VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

VfB Stuttgart 47%Draw 19%1. FC Köln 34%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

VfB Stuttgart1. FC Köln

61Possession39

11Shots4

2Shots on target0

5Shots off target3

4Blocked shots1

8Shots inside box2

3Shots outside box2

5Corners3

3Fouls2

0Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

0Saves1

306Passes203

256Accurate passes162

Match events

39'Bilal El Khannouss (assist Josha Vagnoman)
41'Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
45'Paul Okon-Engstler ← Ellyes Skhiri
45'Jan Thielmann ← Mikey Moore
51'Maximilian Mittelstädt
60'Grischa Prömel (assist Maximilian Mittelstädt)
70'Chris Führich → Jamie Leweling
70'Deniz Undav → Ermedin Demirović
75'Ragnar Ache ← Marius Bülter
75'Linton Maina ← Reigan Heskey
75'Ermedin Demirović (assist Finn Jeltsch)
78'Bilal El Khannouss → Leo Sauer
78'Maximilian Mittelstädt → Ramon Hendriks
81'Ramon Hendriks · own goal
85'Tom Krauß
86'Alessio Castro-Montes
90'Tom Krauß ← Imad Rondić
90'Josha Vagnoman
90'Angelo Stiller

VfB Stuttgart · 1. FC Köln

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

VfB Stuttgart3-5-2

48.6Vagnoman

77.2↓78'Mittelstädt

217.8Prömel

246.8Chabot

106.8↓70'Führich

16.8Bredlow

66.8↓90'Stiller

266.8↓70'Undav

117.8↓78'Khannouss

176.8Pejcinovic

297.5Jeltsch

1. FC Köln5-4-1

15.7Schwabe

146.3Mensah

176.0Castro-Montes

226.0Simpson-Pusey

246.3Lochoshvili

296.3↓45'Thielmann

56.0↓90'Krauß

86.3Jóhannesson

96.3↓75'Ache

236.3↓45'Okon-Engstler

376.3↓75'Maina

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

VfB Stuttgart

4Josha Vagnoman8.6
7Maximilian Mittelstädt7.2
21Grischa Prömel7.8
24Julian Chabot6.8
10Chris Führich6.8
1Fabian Bredlow6.8
6Angelo Stiller6.8
26Deniz Undav6.8
11Bilal El Khannouss7.8
17Dzenan Pejcinovic6.8
29Finn Jeltsch7.5

1. FC Köln

1Marvin Schwabe5.7
29Jan Thielmann6.3
5Tom Krauß6.0
24Luka Lochoshvili6.3
17Alessio Castro-Montes6.0
9Ragnar Ache6.3
37Linton Maina6.3
14Gideon Mensah6.3
8Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson6.3
22Jahmai Simpson-Pusey6.0
23Paul Okon-Engstler6.3

VfB StuttgartTale of the tape1. FC Köln

3-5-2Formation—

3 ptsTable3 pts

-1Goal difference-2

3Head-to-head wins0

47%Pre-match odds33%

Head to head — 3 previous meetings

VfB Stuttgart 3W0D0W 1. FC Köln

Goals 9–3

2026-09-04VfB Stuttgart4–11. FC Köln
2026-02-14VfB Stuttgart3–11. FC Köln
2025-09-281. FC Köln1–2VfB Stuttgart

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This season — other meeting

1. FC KölnvVfB Stuttgart

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
VfB Stuttgart	2	1	0	1	-1	3
1. FC Köln	2	1	0	1	-2	3

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