Overview
- St. Pauli earned a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin as goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj faced eight shots on target and produced a standout double save.
- Mathias Pereira Lage opened the scoring with a long-range volley before Union's Andrej Ilic equalized with a header from a corner.
- St. Pauli finished with 10 men after captain Jackson Irvine received two yellow cards for late tackles and now faces a suspension.
- The point leaves St. Pauli in 16th place, which leads to a two-leg playoff against the third-place team from the second division under league rules.
- Wolfsburg's 6-3 loss to Bayer Leverkusen left it four points from safety and at risk of a first Bundesliga relegation since becoming a top-flight fixture in 1997.