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1. FC Koln vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
1. FC Koln
0 – 2
Full Time
VfB Stuttgart
Sat 30 Sep 2023 · 13:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION 50,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 68' Deniz Undav
0–2 88' Deniz Undav
Dejan Ljubicic 26' Y
Denis Huseinbasic 55' Y
Y 79' Enzo Millot

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart — Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Assistant 1 Christian Gittelmann
  • Assistant 2 Mark Borsch
10 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern Munchen 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

3
4
9
1. FC Koln 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals VfB Stuttgart
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-30 1. FC Koln 0–2 VfB Stuttgart 2023-02-18 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 1. FC Koln 2022-08-28 1. FC Koln 0–0 VfB Stuttgart 2022-05-14 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 1. FC Koln 2021-12-19 1. FC Koln 1–0 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

1. FC Koln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep VfB Stuttgart H 0–2 L
23 Sep SV Werder Bremen A 1–2 L
16 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–3 L
03 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–1 D
26 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 1–2 L
19 Aug Borussia Dortmund A 0–1 L
VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep 1. FC Koln A 2–0 W
22 Sep SV Darmstadt 98 H 3–1 W
16 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 3–1 W
02 Sep SC Freiburg H 5–0 W
25 Aug RB Leipzig A 1–5 L
19 Aug VfL Bochum 1848 H 5–0 W

Season Stats

1. FC Koln VfB Stuttgart
#15 Position #8
9 Points 12
9 Played 9
2 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 5
10 Scored 15
14 Conceded 15
-4 GD +0
1.00 PPG 1.33
22% Win % 44%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season
22% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

1. FC Koln are 15th (9 pts). VfB Stuttgart are 8th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Koln
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
VfB Stuttgart
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Koln
Said El Mala 3 G
Thijs Dallinga 2 G
VfB Stuttgart
Ermedin Demirovic 5 G
Josha Vagnoman 2 G 1 A
Maximilian Mittelstadt 2 G 1 A
Bilal El Khannouss 2 G
Grischa Promel 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between 1. FC Köln and VfB Stuttgart is underway.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both 1. FC Köln and VfB Stuttgart are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His 1. FC Köln side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' 1. FC Köln are deployed in a 4-1-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against VfB Stuttgart's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' 1. FC Köln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' It’s high time Sebastian Hoeneß made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' Dejan Ljubicic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' It looks surprising VfB Stuttgart does not make any changes. Rasmus Carstensen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' 1. FC Köln are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined VfB Stuttgart backline.
  • 46' 1. FC Köln currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' 1. FC Köln are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Denis Huseinbasic.
  • 60' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt gets the nod from 1. FC Koln. He replaces Florian Kainz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' Faride Alidou is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steffen Tigges at the 61 minute mark.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Deniz Undav. He replaces Atakan Karazor on 62 minute.
  • 67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sebastian Hoeneß might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 68' A goal from the Germany international Deniz Undav! He fires home on 68 to make it 0-1!
  • 73' Jamie Leweling makes way for Silas Katompa Mvumpa at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfB Stuttgart.
  • 76' The whistle greets Denis Huseinbasic as he departs to be replaced by Damion Downs.
  • 79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Enzo Millot on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 86' Max Finkgrafe gets the nod from 1. FC Koln. He replaces Linton Maina and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' Against the run of play, Deniz Undav has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from VfB Stuttgart to claim maximum points.

Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

4-1-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steffen Baumgart

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anthony Modeste 4
Sasa Kalajdzic 3
Deniz Undav 2
Tanguy Coulibaly 1
Enzo Millot 1
Orel Mangala 1
Eric Martel 1
Sebastian Andersson 1

Head to Head

2023-09-30 1. FC Koln 0–2 VfB Stuttgart 2023-02-18 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 1. FC Koln 2022-08-28 1. FC Koln 0–0 VfB Stuttgart 2022-05-14 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 1. FC Koln 2021-12-19 1. FC Koln 1–0 VfB Stuttgart

1. FC Köln Form

2023-09-30 1. FC Koln 0–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-09-23 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Koln L 2023-09-16 1. FC Koln 1–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2023-09-03 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 1. FC Koln D 2023-08-26 1. FC Koln 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-08-19 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 1. FC Koln L

VfB Stuttgart Form

2023-09-30 1. FC Koln 0–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-09-22 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 SV Darmstadt 98 W 2023-09-16 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–3 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-09-02 VfB Stuttgart 5–0 SC Freiburg W 2023-08-25 RB Leipzig 5–1 VfB Stuttgart L 2023-08-19 VfB Stuttgart 5–0 VfL Bochum 1848 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03 1. FC Köln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln23% Draw26% VfB Stuttgart51%
Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw
49%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
77%
1. FC Köln or VfB Stuttgart
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln18% Draw46% VfB Stuttgart36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 1
5.6%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap 1. FC Köln covers Push VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 23% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.