FC Hansa Rostock vs VfB Stuttgart, DFB-Pokal 2026-27 ROUND 1

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DFB-Pokal · 2026-27

FC Hansa Rostock

0 – 4

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VfB Stuttgart

Fri 21 Aug 2026 · 18:45 UTC Ostseestadion HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 18' Dzenan Pejcinovic

0–2 37' Dzenan Pejcinovic

0–3 74' Tiago Tomas

0–4 82' Dzenan Pejcinovic

Y 32' Angelo Stiller

Florian Bohnert 33' Y

Overview

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FC Hansa Rostock vs VfB Stuttgart — DFB-Pokal at Ostseestadion.

FC Hansa Rostock 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
VfB Stuttgart 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sascha Stegemann
Assistant 1 Christof Gunsch
Assistant 2 Fabian Maibaum

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

FC Hansa Rostock 13 games · Avg 2.0 goals VfB Stuttgart

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-21 FC Hansa Rostock 0–4 VfB Stuttgart 2020-09-13 FC Hansa Rostock 0–1 VfB Stuttgart 2019-08-12 FC Hansa Rostock 0–1 VfB Stuttgart 2018-08-18 FC Hansa Rostock 2–0 VfB Stuttgart 2018-01-26 FC Hansa Rostock 2–0 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

FC Hansa Rostock

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	VfB Stuttgart	H	0–4	L
16 Aug	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	0–4	L
18 Aug	Hertha BSC	H	1–5	L
19 May	SC Paderborn 07	H	1–2	L
11 May	FC Schalke 04	A	1–2	L
04 May	Karlsruher SC	H	1–2	L

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	FC Hansa Rostock	A	4–0	W
23 May	FC Bayern Munchen	A	0–3	L
16 May	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–2	D
09 May	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	3–1	W
02 May	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	3–3	D
26 Apr	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

23% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FC Hansa Rostock this season

100% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

Dzenan Pejcinovic	3 G
Tiago Tomas	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. FC Hansa Rostock kicks off things out of here…
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
9' Time for substitution for VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey is replaced by Josha Vagnoman.
14' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Hansa Rostock and VfB Stuttgart are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
18' The deadlock is broken! Dzenan Pejcinovic gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
23' Niklas Kolle is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfB Stuttgart tonight.
28' The travelling VfB Stuttgart supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
32' Poor challenge from Angelo Stiller. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
33' Poor challenge from Florian Bohnert. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
37' A goal from the Germany international Dzenan Pejcinovic! He fires home on 37 to make it 0-2!
38' What a moment for Dzenan Pejcinovic! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
43' VfB Stuttgart has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
53' FC Hansa Rostock is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maximilian Mittelstadt, as he is very good at scoring at Ostseestadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
63' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
68' Fresh legs for FC Hansa Rostock! Ouassim Karada comes on to replace Yannick Michaelis.
73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Hansa Rostock that had 194 games and scored 62 goals.
74' What a moment for Tiago Tomas! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
75' The FC Hansa Rostock bench stirs into life. Benno Dietze is withdrawn and Marco Schuster gets his opportunity.
76' Fresh legs for FC Hansa Rostock! Bernie Lennemann comes on to replace Leon Dajaku.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Hansa Rostock must find a spark to ignite this game.
82' A goal from the Germany international Dzenan Pejcinovic! He fires home on 82 to make it 0-5!
85' Time for substitution for FC Hansa Rostock. Andreas Voglsammer is replaced by David Hummel.
86' The VfB Stuttgart bench stirs into life. Dzenan Pejcinovic is withdrawn and Ermedin Demirovic gets his opportunity.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for VfB Stuttgart players.

Lineups

FC Hansa Rostock Lineups

Starting XI

15
Ahmet Gurleyen
17
Florian Carstens
9
Andreas Voglsammer ↓ David Hummel 85'
32
Niklas Kolle
23
Franz Pfanne
43
Leon Dajaku ↓ Bernie Lennemann 76'
1
Luca Unbehaun
4
Kenan Fatkic
42
Benno Dietze ↓ Marco Schuster 75'
3
Florian Bohnert ↓ Maximilian Krauss 68'
41
Yannick Michaelis ↓ Ouassim Karada 68'

Bench

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

24
Julian Chabot
7
Maximilian Mittelstadt
28
Nikolas Nartey ↓ Josha Vagnoman 9'
10
Chris Fuhrich ↓ Bilal El Khannouss 68'
21
Grischa Promel
1
Fabian Bredlow
8
Tiago Tomas ↓ Ameen Al Dakhil 85'
26
Deniz Undav
6
Angelo Stiller ↓ Chema Andres 86'
17
Dzenan Pejcinovic ↓ Ermedin Demirovic 86'
29
Finn Jeltsch

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dzenan Pejcinovic	3
Mirnes Pepic	1
Hamadi Al Ghaddioui	1
Silas Wamangituka	1
Tiago Tomas	1
Cebio Soukou	1
Mirnes Pepic	1
Cebio Soukou	1

Head to Head

FC Hansa Rostock Form

2026-08-21 FC Hansa Rostock 0–4 VfB Stuttgart L 2025-08-16 FC Hansa Rostock 0–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2024-08-18 FC Hansa Rostock 1–5 Hertha BSC L 2024-05-19 FC Hansa Rostock 1–2 SC Paderborn 07 L 2024-05-11 FC Schalke 04 2–1 FC Hansa Rostock L 2024-05-04 FC Hansa Rostock 1–2 Karlsruher SC L

VfB Stuttgart Form

2026-08-21 FC Hansa Rostock 0–4 VfB Stuttgart W 2026-05-23 FC Bayern Munchen 3–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2026-05-16 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 VfB Stuttgart D 2026-05-09 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-05-02 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 VfB Stuttgart D 2026-04-26 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 FC Hansa Rostock xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.71 VfB Stuttgart xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Hansa Rostock26% Draw26% VfB Stuttgart48%

Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

FC Hansa Rostock or Draw

52%

Draw or VfB Stuttgart

74%

FC Hansa Rostock or VfB Stuttgart

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Hansa Rostock20% Draw45% VfB Stuttgart35%

Actual: VfB Stuttgart win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.7%

0 – 2

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Hansa Rostock

Handicap	FC Hansa Rostock covers	Push	VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

FC Hansa Rostock keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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