1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs FC St Pauli

Heidenheim delivered a composed 2-0 victory over St. Pauli on Matchday 31, reigniting their Bundesliga survival hopes with a clinical home performance. The tone was set within three minutes when a deflected corner found Budu Zivzivadze at the back post — and the Georgian striker made no mistake. Zivzivadze's opener in the 3rd minute was pure set-piece chaos, the ball ricocheting perfectly into his path via Jan Schöppner. St. Pauli's best reply came in the 24th minute, when Andréas Hountondji broke clean through, only to be denied by a sharp save from goalkeeper Diant Ramaj. Eren Dinkçi then sealed it in the 82nd minute with a stunning counter, sprinting the length of the pitch before turning sharply in the box and sliding the ball into the corner. No red cards or penalties. The win cuts Heidenheim's deficit to four points behind their direct rivals with three matches to play, keeping their slim survival hopes very much alive. For St. Pauli, now on a seven-game winless run, it is a deepening crisis — Wolfsburg are circling just two points behind them.