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Matchday 2 · Friday 4 September, 20:30 · MHPArena

VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln: line-ups and result

VfB Stuttgart 9 · 3 points
  • 39' Bilal El Khannouss
  • 60' Grischa Prömel
  • 75' Ermedin Demirović
  • 90' Josha Vagnoman
4 - 1
1. FC Köln 11 · 3 points
  • 81' Marius Bülter

Line-ups VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln

VfB Stuttgart 4-4-2 · S. Hoeneb
1 Bredlow
7 Mittelstädt
24 Chabot
29 Jeltsch
4 Vagnoman
10 Führich
6 Stiller
21 Prömel
11 El Khannouss
26 Undav
17 Pejčinović
  • 70' Jamie Leweling Chris Führich
  • 70' Ermedin Demirović Deniz Undav
  • 78' Leo Sauer Bilal El Khannouss
  • 78' Ramon Hendriks Maximilian Mittelstädt
  • 90+2' Y. Spalt Angelo Stiller

Line-up for VfB Stuttgart: Bredlow, Mittelstädt, Chabot, Jeltsch, Vagnoman, Führich, Stiller, Prömel, El Khannouss, Undav, Pejčinović

Bench
  • 3 R. Hendriks 78'
  • 47 Y. Spalt 92'
  • 16 A. Karazor
  • 44 L. Sauer 78'
  • 18 J. Leweling 70'
  • 2 A. Al Dakhil
  • 9 E. Demirović 70'
  • 20 L. Stergiou
  • 33 M. Funk
Absentees VfB Stuttgart

Seimen, Zagadou, Arévalo, Diehl, Jaquez, Nartey, Tomás (injured)

1. FC Köln 4-3-3 · René Wagner
1 Schwäbe
14 Mensah
24 Lochoshvili
22 Simpson-Pusey
17 Castro-Montes
23 Okon-Engstler
5 Krauß
8 Jóhannesson
37 Maina
9 Ache
29 Thielmann
  • 45' Ellyes Skhiri Paul Okon-Engstler
  • 45' Mikey Moore Jan Thielmann
  • 75' Marius Bülter Ragnar Ache
  • 75' Reigan Heskey Linton Maina
  • 90' Imad Rondić Tom Krauß

Line-up for 1. FC Köln: Schwäbe, Mensah, Lochoshvili, Simpson-Pusey, Castro-Montes, Okon-Engstler, Krauß, Jóhannesson, Maina, Ache, Thielmann

Bench
  • 11 Reigan Heskey 75'
  • 15 I. Rondić 90'
  • 2 J. Schmied
  • 6 E. Skhiri 45'
  • 3 B. Sosa
  • 33 R. van den Berg
  • 20 R. Zieler
  • 30 M. Bülter 75'
  • 47 M. Moore 45'
Absentees 1. FC Köln

Waldschmidt, El Mala, Sebulonsen, Dallinga, Hübers (injured)

Highlights VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln

Which English players could feature in VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln?

2 players
  • Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 1. FC Köln Starting Confirmed by the club.
  • Reigan Heskey 1. FC Köln On the bench

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

VfB Stuttgart

  1. Josha Vagnoman Defender 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Grischa Prömel Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Ermedin Demirović Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Finn Jeltsch Defender 0 goals 1 assists

1. FC Köln

  1. Thijs Dallinga Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Said El Mala Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Marius Bülter Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Linton Maina Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

VfB Stuttgart

Player Starts Min. Form
Fabian Bredlow 2/2 180 strong
Josha Vagnoman 2/2 180 excellent
Finn Jeltsch 2/2 180 solid
Grischa Prömel 2/2 180 strong
Angelo Stiller 2/2 177 mixed
Maximilian Mittelstädt 2/2 168 excellent
Julian Chabot 2/2 164 solid
Dženan Pejčinović 2/2 153 mixed

1. FC Köln

Player Starts Min. Form
Marvin Schwäbe 2/2 180 solid
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 2/2 180 poor
Luka Lochoshvili 2/2 180 mixed
Gideon Mensah 2/2 180 mixed
Ísak Jóhannesson 2/2 180 solid
Alessio Castro-Montes 2/2 179 poor
Tom Krauß 2/2 178 solid
Ragnar Ache 2/2 140 mixed

Stats

VfB Stuttgart Match 1. FC Köln
  • 58% Possession 42%
  • 22 Shots 18
  • 8 Shots on target 5
  • 8 Shots off target 9
  • 10 Corners 8
  • 5 Fouls 6
  • 1 Offsides 0
  • 1 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

STU home Per match KOL away
3.00 Points 0.00
4.00 Goals for 1.00
1.00 Goals against 4.00
2.39 xG for 1.82
1.82 xG against 2.39
10.0 Corners 8.0
W Home and away form L

Head-to-head record VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln

27 previous meetings
14 VfB Stuttgart 6 draws 7 1. FC Köln
  • Goals per match2.81
  • Both teams scored59%
  • Over 2.5 goals56%
  • Feb 2026 VfB Stuttgart 3 - 1 1. FC Köln
  • Sep 2025 1. FC Köln 1 - 2 VfB Stuttgart
  • Feb 2024 VfB Stuttgart 1 - 1 1. FC Köln
  • Sep 2023 1. FC Köln 0 - 2 VfB Stuttgart
  • Feb 2023 VfB Stuttgart 3 - 0 1. FC Köln
  • Nov 2022 1. FC Köln 2 - 4 VfB Stuttgart
  • Aug 2022 1. FC Köln 0 - 0 VfB Stuttgart
  • May 2022 VfB Stuttgart 2 - 1 1. FC Köln
  • Dec 2021 1. FC Köln 1 - 0 VfB Stuttgart
  • Oct 2021 VfB Stuttgart 0 - 2 1. FC Köln

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for VfB Stuttgart against 1. FC Köln?

VfB Stuttgart are without Dennis Seimen (thigh injury), Dan-Axel Zagadou (muscle injury), Jeremy Arévalo (back injury), Justin Diehl (muscle injury), Luca Jaquez (muscle injury) and Nikolas Nartey (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for 1. FC Köln against VfB Stuttgart?

1. FC Köln are without Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (muscle injury), Said El Mala (illness), Sebastian Søraas Sebulonsen (muscle injury), Thijs Dallinga (illness) and Timo Hübers (knee injury).

What formation do VfB Stuttgart play?

VfB Stuttgart have used a 4-4-2 in 1 of their last 2 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-4-2.

What formation do 1. FC Köln play?

1. FC Köln have used a 4-3-3 formation in their last 2 matches under René Wagner.

How did the last meeting between VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Köln finish?

On 14 February 2026, VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln finished 3-1.

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