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1. FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart: result 1-2 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 28, 2025 at 03:30 PM (UTC)RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln

1. FC Köln
1-2
VfB Stuttgart

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What was the result of 1. FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart?

VfB Stuttgart won 1-2 on September 28, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 4′J. Kamiński1. FC Köln
  • 28′E. DemirovićVfB Stuttgart (pen.)
  • 81′J. VagnomanVfB Stuttgart

Official lineup for 1. FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

1. FC Köln

3-5-2
  1. 9R. Ache
  2. 29J. Thielmann
  1. 37L. Maina
  2. 16J. Kamiński
  3. 5T. Krauß
  4. 18Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson
  5. 28S. Sebulonsen
  1. 4T. Hübers
  2. 6E. Martel
  3. 2J. Schmied
  1. 1M. Schwäbe

VfB Stuttgart

4-2-3-1
  1. 9E. Demirović
  1. 10C. Führich
  2. 11B. El Khannouss
  3. 8Tiago Tomás
  1. 6A. Stiller
  2. 16A. Karazor
  1. 3R. Hendriks
  2. 24J. Chabot
  3. 14L. Jaquez
  4. 4J. Vagnoman
  1. 33A. Nübel
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, 1. FC Köln have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; VfB Stuttgart have 9, 1 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

1. FC Köln
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 20, 2025RB Leipzig(away)1-3Bundesliga
Sep 13, 2025VfL Wolfsburg(away)3-3Bundesliga
Aug 31, 2025SC Freiburg(home)4-1Bundesliga
Aug 24, 2025FSV Mainz 05(away)1-0Bundesliga
Aug 17, 2025SSV Jahn Regensburg(away)2-1DFB Pokal
VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 25, 2025Celta Vigo(home)2-1UEFA Europa League
Sep 19, 2025FC St. Pauli(home)2-0Bundesliga
Sep 13, 2025SC Freiburg(away)1-3Bundesliga
Aug 30, 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach(home)1-0Bundesliga
Aug 26, 2025Eintracht Braunschweig(away)3-3DFB Pokal

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 1. FC Köln wins, 2 draws, 4 VfB Stuttgart wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 24, 2024VfB Stuttgart 1-1 1. FC KölnBundesliga
Sep 30, 20231. FC Köln 0-2 VfB StuttgartBundesliga
Feb 18, 2023VfB Stuttgart 3-0 1. FC KölnBundesliga
Nov 19, 20221. FC Köln 2-4 VfB StuttgartFriendlies Clubs
Aug 28, 20221. FC Köln 0-0 VfB StuttgartBundesliga
May 14, 2022VfB Stuttgart 2-1 1. FC KölnBundesliga

Last archived meeting: VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln on Feb 24, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

1. FC Köln score 1.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; VfB Stuttgart score 2.1 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
1. FC Köln1.91.1310/1510/15
VfB Stuttgart2.11.258/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

1. FC Köln sit 15th in Bundesliga (9 points from 9 matches) and VfB Stuttgart sit 8th (12 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8VfB Stuttgart9405151512
151. FC Köln923410149

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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