The market's verdict

The betting market closed with FC St. Pauli at 2.10 — an implied 46% chance. Rot-Weiss Essen upset it.

• Rot-Weiss Essen: opened 3.15, closed 3.35 (29%)
• FC St. Pauli: opened 2.16, closed 2.10 (46%)
• Draw: opened 3.85, closed 3.75 (26%)

The total closed at 3 (Over 1.88 / Under 1.97); the 2-goal final went Under.

Half-time: Rot-Weiss Essen 1 - 0 FC St. Pauli.

FC St. Pauli — recent form

• 2026-08-14Holstein Kiel 2-2 FC St. Pauli
• 2026-08-09FC St. Pauli 1-1 Greuther Furth
• 2026-08-01FC St. Pauli 2-2 Deportivo La Coruña
• 2026-07-24AFC Bournemouth 4-1 FC St. Pauli
• 2026-07-04Kickers Emden 1-3 FC St. Pauli

Rot-Weiss Essen — recent form

• 2026-08-15Rot-Weiss Essen 1-0 TSV Havelse
• 2026-08-091. FC Saarbrücken 4-2 Rot-Weiss Essen
• 2026-08-01Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Rot-Weiss Essen
• 2026-07-25Rot-Weiss Essen 0-2 Monchengladbach