VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln
Ref: Robert Hartmann, GermanyMHPArena, Stuttgart · 60,469 cap
Match recap
VfB Stuttgart beat 1. FC Köln 3–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Demirović, Demirović, and Undav scored for VfB Stuttgart; Ache replied for 1. FC Köln. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.25 for VfB Stuttgart versus 1.58 for 1. FC Köln. VfB Stuttgart sit 4th in the Bundesliga table while 1. FC Köln are 14th.
First Half
⚽
Demirović
Assist: Leweling
Führich
Yellow Card
Second Half
Chabot
Yellow Card
Demirović
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Özkacar
68'
⇄
Schmied
⇄
Führich
El Khannouss
Yellow Card
⇄
Assignon
⇄
Mittelstädt
79'
⚽
Ache
Assist: Waldschmidt
⇄
José María Andrés Baixauli
⇄
Leweling
84'
⇄
Bülter
⚽
Demirović
Assist: Hendriks
89'
⇄
Martel
89'
⇄
Krauß
90+5'
Kamiński
Yellow Card
⚽
Undav
Assist: Stiller
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 13 |  Hamburger SV | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 38 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
VfB Stuttgart1. FC Köln
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.25VS1.58
Attack3 · 2 won
13
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
3
8
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
1
5
Shots off goal
5
2
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
475
Total passes
337
403
Accurate passes
259
85%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 1 won
10
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
VfB Stuttgart
4-2-3-1
1. FC Köln
5-3-2
VfB Stuttgart
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7M. MittelstädtD
- 9E. DemirovićF
- 10C. FührichM
- 16A. KarazorM
- 18J. LewelingM
- 22L. AssignonD
- 24J. ChabotD
- 26D. UndavM
- 29Finn JeltschD
- 30José María Andrés BaixauliM
- 33A. NübelG
Substitutes
- 1F. BredlowG
- 2A. Al DakhilD
- 3R. HendriksD
- 4J. VagnomanD
- 6A. StillerM
- 8Tiago TomásF
- 11B. El KhannoussM
- 15P. StenzelD
- 27B. BouananiF
1. FC Köln
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1M. SchwäbeG
- 2J. SchmiedD
- 5T. KraußM
- 6E. MartelD
- 9R. AcheF
- 16J. KamińskiM
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 30M. BülterF
- 32K. LundD
- 39C. ÖzkacarD
Substitutes
- 7L. WaldschmidtF
- 8D. HuseinbašićM
- 11F. KainzM
- 13S. El MalaM
- 20R. ZielerG
- 27F. ChávezM
- 33R. van den BergD
- 40F. SchentenF
- 49D. S. FurstD
VfB Stuttgart
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ermedin Demirović | F | 90 | 9.2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| Deniz Undav | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | D | 77 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jeff Chabot | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Nübel | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Führich | M | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Lorenz Assignon | D | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Finn Jeltsch | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atakan Karazor(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Chema Andrés | M | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jamie Leweling | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Badredine Bouanani | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Bredlow | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Stenzel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ameen Al-Dakhil | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angelo Stiller | M | 13 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ramon Hendriks | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tiago Tomás | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bilal El Khannouss | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Josha Vagnoman | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragnar Ache | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | 68 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jan Thielmann | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marius Bülter | F | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Joel Schmied | D | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tom Krauß | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eric Martel | D | 89 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Kainz | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fynn Schenten | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Chávez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rav van den Berg | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Fürst | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | 22 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Said El Mala | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |