German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen vs St. Pauli, 2024-25 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 6': Florian Wirtz
  • 21': Jonathan Tah
FT
2 - 1
St. Pauli
  • 84': Morgan Guilavogui

Leverkusen beat St Pauli for third straight Bundesliga win

Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen struck twice in the first half to beat St Pauli 2-1 on Saturday and make it three league wins in a row for the first time this season.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 3': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Jackson Irvine (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 5': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Philipp Treu.
  • 6': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 10': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Eric Smith.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 14': Foul by Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 14': Oladapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Offside, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Jackson Irvine is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 18': Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by David Nemeth (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 19': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hauke Wahl.
  • 21': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 28': Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Oladapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Guilavogui.
  • 31': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 31': Oladapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hauke Wahl.
  • 37': Foul by Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 37': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Manolis Saliakas (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 41': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Hauke Wahl.
  • 43': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Manolis Saliakas (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 43': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
  • 43': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 45': VAR Decision: No Goal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-0 FC St. Pauli Hamburg.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0.
  • 46': Offside, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Johannes Eggestein is caught offside.
  • 49': Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 50': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 53': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Nathan Tella.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Philipp Treu with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johannes Eggestein.
  • 55': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Aleix García.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jackson Irvine (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Smith with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': David Nemeth (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 59': Attempt missed. Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 60': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  • 61': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Arthur.
  • 68': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Eric Smith.
  • 69': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nikola Vasilj.
  • 71': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 71': Hauke Wahl (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 74': Foul by Hauke Wahl (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 74': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Manolis Saliakas (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 75': Manolis Saliakas (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Manolis Saliakas (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jackson Irvine.
  • 79': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Danel Sinani replaces Carlo Boukhalfa.
  • 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeanuël Belocian replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Johannes Eggestein (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 82': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Erik Ahlstrand replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 83': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 83': Philipp Treu (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1. Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danel Sinani.
  • 86': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Nathan Tella.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Johannes Eggestein (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danel Sinani with a through ball.
  • 89': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Lars Ritzka replaces Manolis Saliakas.
  • 89': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Andreas Albers replaces Johannes Eggestein.
  • 89': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Adam Dzwigala replaces David Nemeth.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Andreas Albers (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philipp Treu with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Guilavogui.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Adam Dzwigala (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
  • 90'+3': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Adam Dzwigala (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 7
0 Saves 3
37.4 Possession 62.6
12 SHOTS 6
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
309 Accurate Passes 588
385 Passes 663
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.2
40 Long Balls 49
16 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 5
22 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 6
16 Effective Clearances 15
16 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 17 +40 42
2 Bayer Leverkusen 17 +18 38
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 +16 33
4 RB Leipzig 17 +5 30
Full Table

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
3 Piero Hincapié Yellow Card
12 Edmond Tapsoba
24 Aleix García
25 Exequiel Palacios
34 Granit Xhaka
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
13 Arthur
10 Florian Wirtz
19 Nathan Tella
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Martin Terrier, Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka, Jeremie Frimpong, Kerim-Sam Alajbegovic, Jeanuël Belocian, Nordi Mukiele, Matej Kovar, Artem Stepanov, Robert Andrich.

STP St. Pauli (3-4-3)

No. Name
22 Nikola Vasiljev (GK)
8 Eric Anders Smith
4 David Nemeth
5 Hauke Wahl
16 Carlo Boukhalfa
7 Jackson Irvine
23 Philipp Treu
2 Manolis Saliakas Yellow Card
11 Johannes Eggestein
17 Oladapo Afolayan
29 Morgan Guilavogui Yellow Card
St. Pauli Substitutes:
Erik Ahlstrand, Andreas Albers, Adam Dzwigala, Marwin Schmitz, Lars Ritzka, Danel Sinani, Eric Oelschlägel, Fin Stevens, Maurides.

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