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Stadium Background

RW Essen vs St. Pauli

Germany Germany

DFB Pokal Stadion an der Hafenstrasse, Essen
Our Tip

Match Events

27'
Pyrka A.
36' Event
Janssen M.
Assist: Obuz M.
44'
Menzel T.

AI Match Summary

First leg ended 2-0. This leg finished 2-0.

Win Probability Meter

Derived from 10,000 simulations matching home advantage & form profiles

45%
RW Essen
35%
Draws
20%
St. Pauli
Draw rate projection: 35% Favored: RW Essen

Model Confidence

Aggregate indicator score

45% / Medium Confidence
  • Form's been kind to RW Essen lately — more wins on the board than St. Pauli.
  • Model gives RW Essen a 45% chance of winning this.
  • RW Essen have the better recent form, but knockout football is a different beast — one bad day ends the campaign.
  • Historical meetings favor RW Essen, who have won 3 of the last 5 encounters.
  • High conversion rates suggest a high-scoring game (Over 2.5 Probability: 78%).
  • History favors RW Essen here — 4 wins from the last 5 head-to-heads.

Goal Probability Engine

Model estimations for goals markets based on xG conversion histories

Over 0.5 Goals 92%
Over 1.5 Goals 82%
Over 2.5 Goals 78%
Over 3.5 Goals 37.5%
Over 4.5 Goals 17%
Both Teams To Score (BTTS) 74.6%
RW Essen Clean Sheet 17%
St. Pauli Clean Sheet 10%

Recent Team Form Analysis

Averages per match over historical game filters

Metric RW Essen St. Pauli
Matches Played 29 29
Wins 18 8
Draws 2 8
Losses 9 13
Goals Scored 2.31 1.31
Goals Conceded 1.55 1.79
Expected Goals (xG) 1.75 1.38
Expected Goals Conceded (xGA) 1.10 1.40

H2H

Historical prediction success rates across key markets

Aug 23, 2026 DFB Pokal
RW Essen vs St. Pauli
2:0
May 6, 2006 Regionalliga North
RW Essen vs St. Pauli
2:0
Nov 5, 2005 Regionalliga North
St. Pauli vs RW Essen
3:0
Mar 27, 2004 Regionalliga North
RW Essen vs St. Pauli
1:0
Sep 13, 2003 Regionalliga North
St. Pauli vs RW Essen
1:2

Key Player Impact Analysis

Key performers and expected goal involvement factors

RW Essen Compare

Top Goalscorer Janssen M.
1 Goals
Assists Leader Telalovic S.
1 Ast
Avg xG / game 1.35
Avg xA / game 0.88

St. Pauli Compare

Avg xG / game 1.25
Avg xA / game 0.77

SokaPicks Momentum Index

Current performance index incorporating opponent strength & fatigue (0-100)

RW Essen 84 / 100
St. Pauli 10 / 100
How it's calculated: Weighted formula of recent form points (60%), goal margin trends (20%), home/away adjustments (10%), and squad impact availability ratings (10%).

Attack & Defence Capability Index

ATTACK DEFENCE POSSESSION DISCIPLINE
RW Essen St. Pauli

AI Prediction Engine Forecast

Simulated score frequencies and primary prediction markets

Primary Pick RW Essen Win (1)
Secondary Pick Over 2.5 Goals or BTTS Yes
Correct Score 2:1
BTTS Outcome Yes (GG)
Over/Under Pick Over 2.5

SokaPicks Smart Insights

Historical trends and unique patterns automatically detected by our system

RW Essen's goal record stands at 86% scoring rate across 29 recent games.

St. Pauli let in goals in 90% of their last 29 matches.

Recent resilience: RW Essen stayed unbeaten in 5 of the last 5 games.

H2H data points to 2.20 goals as a typical output.

Scoring Trends

RW Essen VS St. Pauli
1.63 Goals Scored 1.25
1.5 Goals Conceded 1.88
63% Over 1.5 88%
50% Over 2.5 63%
25% Over 3.5 50%

Recent Form & Match History

RW Essen

(Home)
20 Sept
RW Essen
1 : 1
Hansa Rostock
16 Sept
Mannheim
1 : 2
RW Essen
12 Sept
RW Essen
6 : 2
Wurzburger Kickers
05 Sept
RW Essen
1 : 0
FC Viktoria Koln
29 Aug
Wehen
0 : 0
RW Essen
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St. Pauli

(Away)
20 Sept
Energie Cottbus
1 : 1
St. Pauli
12 Sept
St. Pauli
1 : 0
Wolfsburg
04 Sept
Arminia Bielefeld
2 : 2
St. Pauli
30 Aug
St. Pauli
1 : 2
Kaiserslautern
23 Aug
RW Essen
2 : 0
St. Pauli
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Tournament Bracket & Draw

1/32-finals
Sonnenhof Grossaspach 3
Arminia Bielefeld 2
Energie Cottbus 0
Augsburg 2
Jeddeloh 5
Heidenheim 2
Saarbrucken 1
Hertha Berlin 2
RW Essen 2
St. Pauli 0
Eintracht Trier 0
RB Leipzig 6
Wurzburger Kickers 1
1. FC Koln 2
Braunschweig 2
Union Berlin 4
Westfalia Rhynern 0
Dresden 6
Hallescher 2
Schalke 5
HEBC Hamburg 0
Dortmund 5
Luneburger Hansa 0
Werder Bremen 3
Greuther Furth 1
Bochum 2
Krieschow 0
Mainz 9
Verl 0
Hamburger 3
SC St.Tonis 0
Eintracht Frankfurt 11
Schott Mainz 0
B. Monchengladbach 5
Preussen Munster 1
Karlsruher 2
Munich 1860 0
Holstein Kiel 2
Aue 0
Hoffenheim 4
Wehen 0
Bayer Leverkusen 4
FC Viktoria Koln 1
Nurnberg 2
Hemelingen 1
Hannover 9
Mannheim 0
Kaiserslautern 1
Phonix Lubeck 2
Paderborn 4
Hansa Rostock 0
VfB Stuttgart 4
Dusseldorf 1
Freiburg 5
Altglienicke 3
Wolfsburg 4
Duisburg 1
Elversberg 3
Jena 1
Darmstadt 2
VfL Osnabruck 1
Bayern Munich 4
Bahlinger 0
Magdeburg 4
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Nurnberg -
Hannover -
Kaiserslautern -
Paderborn -
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Freiburg -
Wolfsburg -
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