Bundesliga · Match preview
VfB Stuttgart 4–1 
1. FC Köln
- Kick-off
- Status
- Finished
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Arena
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Match overview
Final score: VfB Stuttgart 4–1 1. FC Köln.
VfB Stuttgart are 13th in the Bundesliga table with 6 points from 6 matches; 1. FC Köln are 12th with 7 points from 6.
Last 3 results in our archive, newest first: VfB Stuttgart L W L W D; 1. FC Köln W W W.
In their last 5 settled matches VfB Stuttgart scored 2.0 and conceded 1.8 goals per game; 1. FC Köln scored 4.3 and conceded 1.0 in their last 3.
The Bundesliga averages 3.7 goals a match this season; these two clubs’ recent matches point to about 4.6. Over 2.5 landed in 90% and both teams scored in 63% of their recent games.
Before kick-off the model’s pick was VfB Stuttgart to win at 68% probability, and it came in.
All figures come from the results archive and the league table in our data; nothing on this page is estimated. How the probabilities are produced
Settled
The model’s pre-match pick and how it went
- Pick
- VfB Stuttgart to win
- Probability
- 68%
- Outcome
- Came in
Logged before kick-off, settled automatically against the final score and never edited afterwards. Full Bundesliga record
Goals in recent matches
From the final scores of each club’s last settled matches: goals for and against per game, and how often over 2.5, both teams scoring and a clean sheet occurred.
| Club | P | For | Against | Over 2.5 | BTTS | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfB Stuttgart | 5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 80% | 60% | 20% |
| 1. FC Köln | 3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
Bundesliga average this season: 3.7 goals per match.
Bundesliga table: the two clubs
| # | Club | P | W-D-L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 2-0-4 | 8:10 | 6 |
| 12. | 1. FC Köln | 6 | 2-1-3 | 8:11 | 7 |
Recent form
Last five settled matches before this fixture, newest first.
VfB Stuttgart
- ABayern München5–1L
- AHansa Rostock0–4W
- AFulham1–0L
- HEverton3–1W
- HParis FC2–2D
1. FC Köln
- HHoffenheim3–2W
- HReal Sociedad2–1W
- ABergisch Gladbach0–8W
Head-to-head
Meetings before this fixture, from the results archive (July 2026 onwards).
No previous meeting between these clubs in our results archive, which starts in July 2026.
