FC St. Pauli are enduring a prolonged winless run spanning 14 competitive matches since February, a streak that has left them 16th in the 2. Bundesliga table. Head coach Marcel Rapp is evaluating his team's performances and insists there is no crisis atmosphere, despite the precarious league position. The 47-year-old manager shared this assessment in a report by Bild Sport this week.
The numbers are stark. Since their last victory in February, FC St. Pauli have failed to win in ten Bundesliga matches and three second-division games. In the current 2. Bundesliga season, Marcel Rapp's side has managed only two points from three matches, scoring four goals and conceding five. Their recent form of Loss, Draw, Draw (LDD) illustrates the struggle. In the standings, this places them 16th, a full seven points behind league leaders 1. FC Nürnberg.
How is coach Marcel Rapp assessing the situation?
Marcel Rapp, who took over managerial duties in the summer, is taking an analytical approach. "I evaluate the performances. I believe that the points will come," said the coach. He pointed out that there is no talk of a crisis mood within the team. Training sessions are of good quality and the atmosphere is not depressed. When directly asked about fear of relegation to the 3. Liga, Rapp responded clearly: "I have no fear of that at all. Everyone can form their own opinion when they watch the games." His evaluation is thus based on the process, not solely on the currently meagre results.
What personnel changes have been made behind the scenes?
To support the sporting work, FC St. Pauli brought in a new match analyst, Alexander Rudies. The 25-year-old knows coach Rapp well from their time together at Holstein Kiel. From 2021 to 2025, Rudies worked there first as chief analyst of the first team and later even as head of the scouting department. This trusted collaboration is now intended to help examine on-pitch performances more precisely and identify areas for improvement. Detailed team data is also available on our stats page.
What does this mean for the next fixture?
The next opportunity to end the negative series comes on Thursday, 4 September 2026. FC St. Pauli travel to face Arminia Bielefeld. Rapp's team will meet the 10th-placed side, which itself has made a disastrous start to the season with zero points from four games. Arminia were relegated from the Bundesliga to the 3. Liga three years ago, a fate FC St. Pauli are desperate to avoid. A glance at the standings shows how vital points are in the lower part of the table. The away match in Bielefeld kicks off at 18:30 and will be broadcast on Sky.
How has the season start unfolded overall?
In addition to the two points from league matches against Hansa Rostock (1:1), 1. FC Kaiserslautern (2:2) and a defeat to SC Paderborn (0:2), FC St. Pauli also suffered a setback in the DFB-Pokal. The team was eliminated in the first round, losing 2:0 to third-division side Rot-Weiss Essen. These results underscore the urgent need to find a positive results trajectory quickly. The full schedule for the coming weeks can be found on our fixtures calendar. Marcel Rapp's team plays its next competitive match on 4 September 2026 away at Arminia Bielefeld.
