Bundesliga · Matchweek 18
Julian Brandt 45'
Karim Adeyemi 54'
Emre Can 90' (pen)
HT 1:0
James Sands 62'
Ricky-Jade Jones 72'
Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 14:30 (UK) · Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund · 39 pts|FC St. Pauli · 12 pts

Borussia Dortmund won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.2–0.54).

Player of the matchKarim Adeyemi8.2Decisive moment90' Emre Can+1.6

Borussia Dortmund 3-2 FC St. Pauli

Key numbers

  • Possession 63% – 37%
  • Shots 10 (6 on target) – 9 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 90' Emre Can, FN xPts +1.6
Player of the match
Karim Adeyemi 8.2Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-02-12-23-2
Borussia Dortmund ahead 27 min · level 63 min · FC St. Pauli ahead 0 min
  • Ricky-Jade Jones — off the bench 26 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

45' Julian Brandt Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Karim Adeyemi +0.2 +0.8
54' Karim Adeyemi Goal · assist Fábio Silva +0.2
62' James Sands Goal · assist Eric Smith +0.1
72' Ricky-Jade Jones Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Eric Smith +0.2 +0.7
90' Emre Can Pen goal +1.6
Borussia Dortmund Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +2.6Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
FC St. Pauli Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.7Time effect +0.3→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Borussia DortmundFC St. Pauli
63%Possession37%
3.2Expected goals (xG)0.54
0.32xG per shot0.06
10Shots9
6Shots on target5
60%Shots on target %56%
7Shots in box7
645Passes362
87%Pass accuracy74%
5Corners5
3Saves2
9Fouls11
3Yellow cards1
1Offsides2

Compared with usual

Borussia Dortmund

26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals32
Conceded21.2
xG3.21.5
xG against0.540.95
Shots1013
On target65
Shots faced911.1
xG per shot0.320.13high
Possession63%54.4%
Passes645524.7
Pass accuracy87%84.5%
Corners55.3
Fouls911.2

FC St. Pauli

19 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals20.89
Conceded31.6
xG0.540.71
xG against3.21.3high
Shots912.5
On target54.3
Shots faced1011.6
xG per shot0.060.07
Possession37%48.5%
Passes362490.9
Pass accuracy74%79.1%
Corners55.9
Fouls1110.4

Timeline

  • 16' Yellow Nico Schlotterbeck
  • 18' VAR Martijn Kaars
  • 38' Yellow Eric Smith
  • 43' Yellow Karim Adeyemi
  • 45' Goal Julian Brandt league goal #5 assist Karim Adeyemi
  • 54' Goal Karim Adeyemi league goal #5 assist Fábio Silva
  • 62' Goal James Sands league goal #1 assist Eric Smith
  • 64' Sub Adam Dźwigała → Tomoya Ando
  • 64' Sub Lars Ritzka → Louis Oppie
  • 64' Sub Martijn Kaars → Ricky-Jade Jones
  • 69' Yellow Jobe Bellingham
  • 71' Sub Julian Ryerson → Yan Couto
  • 71' Sub Karim Adeyemi → Maximilian Beier
  • 71' Sub Fábio Silva → Serhou Guirassy
  • 72' Goal Ricky-Jade Jones league goal #2 assist Eric Smith
  • 83' Sub Julian Brandt → Carney Chukwuemeka
  • 83' Sub Felix Nmecha → Salih Özcan
  • 90' Goal Emre Can (pen) league goal #2
  • 90+5' VAR Maximilian Beier

Category leaders

  • Key passesEric Smith4
  • Duels wonMathias Pereira Lage12/20
  • DribblesKarim Adeyemi3/5
  • Defensive actionsLars Ritzka8
  • ShotsJulian Brandt3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonKarim Adeyemi3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.