FC St. Pauli did not lose any of their first ten home games against Bayer 04 (seven wins, three draws) – the Boys in Brown have not been as successful against any other current Bundesliga side. The Werkself did win 1-0 in the eleventh and last meeting at the Millerntor-Stadion in November 2010. After that match, the two clubs first met again this season in the Hinrunde with the Black and Reds winning 2-1. The overall record for this fixture: eight wins for Bayer 04, seven draws, eight wins for FCSP with 33 goals scored by the Werkself and 32 by St. Pauli.
The main strength of FC St. Pauli is their defence. That was the case when they were promoted with the best defence in Bundesliga 2 only conceding 36 goals. And they are also difficult to score against in the top flight. The St. Pauli defence is currently the fourth best in the Bundesliga with 35 goals conceded to date. Only Bayern Munich (29) plus the Werkself and Mainz 05 (34 each) have let in fewer goals. However, with just 25 goals scored FCSP have the least prolific attack.
FC St. Pauli are on course to achieve their target for the season. The win away to Holstein Kiel last weekend saw the newcomers from the Hanseatic city take a big step forward in terms of staying up. Defender Philipp Treu sounded a warning: “However it could still be tight. We now have five finals and we know what the remaining fixtures are.” For the clash with the double winners, FCSP must manage without their captain Jackson Irvine for the first time this season. Further information on St. Pauli can be found in our lowdown on the next opponents.
3,000 Werkself fans will be supporting Bayer 04 in the away game at St. Pauli. A message for the fans: Tickets for the game are only available on the Bayer 04 app. Further information is available HERE.
For travelling fans, the Bayer 04 Fan Liaison team have again put together all the key information – click HERE for the fan information.
The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Sören Storks as the match referee. The 36-year-old has previously been in charge of six games involving the Werkself (five wins, one draw). Storks’ assistant referees today are Thorben Siewer and Alexander Sather with Tobias Welz in action as the VAR.
The match will be broadcast live on DAZN. As ever, supporters unable to be at the match can follow the game on Werkself Radio. The audio broadcast starts 30 minutes before kick-off with commentary provided by Niko Hartmann. Andreas Fischer, who played for the Black and Reds from 1989 to 1994 and won the DFB Pokal in 1993, joins Niko as today's guest. In addition, the live text update service will keep fans up-to-date. Both Werkself Radio and the live text update service are available at bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 3-0 win against FC St. Pauli in the quarter-final of the DFB-Pokal 2025/26...
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Once again in the last four! Bayer 04 put in a mature and, for long stretches, commanding performance to defeat a courageous FC St. Pauli in the quarter-finals of the 2025/26 DFB Pokal to reach the semi-finals of the competition for the third time in a row. Martin Terrier gave Leverkusen the lead on 32 minutes before Patrik Schick made it 2-0 on 63 minutes. Substitute Jonas Hofmann capped off a strong second half for the Werkself with the third goal in added time.
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The German Football League (DFL) has announced the three candidates for the title of Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for January. That includes Werkself player Jarell Quansah. Fans of Bayer 04 can vote for their favourite on the Bundesliga app from now until Thursday, 5 January (23:59 CET).
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As in the past two years, the Werkself are aiming to come out on top in the DFB Pokal quarter-finals on Tuesday night, 3 February (kick-off: 20:45 CET). With eleven home games in a row without defeat against the Kiezkicker, the Black and Reds go into the floodlit match in confident mood. But the Pokal, as is often said, has its own magic and the team from the Millerntor has much more to offer than the current 17th place in the Bundesliga would suggest. After all, Bayer 04 are one of the big German teams the combative Hamburgers have already made life difficult for this season. The matchday news.
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The Leverkusen eSports team picked up valuable points and made up ground in the overall table with a top four finish in the offline round in Showdown 4 in the VBL Club Championship 2025/26. In the round of 16, Showdown 1 winners Bayer 04 defeated the unbeaten runners-up in the previous round, VfL Bochum, in a thrilling penalty shoot-out. The Landwehr cousins, themselves the current club runners-up, then beat the current club champions and Showdown 3 winners RB Leipzig. It was not until the semi-finals that they lost out to the eventual showdown winners Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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