Early Zivzivadze Strike and Late Dinkci Finish Lift Heidenheim Past St. Pauli

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 claimed an important 2–0 victory over FC St. Pauli 1910 on Matchday 31 of the Bundesliga, capitalising on a flying start and a clinical late break to secure all three points.

The hosts struck almost immediately. In the 3rd minute, Budu Zivzivadze finished off an early move for Heidenheim, making it 1–0. The Georgian forward was set up by Jan Schöppner, whose assist opened up St. Pauli’s defence and put the home side in front before the visitors could settle.

Bundesliga FINISHED

2026-04-25 13:30

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

2 - 0

FC St. Pauli 1910

Matchday 31 REGULAR_SEASON

St. Pauli responded after the break with a double substitution at half-time, introducing Martijn Kaars for Joel Fujita and Eric Smith for Mathias Rasmussen in an attempt to shift the momentum. Further changes followed on 64 minutes, as Lars Ritzka and Abdoulie Ceesay came on for Manolis Saliakas and Andreas Hountondji.

Heidenheim, however, remained in control of the scoreline and managed the game through the second half. St. Pauli’s frustration showed when Kaars received a yellow card in the 76th minute, the only booking recorded in the match data.

The decisive second goal arrived in the 82nd minute. Eren Dinkci doubled Heidenheim’s lead with a well-taken strike, assisted by Diant Ramaj, to make it 2–0 and effectively end any hope of a St. Pauli comeback.

Late substitutions allowed Heidenheim to see out the win, with Luca Kerber, Julian Niehues, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Christian Conteh and Stefan Schimmer all entering the pitch in the second half. St. Pauli made a final change in the 88th minute, bringing on Connor Metcalfe for Danel Sinani.

Beyond the goals, substitutions and one booking, detailed match statistics and further events are not available in the current data. The result nonetheless underscores Heidenheim’s effectiveness at both ends of the pitch, while St. Pauli leave empty-handed from this Bundesliga fixture.

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Bundesliga Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Bayern München	32	26	5	1	116	35	81	83	D W W W W
2	Borussia Dortmund	32	20	7	5	65	32	33	67	L W L L W
3	RB Leipzig	32	19	5	8	63	42	21	62	L W W W W
4	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	32	17	7	8	66	43	23	58	W W L W W
5	VfB Stuttgart	32	17	7	8	66	46	20	58	D D L W L
6	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	32	17	7	8	64	48	16	58	D W W D L
7	SC Freiburg	32	12	8	12	45	53	-8	44	D L W W L
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	11	10	11	57	60	-3	43	L D L W D
9	FC Augsburg	32	11	7	14	42	56	-14	40	W D W D D
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	32	9	10	13	41	50	-9	37	W L D L W
11	Borussia Mönchengladbach	32	8	11	13	37	50	-13	35	W D D L D
12	Hamburger SV	32	8	10	14	36	51	-15	34	W L L L D
13	1. FC Union Berlin	32	8	9	15	37	57	-20	33	D L L L D
14	1. FC Köln	32	7	11	14	47	55	-8	32	D L D W D
15	SV Werder Bremen	32	8	8	16	37	57	-20	32	L D W L L
16	VfL Wolfsburg	32	6	8	18	42	67	-25	26	D D W L L
17	FC St. Pauli 1910	32	6	8	18	27	55	-28	26	L L D L D
18	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	32	5	8	19	38	69	-31	23	D W L W D