
St. Pauli vs Leverkusen 2024-25 German Bundesliga
Leverkusen's title hopes all but over after draw at St. Pauli
![Bayer woe vs St Pauli_250420 [1296x729]](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2025/0420/r1481510_1296x729_16-9.jpg&w=900&h=360&scale=crop&cquality=80&location=origin)
Reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen slipped up with a 1-1 draw at St Pauli on Sunday to drop eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich as their slim hopes of defending the Bundesliga title were all but ended.
Match Commentary
- 32': Goal! FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 59': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Connor Metcalfe.
- 63': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Patrik Schick.
- 77': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Goal! FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 85': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Robert Wagner replaces Carlo Boukhalfa.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Nathan Tella.
- 89': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
- 90'+1': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Morgan Guilavogui.
- 90'+1': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Elias Saad replaces Danel Sinani.
- 90'+1': Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Millerntor-Stadion
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Attendance: 29,546
German Bundesliga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+61 | Bayern Munich | 32 | 76 | 2 |
+31 | Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | 68 | 2 |
+20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 56 | 8 |
-3 | SC Freiburg | 32 | 52 | 10 |
Statistics
![]() |
STP![]() |
|
---|---|---|
12 | Fouls | 12 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 3 |
57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
6 | SHOTS | 10 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
502 | Accurate Passes | 348 |
585 | Passes | 427 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
17 | Crosses | 17 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
39 | Long Balls | 56 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
7 | Tackles | 14 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
2 | Interceptions | 6 |
32 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
32 | Clearances | 23 |
St. Pauli (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Nikola Vasiljev (GK) |
5 | Hauke Wahl |
44 | Siebe van der Heyden |
4 | David Nemeth |
8 | Eric Anders Smith ![]() |
16 | Carlo Boukhalfa |
23 | Philipp Treu |
2 | Manolis Saliakas |
10 | Danel Sinani |
29 | Morgan Guilavogui |
24 | Connor Metcalfe |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) ![]() |
4 | Jonathan Tah |
3 | Piero Hincapié ![]() |
12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
34 | Granit Xhaka |
25 | Exequiel Palacios |
20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
30 | Jeremie Frimpong ![]() |
14 | Patrik Schick |
19 | Nathan Tella ![]() |
10 | Florian Wirtz |
Bundesliga News
Bayern's Kompany wants good night's sleep after Bundesliga win
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany said he wants nothing more than a good night's sleep after his team won the Bundesliga title last week with two matches left to play.
Premier League, LaLiga win extra Champions League places in 2024-25
England and Spain will be rewarded with extra places in next season's Champions League? This is how it works.
Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal eye PSG winger Lee Kang-In
Paris Saint-Germain forward Lee Kang-In is the latest player being linked with Arsenal. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
Returning Bundesliga to Bayern is job well done for Kompany
Bayern didn't rewrite history under Vincent Kompany, but the first-year coach brought trophies back to Munich.
Europe's top soccer leagues: Titles, cup finals, UCL, relegation
The European soccer season is drawing to a close, but who will win the race for the titles, cups and European qualification -- and who will be relegated?