Overview
- Ermedin Demirovic scored in the 43rd minute and set up Bilal El Khannouss for 2-0 in the 50th minute.
- Angelo Stiller’s first-half penalty was saved by Nikola Vasilj, who has now stopped six of seven Bundesliga spot-kicks.
- Two further Demirovic finishes were ruled out for offside after an early header and a second-half strike.
- The result lifted VfB Stuttgart to seventh with a second league win in four matches, while St. Pauli stayed fourth and missed a chance to go top.
- A sellout crowd of about 60,000 saw referee Sascha Stegemann oversee the match, with Stuttgart now set for Celta Vigo in the Europa League before visiting Köln and St. Pauli hosting Leverkusen.