VfB Stuttgart 4-1 1. FC Köln · Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart beat 1. FC Köln 4-1 in the Bundesliga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Köln met in the Bundesliga at MHP Arena in Stuttgart on Friday, 4 September 2026.
Goalscorers
VfB Stuttgart: B. E. Khannouss 39'; G. Prömel 60'; E. Demirović 75'; J. Vagnoman 90'. 1. FC Köln: M. Bülter 81'.
How the match went
VfB Stuttgart saw more of the ball, 58% of it. VfB Stuttgart had 22 shots with 8 on target, 1. FC Köln 18 with 5 on target. There were 18 corners in total, 10 to VfB Stuttgart and 8 to 1. FC Köln. VfB Stuttgart conceded 5 fouls, 1. FC Köln 6. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for VfB Stuttgart, 3 for 1. FC Köln).
Line-ups
VfB Stuttgart started in a 3-4-2-1: Fabian Bredlow, Finn Jeltsch, Jeff Chabot, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Josha Vagnoman, Grischa Prömel, Angelo Stiller, Chris Führich, Deniz Undav, Bilal El Khannouss, Dženan Pejčinović.
1. FC Köln started in a 4-3-3: Marvin Schwäbe, Alessio Castro-Montes, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Luka Lochoshvili, Gideon Mensah, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Tom Krauß, Paul Okon-Engstler, Jan Uwe Thielmann, Ragnar Ache, Linton Maina.
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