"St. Pauli surged to the top of the early Bundesliga standings after a 2-0 away win at Hamburg in the first derby match between the two sides in Germany's top division since 2011. After a late fightback to earn a 3-3 draw with Borussia Dortmund on the opening day, Alexander Blessin's side overcame Hamburg, who saw Giorgi Gocholeishvili sent off."
"St. Pauli were the stronger side going forward with 17 shots to their opponent's five, while they also generated an expected goals (xG) total of 1.43 to Hamburg's 0.48. This was Hamburg's first home game back in the Bundesliga since their relegation in 2018, marking the end of a seven-year absence, but it was not to be on the day."
St. Pauli beat Hamburg 2-0 in the Bundesliga derby, moving to the top of the early season table. Adam Dzwigala opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a finish from a short-corner routine. Andreas Hountondji doubled the lead on the hour after rounding goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes. Giorgi Gocholeishvili was sent off for a second bookable offence 13 minutes from time. Hamburg had a goal disallowed for offside after a VAR review. St. Pauli outshot Hamburg 17 to 5 and recorded an xG of 1.43 to 0.48. Hountondji has two goals in two league games.
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