Last meeting, 4 September: VfB Stuttgart – FC Köln 4:1
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FC Köln
Sat 30 Jan
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VfB Stuttgart
Tue 27 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
FC Köln5:0FC Union Berlin
El Mala 32', 60'Maina 51'Jóhannesson 78'Sebulonsen 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln2:1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jóhannesson 26'El Mala 67'
Scally 39'
Sat 31 Oct · Bundesligaaway
Bayer 04 Leverkusen2:4VfB Stuttgart
Schick 28'Maza 79'
Demirovic 14', 65'Leweling 22'El Khannouss 51'
Fri 23 Oct · Bundesligaat home
VfB Stuttgart2:3Borussia Mönchengladbach
Demirovic 5', 83'
Scally 38'Machino 51'Mohya 66'
Tue 20 Oct · Champions Leagueat home
VfB Stuttgart1:1Atlético de Madrid
Leweling 36'
Alvarez 47'
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Ermedin Demirovic: 4 goals in 5 league matches
Goals4
xG2.74
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.7).
1 point apart in the table
14.FC Köln8 pts
10.VfB Stuttgart9 pts
FC Köln: place 14, 8 pts · VfB Stuttgart: place 10, 9 pts.
VfB Stuttgart have scored in 4 matches in a row
DLWW
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.
Players to watch
Bundesliga, this season.
Linton Maina
FC Köln · midfielder
1goal
2assists
6.89avg rating
Last match, FC Union Berlin: rating 6.2.
Ermedin Demirovic
VfB Stuttgart · forward
5goals
0assists
7.03avg rating
Last match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 2 goals, rating 8.4.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
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Recent matches
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“This set-up” is FC Köln at home and VfB Stuttgart away, as in this match.
FC Köln
all matches · 10
4W3D3L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match
at home · 10
4W3D3L2.0scored per match1.5conceded per match
away · 10
1W5D4L1.2scored per match2.0conceded per match
- 1 Nov FC Union BerlinABundesliga 1:1D
- 27 Oct FC Union BerlinHDFB Pokal 5:0W
- 24 Oct Schalke 04HBundesliga 0:0D
- 16 Oct Eintracht FrankfurtABundesliga 1:0L
- 11 Oct Borussia MönchengladbachHBundesliga 2:1W
- 19 Sep Hamburger SVABundesliga 2:1L
- 12 Sep Werder BremenHBundesliga 1:1D
- 4 Sep VfB StuttgartABundesliga 4:1L
- 29 Aug TSG HoffenheimHBundesliga 3:2W
- 24 Aug Würzburger KickersADFB Pokal 1:2W
- 16 May FC Bayern MünchenABundesliga 5:1L
- 10 May HeidenheimHBundesliga 1:3L
- 2 May FC Union BerlinABundesliga 2:2D
- 25 Apr Bayer 04 LeverkusenHBundesliga 1:2L
- 17 Apr St. PauliABundesliga 1:1D
- 12 Apr Werder BremenHBundesliga 3:1W
- 5 Apr Eintracht FrankfurtABundesliga 2:2D
- 21 Mar Borussia MönchengladbachHBundesliga 3:3D
- 14 Mar Hamburger SVABundesliga 1:1D
- 7 Mar Borussia DortmundHBundesliga 1:2L
Tue 27 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
FC Köln5:0FC Union Berlin
El Mala 32', 60'Maina 51'Jóhannesson 78'Sebulonsen 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln2:1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jóhannesson 26'El Mala 67'
Scally 39'
Fri 4 Sep · Bundesligaaway
VfB Stuttgart4:1FC Köln
El Khannouss 39'Prömel 60'Demirovic 75'Vagnoman 90'
Hendriks 81'
Sat 29 Aug · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:2TSG Hoffenheim
El Mala 51'Dallinga 72', 82'
Daghim 27'Kabak 67'
Mon 24 Aug · DFB Pokalaway
Würzburger Kickers1:2FC Köln
Abrangao 18'
Jóhannesson 62', 77'
Sat 16 May · Bundesligaaway
FC Bayern München5:1FC Köln
Kane 10', 13', 69'Bischof 22'Jackson 83'
El Mala 18'
Sun 10 May · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:3Heidenheim
Bülter 10'
Schöppner 8', 72'Ibrahimovic 28'
Sat 2 May · Bundesligaaway
FC Union Berlin2:2FC Köln
Rothe 73'Burcu 89'
Bülter 33'El Mala 61'
Sat 25 Apr · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:2Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Waldschmidt 77'
Schick 43' (p), 52'
Sun 12 Apr · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:1Werder Bremen
El Mala 7' (p)Ache 65'Backhaus 90+7' (og)
Schmid 75' (p)
Sun 5 Apr · Bundesligaaway
Eintracht Frankfurt2:2FC Köln
Burkardt 66'Kalimuendo 69'
Kamiński 70'Castro-Montes 83'
Sat 21 Mar · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:3Borussia Mönchengladbach
El Mala 4'Ache 7'Martel 84'
Castrop 1', 60'Sander 20'
Sat 7 Mar · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:2Borussia Dortmund
Kamiński 88'
Guirassy 16'Beier 60'
VfB Stuttgart
all matches · 10
5W1D4L1.7scored per match1.1conceded per match
at home · 10
5W2D3L2.0scored per match1.2conceded per match
away · 10
5W1D4L1.8scored per match1.5conceded per match
- 31 Oct Bayer 04 LeverkusenABundesliga 2:4W
- 28 Oct PaderbornADFB Pokal 0:1W
- 23 Oct Borussia MönchengladbachHBundesliga 2:3L
- 20 Oct Atlético de MadridHChampions League 1:1D
- 17 Oct Hamburger SVABundesliga 1:0L
- 14 Oct Slovan BratislavaAChampions League 0:3W
- 10 Oct PaderbornABundesliga 0:2W
- 19 Sep Borussia DortmundHBundesliga 0:1L
- 12 Sep TSG HoffenheimABundesliga 2:1L
- 9 Sep VikingHChampions League 3:1W
- 4 Sep FC KölnHBundesliga 4:1W
- 28 Aug FC Bayern MünchenABundesliga 5:1L
- 21 Aug Hansa RostockADFB Pokal 0:4W
- 23 May FC Bayern MünchenADFB Pokal 3:0L
- 16 May Eintracht FrankfurtABundesliga 2:2D
- 9 May Bayer 04 LeverkusenHBundesliga 3:1W
- 26 Apr Werder BremenHBundesliga 1:1D
- 23 Apr SC FreiburgHDFB Pokal 2:1W
- 12 Apr Hamburger SVHBundesliga 4:0W
- 4 Apr Borussia DortmundHBundesliga 0:2L
Sat 31 Oct · Bundesligaaway
Bayer 04 Leverkusen2:4VfB Stuttgart
Schick 28'Maza 79'
Demirovic 14', 65'Leweling 22'El Khannouss 51'
Fri 23 Oct · Bundesligaat home
VfB Stuttgart2:3Borussia Mönchengladbach
Demirovic 5', 83'
Scally 38'Machino 51'Mohya 66'
Tue 20 Oct · Champions Leagueat home
VfB Stuttgart1:1Atlético de Madrid
Leweling 36'
Alvarez 47'
Wed 14 Oct · Champions Leagueaway
Slovan Bratislava0:3VfB Stuttgart
Undav 29'Cruz 64' (og)Demirovic 90'
Sat 12 Sep · Bundesligaaway
TSG Hoffenheim2:1VfB Stuttgart
Hlozek 13', 67'
Mittelstädt 48'
Wed 9 Sep · Champions Leagueat home
VfB Stuttgart3:1Viking
Demirovic 20', 26', 32'
Tripic 22'
Fri 4 Sep · Bundesligaat home
VfB Stuttgart4:1FC Köln
El Khannouss 39'Prömel 60'Demirovic 75'Vagnoman 90'
Hendriks 81'
Fri 28 Aug · Bundesligaaway
FC Bayern München5:1VfB Stuttgart
Upamecano 21'Olise 55'Vagnoman 57' (og)Pavlovic 82'Díaz 90+2'
Vagnoman 52'
Fri 21 Aug · DFB Pokalaway
Hansa Rostock0:4VfB Stuttgart
Pejcinovic 18', 37', 82'Tomás 74'
Sat 23 May · DFB Pokalaway
FC Bayern München3:0VfB Stuttgart
Kane 55', 80', 90+2' (p)
Sat 16 May · Bundesligaaway
Eintracht Frankfurt2:2VfB Stuttgart
Burkardt 72' (p), 90+2' (p)
Andrés 10'Nartey 45+4'
Sat 9 May · Bundesligaat home
VfB Stuttgart3:1Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Demirovic 5'Mittelstädt 45+7' (p)Undav 58'
García 1'
Thu 23 Apr · DFB Pokalat home
VfB Stuttgart2:1SC Freiburg
Undav 70'Tomás 119'
Eggestein 28'
Sun 12 Apr · Bundesligaat home
VfB Stuttgart4:0Hamburger SV
Stiller 21'Führich 32'Mittelstädt 56'El Khannouss 86'
Sat 4 Apr · Bundesligaat home
VfB Stuttgart0:2Borussia Dortmund
Adeyemi 90+4'Brandt 90+6'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2025.
Last time · 4 Sep 2026 · Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart 4:1 FC Köln
El Khannouss 39' · Prömel 60' · Demirovic 75' · Vagnoman 90' · Hendriks 81'. VfB Stuttgart: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.
0wins
3wins
0 draws4.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 3
- 4 Sep 2026Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart4:1FC Köln El Khannouss 39' · Prömel 60' · Demirovic 75' · Vagnoman 90' · Hendriks 81' Details
- 14 Feb 2026Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart3:1FC Köln Demirovic 15', 84' · Undav 90+2' · Ache 79' Details
- 28 Sep 2025Bundesliga FC Köln1:2VfB Stuttgart Kamiński 4' · Demirovic 28' (k) · Vagnoman 81' Details
0wins
1wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
0wins
2wins
0 draws4.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: FC Köln (4-4-2, last: FC Union Berlin) · VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1, last: Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
MSSchwäbe
BSSosa
JPSimpson-Pusey
JSSchmied
SSSebulonsen
ÍJJóhannesson
TKKrauß
PEOkon-Engstler
LMMaina
SMEl Mala
MBBülter
DSSeimen
RHHendriks
JCChabot
LJJaquez
JLLeweling
GPPrömel
AKKarazor
CFFührich
DUUndav
BKEl Khannouss
EDDemirovic
FC KölnVfB Stuttgart
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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57.4
FC KölnVfB Stuttgart
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- Kick-off
- Sat 30 JanTime TBD
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- RheinEnergieStadion Cologne · show map
- Rest
- FC Köln 89 days · VfB Stuttgart 90 days Both last played: Bundesliga
- Table
- 14. FC Köln (8 pts) and 10. VfB Stuttgart (9 pts) Matchday 19 of 34