German Bundesliga

FC Cologne vs VfB Stuttgart, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Cologne
    FT
    0 - 1
    VfB Stuttgart
    • 49': Sasa Kalajdzic

    About

    FC Cologne are hosting VfB Stuttgart at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
    • 2': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Emmanuel Dennis (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 8': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kingsley Ehizibue.
    • 9': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Borna Sosa tries a through ball, but Philipp Förster is caught offside.
    • 10': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Marc Oliver Kempf tries a through ball, but Sasa Kalajdzic is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (1. FC Köln).
    • 10': Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 19': Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by Sava-Arangel Cestic (1. FC Köln).
    • 19': Sava-Arangel Cestic (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Philipp Förster tries a through ball, but Silas Wamangituka is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
    • 25': Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Gonzalo Castro tries a through ball, but Borna Sosa is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Marc Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 29': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Marc Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Jorge Meré.
    • 34': Hand ball by Gonzalo Castro (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 37': Foul by Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 37': Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 39': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
    • 44': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Jorge Meré.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (1. FC Köln).
    • 45': Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfB Stuttgart 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, VfB Stuttgart 0.
    • 48': Foul by Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln).
    • 48': Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
    • 48': Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic.
    • 54': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Timo Horn.
    • 55': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (1. FC Köln).
    • 55': Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
    • 59': Foul by Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 59': Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Castro (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic.
    • 60': Foul by Rafael Czichos (1. FC Köln).
    • 60': Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dominick Drexler replaces Sava-Arangel Cestic.
    • 62': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (1. FC Köln).
    • 62': Marc Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 63': Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philipp Förster.
    • 65': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Timo Horn.
    • 67': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Erik Thommy replaces Gonzalo Castro.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Borna Sosa.
    • 69': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Salih Özcan replaces Ondrej Duda.
    • 69': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Max Meyer replaces Kingsley Ehizibue.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Max Meyer.
    • 70': Foul by Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 70': Max Meyer (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
    • 74': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mateo Klimowicz replaces Sasa Kalajdzic.
    • 75': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Philipp Förster.
    • 75': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Max Meyer.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 77': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
    • 77': Foul by Rafael Czichos (1. FC Köln).
    • 77': Mateo Klimowicz (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Dominick Drexler with a cross.
    • 85': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Pascal Stenzel replaces Silas Wamangituka.
    • 85': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Atakan Karazor replaces Konstantinos Mavropanos because of an injury.
    • 86': Foul by Rafael Czichos (1. FC Köln).
    • 86': Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Rafael Czichos (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
    • 87': Mateo Klimowicz (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elvis Rexhbecaj.
    • 90'+1': Emmanuel Dennis (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Marc Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Max Meyer (1. FC Köln).
    • 90'+2': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
    • 90'+3': Marc Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
    • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
    • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 2
    47.6 Possession 52.4
    9 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    398 Accurate Passes 444
    483 Passes 544
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 8
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 53
    19 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 6
    10 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.3
    8 Interceptions 15
    11 Effective Clearances 12
    11 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
    Location: Cologne, Germany

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 27 +72 70
    2 Borussia Dortmund 27 +30 61
    3 VfB Stuttgart 27 +20 53
    4 RB Leipzig 27 +18 50
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    KOE FC Cologne (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Timo Horn (GK)
    22 Jorge Meré
    5 Rafael Czichos Yellow Card
    26 Sava-Arangel Cestic Yellow Card
    8 Ismail Jakobs
    19 Kingsley Ehizibue
    28 Ellyes Skhiri
    20 Elvis Rexhbecaj
    31 Marius Wolf
    43 Emmanuel Dennis
    18 Ondrej Duda
    FC Cologne Substitutes:
    Noah Katterbach, Benno Schmitz, Dominick Drexler, Jannes Horn, Dimitrios Limnios, Ron-Robert Zieler, Jan Thielmann, Max Meyer, Salih Özcan.

    VFB VfB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
    2 Waldemar Anton
    4 Marc-Oliver Kempf Yellow Card
    5 Konstantinos Mavropanos
    23 Orel Mangala
    3 Wataru Endo
    24 Borna Sosa
    14 Silas Katompa-Mvumpa
    9 Sasa Kalajdzic
    8 Gonzalo Castro
    20 Philipp Förster
    VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:
    Erik Thommy, Atakan Karazor, Philipp Klement, Daniel Didavi, Mateo Klimowicz, Pascal Stenzel, Alkhaly Momo Cissé, Tanguy Coulibaly, Fabian Bredlow.

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