pauli's 0.92 from 13.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
15 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 0
93 Attacks 162
37 Dangerous attacks 57
463 Passes 652
78% Pass accuracy 83%
22 Tackles 16
8 Fouls 9
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Werder Bremen St Pauli
Kick-off
Samuel MbangulaRight foot shot1-0 (Werder Bremen)
2’
7’
Pereira LageShot on target
7’
Arkadiusz PyrkaShot on target
Yukinari SugawaraShot on target
9’
Jens StageShot on target
27’
Isaac SchmidtFelix AguInjury
45’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
50’
James SandsShot on target
Marco GrüllJustin Njinmah
60’
Cameron PuertasTime wasting
68’
71’
Abdoulie CeesayLars Ritzka
71’
Connor MetcalfeJames Sands
71’
Manolis SaliakasArkadiusz Pyrka
Jens StageFoul
72’
Victor BonifaceSamuel Mbangula
81’
Patrice CovicCameron Puertas
81’
Patrice CovicShot on target
84’
Marco GrüllShot on target
87’
Marco GrüllTime wasting
90’
90+5’
Manolis SaliakasArgument
Full-time1-0

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.78 0.92 2’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), 1-0 2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.78 0.92 2’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), 1-0 Mbangula 2’
Werder Bremen 1.78 xGSt Pauli 0.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St Pauli attacking Werder Bremen attacking 
23’ Karim Coulibaly (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.50 xG, off target 84’ Patrice Covic (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 7’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 41’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+4’ Victor Boniface (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 9’ Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 76’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Cameron Puertas (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Cameron Puertas (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 39’ Arkadiusz Pyrka (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Cameron Puertas (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ James Sands (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Joel Chima Fujita (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Danel Sinani (St Pauli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Arkadiusz Pyrka (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Joel Chima Fujita (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Karim Coulibaly (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.50 xG, off target 84’ Patrice Covic (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 7’ Pereira Lage (St Pauli), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 41’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+4’ Victor Boniface (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 9’ Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 76’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Martijn Kaars (St Pauli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Cameron Puertas (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 64’ Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Cameron Puertas (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 39’ Arkadiusz Pyrka (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ James Sands (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Cameron Puertas (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Joel Chima Fujita (St Pauli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Danel Sinani (St Pauli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Jens Stage (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Arkadiusz Pyrka (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Joel Chima Fujita (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Connor Metcalfe (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Louis Oppie (St Pauli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Werder Bremen 4-3-3 Starting XI
Hein
Sugawara
Friedl
Coulibaly
Agu 45’
Stage
Lynen
Puertas 81’
Njinmah 60’
Schmid
Mbangula 81’
St Pauli

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Karl Hein GK900 0.000.000
Yukinari Sugawara DEF901 0.110.000
Marco Friedl DEF900 0.000.071
Karim Coulibaly DEF901 0.500.000
Felix Agu DEF440 0.000.111
Senne Lynen MID900 0.000.041
Jens Stage MID902 0.100.501
Cameron Puertas MID823 0.190.000
Justin Njinmah FWD621 0.020.000
Romano Schmid FWD901 0.060.624
Samuel Mbangula FWD8211 0.050.000
Isaac Schmidt Sub460 0.000.061
Marco Grüll Sub283 0.190.000
Patrice Covic Sub81 0.430.000
Victor Boniface Sub81 0.120.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Werder Bremen win 41% Avg odds 2.31
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.51
St Pauli win 32% Avg odds 2.90

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

Form going into the game

Werder Bremen LDWLL
St Pauli DWWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 0-0 St Pauli, 27 Apr 25 Next meeting: St Pauli 2-1 Werder Bremen, 22 Feb 26  All Werder Bremen vs St Pauli meetings

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