FC St. Pauli and VfL Wolfsburg played out a hard-fought 0-0 draw. Both teams had chances but two excellent goalkeeping displays from Kamil Grabara and Nikola Vasilj kept the ball out of the net. In total, five of the nine fixtures on Bundesliga Matchday 8 ended in draws, the most there have been so far this season.
Further facts
- Still no home goal: The hosts from Hamburg are still waiting for their first goal at the Millerntor-Stadion this season following their fourth home match. They’ve failed to find the net in five of their eight league games overall.
- Respectable record: St. Pauli remain unbeaten against the Wolves in the Bundesliga following their fifth meeting (W1 D4). The Kiezkicker have not faced any other team in the German top flight as many times without ever losing.
- Strong on the road: VfL have collected seven of their eight points this season away from home – with the two wins at Holstein Kiel (2-0) and VfL Bochum (3-1) before this.
- Man of the Match: Wolves keeper Grabara impressed with several important saves. His superb performance saw him voted Man of the Match by VfL fans, with the summer signing earning a whopping 81 percent of the votes. Salih Özcan was second with seven percent, while Mohammed Amoura came third with four percent.
Head-to-head
- Attempts: St. Pauli 14 – VfL 10
- Distance covered: St. Pauli 119.2 km – VfL 111.17 km
- Possession: St. Pauli 54% – VfL 46%
- Tackle success rate: St. Pauli 51% – VfL 49%
- Pass completion rate: St. Pauli 80% – VfL 79%
- Successful dribbles: St. Pauli 78% – VfL 50%
- Fastest player: Philipp Treu (St. Pauli) 33.15 km/h – Mohamed Amoura (VfL) 34.82 km/h
- Most distance covered: Jackson Irvine (St. Pauli) 11.7 km – Yannick Gerhardt (VfL) 11.8 km
