§ Bundesliga · 2025-26 · Matchday 14

St. Pauli 2–1 FC Heidenheim

  • Kaars 35'
  • Smith 45'
  • Kaars 53'
  • Pieringer 64'

13 December 2025

The match in data

St. Pauli got the better of FC Heidenheim, 2–1, on 13 December 2025, on matchday 14 of the 2025-26 Bundesliga.

Player of the match: Tim Siersleben (FC Heidenheim), rated 69, thanks above all to 15 final-third passes and 4 aerials won. Siersleben produced 1.5 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For St. Pauli, the highest-rated player was Karol Mets, with 72.

Martijn Kaars scored twice.

Eric Smith was sent off at 45'.

69
Player of the match

Tim Siersleben

FC Heidenheim · 64'

Produced 1.47× and cost 0.41× their position's average

Added
  • 15 final-third passes 3.4×
  • 4 aerials won 3.1×
  • 58 passes 1.7×
Took away
  • 9 misplaced passes 1.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

St. Pauli
PlayerPositionMinRating
Karol Mets Defender 90 72
Eric Smith Defender 45 66
Jackson Irvine Midfielder 90 64
Nikola Vasilj Goalkeeper 90 60
Martijn Kaars Forward 76 50
Joel Chima Fujita Midfielder 90 47
Hauke Wahl Defender 90 46
Adam Dzwigala Defender 44 45
Mathias Pereira Lage Forward 46 42
James Sands Midfielder 90 33
Louis Oppie Defender 90 30
Arkadiusz Pyrka Defender 90 24
Ricky-Jade Jones Forward 14 no rating
Connor Metcalfe Midfielder 1 no rating
FC Heidenheim
PlayerPositionMinRating
Tim Siersleben ★ Defender 64 69
Omar Traoré Defender 44 65
Marvin Pieringer Forward 90 64
Stefan Schimmer Forward 44 64
Adrian Beck Midfielder 64 61
Marnon Busch Defender 90 60
Julian Niehues Midfielder 78 58
Patrick Mainka Defender 90 56
Arijon Ibrahimovic Midfielder 90 52
Mathias Honsak Forward 26 52
Thomas Keller Defender 46 48
Jonas Föhrenbach Defender 90 44
Mikkel Kaufmann Forward 26 44
Diant Ramaj Goalkeeper 90 29
Jan Schöppner Midfielder 46 27
Niklas Dorsch Midfielder 12 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

A 2025-26 Bundesliga match. With these numbers, how did it end?

St. Pauli 2–1 FC Heidenheim. The side that created more danger did not win.

FC Heidenheim led both volume and quality with 2.36 xG and 20 shots, alongside dominating passes. St. Pauli required just 8 attempts and 0.95 xG to take a 2–1 victory.

Which FC Heidenheim player won the most duels?

Marvin Pieringer, with 11 duels won. Next: Patrick Mainka 10, Arijon Ibrahimovic 9.

In the 2–1 away defeat, Marvin Pieringer led FC Heidenheim's physical effort with 11 duels won. The internal competition was close, with Patrick Mainka taking 10 and Arijon Ibrahimovic 9.

Which St. Pauli player won the most aerial duels?

Jackson Irvine, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Karol Mets 5, Hauke Wahl 2.

Jackson Irvine commanded St. Pauli's aerial game in the 2–1 win with 6 duels won. Karol Mets followed closely with 5, while Hauke Wahl registered 2.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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St. Pauli 2–1 FC Heidenheim, Bundesliga 2025-26. Player of the match: Tim Siersleben, 69
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.