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St Pauli vs Borussia Dortmund Full Match 2025-26.

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August 23, 2025

After successfully navigating their first season back in the Bundesliga, St Pauli kick off the new campaign against Borussia Dortmund, who have finished outside the top three in back-to-back seasons. Borussia Dortmund have dominated this fixture, winning 11 of the last 12 Bundesliga H2Hs (D1). They’ve scored at least twice in nine of those victories, one of which came in last season’s corresponding fixture (2-0).

With a platform to build on following their 14th-place finish in 2024/25, St Pauli’s quest to avoid ‘second season syndrome’ hasn’t been helped by losing key attackers Morgan Guilavogui and Elias Saad over the summer. Manager Alexander Blessin may have alarm bells ringing after his side needed penalties to see off minnows Norderstedt in the DFB-Pokal last week, a result that’s unlikely to instil confidence ahead of this tough season opener.

Borussia Dortmund were also less than convincing in the DFB-Pokal, scoring late to squeeze past third tier side Essen 1-0. That result is further cause for concern for supporters, who are worried manager Niko Kovač has not been given enough support in the transfer market, with Jobe Bellingham the only major arrival this summer. While a title challenge may be beyond them on that basis, the Yellow Wall should still have faith a strong season is ahead after Kovač lifted them from 11th to fourth last season in the space of four months.

St Pauli have won just one of their last nine Bundesliga games in August (D2, L6). No team in the Bundesliga scored fewer goals than St Pauli in 2024/25 (28). Borussia Dortmund conceded 51 league goals last season, their second-worst return since 2007/08. Borussia Dortmund have won their opening Bundesliga fixture in each of the last ten campaigns.

St Pauli defender Hauke Wahl won’t be relishing this game having lost all three of his previous meetings with Borussia Dortmund by an aggregate score of 9-1. Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy will be looking to pile on the pain having been on the winning side in 15 of the last 16 games he’s scored in (L1).

The hosts are likely to be without new signing Ricky Jade-Jones, who dislocated his shoulder in pre-season. Borussia Dortmund’s Niklas Süle also picked up a problem over the summer and is set to miss out, alongside fellow defender Nico Schlotterbeck.