VfB Stuttgart vs FC Köln – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
VfB Stuttgart
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
VfB Stuttgart defeated FC Köln 4–1 on 4 September 2026 at MHPArena in Bundesliga.
Lineups
VfB Stuttgart: (3-4-2-1) Fabian Bredlow, Josha Vagnoman, Angelo Stiller, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Chris Führich, Bilal El Khannouss, Dženan Pejčinović, Grischa Prömel, Jeff Chabot, Deniz Undav, Finn Jeltsch.
FC Köln: (4-3-3) Marvin Schwäbe, Tom Krauß, Ísak Jóhannesson, Ragnar Ache, Gideon Mensah, Alessio Castro-Montes, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Paul Okon-Engstler, Luka Lochoshvili, Jan Thielmann, Linton Maina.
Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart: Ermedin Demirovic for Deniz Undav, Jamie Leweling for Chris Führich, Ramon Hendriks for Maximilian Mittelstädt, Leo Sauer for Bilal El Khannouss, Yanik Spalt for Angelo Stiller.
FC Köln: Mikey Moore for Jan Thielmann, Ellyes Skhiri for Paul Okon-Engstler, Marius Bülter for Ragnar Ache, Reigan Heskey for Linton Maina, Imad Rondic for Tom Krauß.
Sidelined players
VfB Stuttgart: Justin Diehl, Nikolas Nartey, Tiago Tomás, Stefan Drljaca.
FC Köln: Malek El Mala, Saïd El Mala.
Match statistics
VfB Stuttgart had 58% of the possession, compared with 42% for FC Köln.
VfB Stuttgart registered 22 shots, with 8 on target. FC Köln had 17 shots, with 3 on target.
VfB Stuttgart won 10 corners, while FC Köln won 8.
Top players
VfB Stuttgart: Ermedin Demirovic scored 1 goal, Finn Jeltsch provided 1 assist, and Josha Vagnoman was the highest-rated player (8.45).
FC Köln: Marius Bülter scored 1 goal, Mikey Moore provided 1 assist, and Linton Maina was the highest-rated player (6.8).