Meetings between VfL Wolfsburg and FC St. Pauli have become rare in recent times, but historically the two clubs have crossed swords remarkably often. Between October 1954 and the last Bundesliga meeting in April 2011, there were a total of 57 clashes, most of them in the Regionalliga Nord (fourth tier).
VfL have only faced five other current Bundesliga teams – Holstein Kiel, Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich – more often. Here are more facts and figures on the away fixture at the Millerntor:
