Paul Friedrich Pöpperl has already shown a defensive intensity that exceeds the midfield baseline in the 2025/26 2. Bundesliga season. In just three appearances totalling 108 minutes, he has recorded three tackles and one interception, translating to 2.5 tackles per 90 minutes versus the midfield average of 1.68. While he has not yet contributed to the scoreline with goals or assists, his defensive work rate is evident, and his average match rating of 6.7 reflects solid performances. Pöpperl’s contribution to ball recovery and disruption is a key part of the team’s strategy, and his continued presence on the field will likely keep his defensive volume above the midfield norm.
Paul Friedrich Pöpperl has played 108 minutes across 3 appearances in 2. Bundesliga, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.13 and averaging 6.70 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenan Karaman | F | 34 | 2868 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 26% | 33 | 70% | 36 | 52% | 31 | 3 | 2 | 46% | 37 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.96 | 7.0 |
| Moussa Sylla | F | 32 | 2383 | 7 | 2 | 76 | 44 | 9% | 24 | 66% | 13 | 41% | 7 | 2 | 1 | 37% | 12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 | 3.4 |
| Edin Džeko | F | 11 | 599 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 20% | 16 | 63% | 8 | 80% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58% | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.38 | 2.1 |
| Hasan Kuruçay | D | 32 | 2609 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 31% | 6 | 85% | 6 | 46% | 61 | 33 | 13 | 62% | 32 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.17 | 6.4 |
| Dejan Ljubičić | M | 15 | 1182 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 19% | 17 | 76% | 13 | 62% | 18 | 8 | 2 | 42% | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 6.8 |
| Adil Aouchiche | M | 14 | 1126 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 12% | 46 | 78% | 17 | 31% | 17 | 8 | 1 | 42% | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.39 | 4.3 |
| Bryan Lasme | F | 13 | 295 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 23% | 5 | 63% | 3 | 30% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40% | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 5.1 |
| Soufian El-Faouzi | M | 36 | 3217 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 7% | 52 | 71% | 33 | 45% | 101 | 40 | 4 | 48% | 50 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 4.8 |
| Vitalie Becker | M | 22 | 1661 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14% | 18 | 65% | 5 | 42% | 63 | 14 | 2 | 54% | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | 6.4 |
| Nikola Katić | D | 28 | 2451 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 5% | 9 | 77% | 3 | 60% | 47 | 30 | 22 | 62% | 32 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6.98 | 7.2 |
| Christopher Antwi-Adjei | F | 15 | 790 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8% | 18 | 68% | 6 | 43% | 7 | 6 | 0 | 45% | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 3.8 |
| Finn Porath | M | 19 | 760 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12% | 8 | 67% | 1 | 100% | 13 | 5 | 2 | 65% | 10 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.79 | 3.0 |
| Christian Gomis | F | 19 | 721 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8% | 8 | 66% | 5 | 42% | 8 | 1 | 2 | 40% | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 4.3 |
| Ron Schallenberg | M | 34 | 2873 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0% | 19 | 77% | 2 | 40% | 66 | 47 | 11 | 55% | 53 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 | 5.1 |
| Loris Karius | G | 31 | 2790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 57% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97% | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 7.06 | 4.7 |
| Mertcan Ayhan | D | 29 | 2090 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0% | 10 | 77% | 12 | 75% | 45 | 26 | 8 | 53% | 28 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4.9 |
| Timo Becker | D | 27 | 2056 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0% | 14 | 73% | 8 | 62% | 73 | 25 | 5 | 59% | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 6.9 |
| Moussa Ndiaye | D | 14 | 1121 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 14 | 78% | 3 | 25% | 38 | 29 | 3 | 58% | 14 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.83 | 5.9 |
| Adrian Gantenbein | D | 21 | 1040 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 68% | 7 | 47% | 35 | 11 | 3 | 54% | 22 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.79 | 6.6 |
| Felipe Sánchez | D | 27 | 945 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 79% | 1 | 50% | 21 | 15 | 4 | 63% | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 3.6 |
| Janik Bachmann | M | 25 | 581 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 61% | 4 | 44% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 39% | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 9.1 |
| Mika Wallentowitz | D | 13 | 516 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 49% | 5 | 50% | 11 | 5 | 1 | 37% | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 3.7 |
| Kevin Müller | G | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 56% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.50 | – |
| Amin Younes | F | 6 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 73% | 1 | 20% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32% | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 3.3 |
| Emil Højlund | F | 5 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 53% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | – |
| Max Grüger | M | 6 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 79% | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | 6.0 |
| Peter Remmert | M | 4 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 79% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | – |
| Justin Heekeren | G | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 65% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.20 | – |
| Paul Friedrich Pöpperl | M | 3 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 77% | 1 | 100% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 46% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Taylan Bulut | D | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 67% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Anton Donkor | D | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 43% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | – |
| Dylan Leonard | D | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 72% | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Ayman Gulasi | M | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 25% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Henning Matriciani | D | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Zaid Amoussou | F | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Tim-Justin Dietrich | D | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 78% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Mauro Zalazar | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Schalke 04 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 77% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 46% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2024/25 | VVV Venlo | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 453 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25% | 10 | 74% | 10 | 16 | 3 | 51% | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 2024/25 | VVV Venlo | KNVB Beker | 1 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 64% | 1 | 5 | 1 | 57% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec | v 1. FC Nürnberg | W | 13 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 05 Dec | a Fortuna Düsseldorf | W | 81 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 28 Nov | v SC Paderborn 07 | W | 14 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 21 Dec | v Excelsior | D | 10 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 13 Dec | a FC Eindhoven | W | 11 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 01 Dec | a De Graafschap | L | 26 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 22 Nov | v Emmen | L | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 15 Nov | a Telstar | L | 16 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 08 Nov | v Jong AZ | L | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 29 Oct | a Excelsior | L | 85 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 25 Oct | v Den Bosch | L | 14 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 13 Oct | a MVV | L | 50 | – | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 04 Oct | v Cambuur | L | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 27 Sep | a FC Volendam | W | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 | – |
| 20 Sep | v Jong PSV U21 | L | 61 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |