Visitors St. Pauli, on the othere hand, were enjoying their best-ever opening to the top flight with seven points on the board. Stuttgart captain Ermedin Demirović races away after his influential performance secured all three points for the hosts. His assist for El Khannouss's goal early in the second half demonstrated his all-round contribution, while his movement and link-up play caused St. Pauli problems throughout. Bilal El Khannouss of Stuttgart battles with Hauke Wahl during an intense midfield duel at the MHP Arena. - IMAGO/Harry Langer/DeFodi ImagesBundesliga Match FactsxGoals: Stuttgart 2.43 - St. Pauli 1.13Fastest player: Andréas Hountondji (Pauli), 35.4 km/hLowest goal probability: 1-0 by Demirović (Stuttgart), 8.8 percentMost pressed player: Danel Sinani (Pauli), 19 times under pressurePass efficiency: Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart), +3.14Fantasy Heroes: El Khannouss (Stuttgart, 321 Points), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart, 263 Points), Demirović (Stuttgart, 243 Points)