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Full-time: St. Pauli 1-0 Hoffenheim
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Full-time
90'
+ 3
Yikes!
Toure with a brilliant ball into the Pauli box, but it's snuffed out and eventually goes behind for a goal-kick.
90'
SIX additional minutes
Hoffenheim are probing, but the Boys in Brown are standing firm.
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
87'
Midfield switch
Warm applause for Sinnai as he makes way for Boukhalfa in the Pauli midfield. It's going to be a nervy finish...
86'
Substitution
86'
Final throw of the dice
And it's Yardımcı - a striker - for left-back Jurásek...
85'
Substitution
82'
Relegation latest
Pauli will stay 15th as things stand, but with a five-point cushion on Bochum, who occupy the relegation play-off spot ahead of their meeting with Frankfurt on Sunday. Hoffenheim are two places and a point better off.
78'
So close!
Irvine from another corner, arguably an easier one than earlier in the half. He should perhaps go for the near post, but the Australian goes for the opposite side and fires over. He had a free run to get on the end of that!
74'
Triple change
Fresh legs and fresh ideas for Pauli, at a stage when Hoffenheim are looking really threatening.
73'
Substitution
73'
Substitution
73'
Substitution
72'
Free header!
Huge chance for substitute Toure, who heads a Kramarić cross wide with his first touch. Massive let-off for the home side.
71'
Substitution
71'
Substitution
69'
Alert goalkeeping
Tabaković and Bülter make a nuisance of themselves as a dangerous cross sails into the penalty area. Bülter tries to touch it goalwards, but Vasilj is out quickly to clear.
65'
Expected Goals
xGoals
The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).
xGoals
1
1.83
0.07
0
Goals
62'
Pressure Handling
Pressure Handling
This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.
64%
%
Danel Sinani
14 times under pressure
58'
Close!
Changes for Hoffenheim, but same old Pauli as Sinani's corner finds Irvine. The Australian turns it goalwards, only to see Baumann brilliantly adjust his body and bat it clear in front of his goal-line.
57'
Substitution
57'
Substitution
56'
Saved!
Partial redemption for Baumann, who dives full stretch to claw away Smith's free-kick. The hosts have their tails up...
51'
What a gift!
Baumann plays Bischoff into danger, with Treu picking off the errant pass. He proceeds to dink the ball over Hoffenheim's stricken goalkeeper, before playing in Weißhaupt for a routine finish from close range.
Goal probability
Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
Shot speed
Shot speed
Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.
Distance to Goal
Distance to Goal
The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.
46'
No changes
Under way again in Hamburg. Will we see some star dust in the second half?
Kick-off!
Half-time. Pauli 0-0 Hoffenheim
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Half-time
44'
Glorious chance
Bischof curls the free-kick into the box but it evades everyone as it bounces across the six-yard box. It only needed a touch there.
43'
Promising position
Some lovely skill and quick feet from Becker wide on the right and he draws a foul, giving Hoffenheim a free-kick...
41'
Moment of magic?
With defences on top here and chances at a premium, you get the sense that this match could be decided by a flash of individual brilliance.
38'
Sinani has a go
A long throw from Treu causes havoc in the Hoffenheim box and the ball eventually falls to Sinani, whose shot on the turn is blocked.
33'
Pauli shading it
Goal attempts
2off target
2on target
1off target
0on target
A picture tells a thousand words
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30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
28'
Great chance for Van der Heyden!
An in-swinging corner fizzes across the six-yard box to find Van der Heyden at the back post. He gets to the ball just ahead of Kadeřábek but can only steer his header wide of thepost.
27'
Sinani!
The Pauli midfielder is given time and space to line up a shot around 25 yards out, but his powerful left-footed strike is well saved by Baumann.
24'
Saad down
The forward is receiving treatment following a challenge with Bischof but looks ok to continue shortly.
22'
Goal shy
xGoals
The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).
xGoals
0
0.18
0.04
0
Goals
20'
Scrappy
The last couple of minutes have largely taken place in a congested midfield. Possession is swapping sides every couple of seconds, with neither side able to assert any dominance as yet.
Nothing in it
© Selim Sudheimer
13'
Defensive wall
It's easy to see why Pauli have one of the best defensive records in the Bundesliga this season. Whenever they lose the ball they quickly get back in numbers and pack the middle of the pitch, leaving very little space for their opponents to work in.
10'
Almost in
Hoffenheim's press again causes Pauli problems at the back as they give away possession to Kramarić on the edge of the box. Fortunately from a Pauli perspective, they have plenty of defenders back to snuff out any danger.
7'
Irvine!
Another well-timed run into the box from Irvine, this time to meet a cross from the right, but his header lacks power and is straight at Baumann.
7'
On top
Possession (%)
5545
5'
Over from Irvine!
The Pauli captain times his run perfectly to connect with a corner but it loops off Bischof and over the bar.
3'
Visitors pressing
Hoffenheim, kitted out in a fluorescent yellowy-green kit from head to toe, are pressing the home side high in their own half, trying to force mistakes. They've done so once or twice but haven't managed to capitalise on them.
2'
Promising move
Saad chases a long ball forward down the left, retains possession well and finds Sinani. His attempted ball over the defence has too much on it though and it runs out of play.
1'
Peeeeep!
Here we go as Hoffenheim get the ball rolling on Matchday 26.
Kick-off!
Two changes for Pauli
The hosts have largely stuck with the same 11 players that drew 1-1 with Wolfsburg last time out. Saliakas replaces Ritzka in midfield and Saad comes in for Afolayan in an otherwise unchanged team.
More on those teams
Hoffenheim coach Christian Ilzer has made wholesale changes to his team following last week's 1-1 draw with Heidenheim. In come Akpoguma, Jurásek, Tohumcu and Stach; Tabaković and Gendrey drop to the bench, while Chaves and Samassékou are not included.
St. Pauli starting XI
Vasilj - Nemeth, Wahl, Van der Heyden - Saliakas, Irvine (c), Smith, Treu - Sinani - Weißhaupt, Saad
St. Pauli subs
Voll, Ritzka, Dźwigała, Boukhalfa, Metcalfe, Ceesay, Eggestein, Afolayan, Banks
Hoffenheim starting XI
Baumann (c) - Kadeřábek, Akpoguma, Østigård, Jurásek - Bischof, Stach, Becker, Tohumcu - Kramarić, Orban
Hoffenheim subs
Philipp, Hranáč, Gendrey, Nsoki, Geiger, Bülter, Tabaković, Toure, Yardımcı
Alexander Blessin's view on Hoffenheim
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Christian Ilzer's view on Pauli
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The curious case of St. Pauli
Despite languishing near the bottom of the table, Alexander Blessin's side have the joint third best defence in the league with just 30 goals conceded, tied with Bayer Leverkusen and behind only Bayern Munich and Mainz. They have only managed to score 19 goals at the other end, however.
Tight at the bottom
A win would be crucial for either side, more so St. Pauli, who sit just two points above Bochum in the relegation playoff spot. Hoffenheim are six clear of Bochum and are unbeaten in their last four games. Pauli meanwhile, are winless in six.
Probable line-ups
© Christian Kaspar-Bartke
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