German Bundesliga

VfB Stuttgart vs FC Cologne, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
  • 15': Ermedin Demirovic
  • 84': Ermedin Demirovic
  • 90'+2': Deniz Undav
FT
3 - 1
FC Cologne
  • 79': Ragnar Ache

About

VfB Stuttgart are hosting FC Cologne at MHPArena, Stuttgart, 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': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Atakan Karazor with a headed pass.
  • 2': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Chema Andres.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) header from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ragnar Ache.
  • 10': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
  • 11': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 11': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Leweling with a headed pass.
  • 17': Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Joël Schmied (1. FC Köln).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
  • 22': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 24': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln).
  • 24': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 29': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Deniz Undav.
  • 36': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kristoffer Lund.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart). Assisted by Marius Bülter.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jamie Leweling.
  • 40': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 40': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 42': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 42': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
  • 44': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Führich.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 46': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling is caught offside.
  • 48': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Sebastian Sebulonsen is caught offside.
  • 51': Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Finn Jeltsch (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 53': Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Chema Andres (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Leweling.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 60': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 60': Joël Schmied (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Chema Andres (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 64': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart). Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Chema Andres.
  • 67': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Kristoffer Lund is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Saïd El Mala replaces Cenk Özkacar.
  • 68': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Joël Schmied.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 69': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 70': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Chris Führich.
  • 73': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
  • 76': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 76': Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman replaces Lorenz Assignon.
  • 77': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ramon Hendriks replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 79': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Köln 1. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Waldschmidt with a through ball.
  • 83': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Angelo Stiller replaces Chema Andres.
  • 84': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tiago Tomás replaces Jamie Leweling.
  • 84': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Marius Bülter.
  • 84': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Köln 1. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ramon Hendriks with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
  • 86': Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Fynn Schenten replaces Tom Krauß.
  • 89': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz replaces Eric Martel.
  • 89': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 3, 1. FC Köln 1. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Fynn Schenten (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+4': Ramon Hendriks (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+5': Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 3, 1. FC Köln 1.
  • 0': Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 3, 1. FC Köln 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
42.7 Possession 57.3
10 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
259 Accurate Passes 403
337 Passes 475
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 42
20 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 15
11 Tackles 22
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 2
27 Effective Clearances 39
27 Clearances 39

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 60,000

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 31 +81 82
2 Borussia Dortmund 31 +34 67
3 RB Leipzig 31 +24 62
4 VfB Stuttgart 31 +20 57
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
33 Alexander Nübel (GK)
24 Jeff Chabot Yellow Card
29 Finn Jeltsch
7 Maximilian Mittelstädt
22 Lorenz Assignon
26 Deniz Undav
30 Chema Andrés
16 Atakan Karazor
9 Ermedin Demirovic
10 Chris Führich Yellow Card
18 Jamie Leweling
VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:
Bilal El Khannouss, Pascal Stenzel, Tiago Tomás, Ramon Hendriks, Josha Vagnoman, Ameen Al Dakhil, Fabian Bredlow, Badredine Bouanani, Angelo Stiller.

KOE FC Cologne (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
6 Eric Martel
39 Cenk Özkacar
2 Joel Schmied
32 Kristoffer Lund
28 Sebastian Sebulonsen
5 Tom Krauss
16 Jakub Kaminski Yellow Card
29 Jan Thielmann
9 Ragnar Ache
30 Marius Bulter
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Fynn Schenten, Denis Huseinbasic, Ron-Robert Zieler, Luca Waldschmidt, Florian Kainz, David Fürst, Felipe Chávez, Said El Mala, Rav van den Berg.

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