VfB Stuttgart vs CelticLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Europa League

2025/2026

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Viljami Sinisalo

Celtic

8.3

85'Substitution

Bilal El Khannouss· In

Badredine Bouanani· Out

VfB Stuttgart

78'Substitution

Kelechi Iheanacho· In

Reo Hatate· Out

Celtic

72'Substitution

Ramon Hendriks· In

Luca Jaquez· Out

VfB Stuttgart

68'Substitution

Sebastian Tounekti· In

Luke McCowan· Out

Celtic

68'Substitution

Benjamin Nygren· In

Hyun-jun Yang· Out

Celtic

64'Substitution

Angelo Stiller· In

Chema Andrés· Out

VfB Stuttgart

64'Substitution

Ermedin Demirovic· In

Tiago Tomás· Out

VfB Stuttgart

55'Substitution

Tomas Cvancara· In

Junior Adamu· Out

Celtic

55'Substitution

Anthony Ralston· In

Colby Donovan· Out

Celtic

46'Substitution

Chris Führich· In

Jamie Leweling· Out

VfB Stuttgart

45'Yellow Card

Colby Donovan

Celtic

Goal!

0-1

Luke McCowan

1'·Celtic

⚽

Statistics of the Game

VfB Stuttgart

Celtic

66%Ball Possession34%

24Shots Total3

8Shots On Target2

13Corners7

6Fouls13

0Yellow Cards1

6Offsides2

1Saves6

600Passes311

6Shots Off Target1

150Attacks57

77Dangerous Attacks24

15Shots Inside Box2

9Shots Outside Box1

0Goals1

13Free Kicks6

10Shots Blocked0

5Substitutions5

10Tackles17

0Assists1

523Accurate Passes241

1Injuries1

32Total Crosses14

8Accurate Crosses1

7Interceptions9

4Big Chances Created1

4Big Chances Missed0

VfB Stuttgart

Manager: Sebastian Hoeneß

Starting XI

6.5

7.3

6.7

7.2

Maximilian Mittelstädt

7.6

6.2

7.0

7.2

6.6

6.8

6.6

Substitutes

6.6

7.2

6.5

7.6

6.6

Manager: Martin O'Neill

Starting XI

8.3

6.3

7.7

7.8

7.9

6.8

6.7

6.9

7.7

6.4

7.3

Substitutes

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.8

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Maximilian Mittelstädt DF	7.6	90'	0/2	69(87%)	5	8/10
Chris Führich MF	7.6	44'	1/2	42(95%)	-	2/2
Josha Vagnoman DF	7.3	90'	0/1	37(89%)	-	3/5
Luca Jaquez DF	7.2	72'	0/1	61(95%)	1	7/9
Angelo Stiller MF	7.2	26'	-	38(95%)	2	4/6
Chema Andrés MF	7.2	64'	-	39(82%)	1	3/8
Atakan Karazor MF	7.0	90'	0/1	58(85%)	-	2/5
Deniz Undav FW	6.8	90'	2/4	44(89%)	-	1/8
Finn Jeltsch DF	6.7	90'	-	75(89%)	1	2/6
Bilal El Khannouss MF	6.6	5'	0/2	14(87%)	-	1/2
Tiago Tomás FW	6.6	64'	0/4	22(77%)	-	2/7
Jamie Leweling MF	6.6	46'	1/1	23(65%)	-	4/8
Ramon Hendriks DF	6.6	18'	1/1	11(100%)	-	0/3
Alexander Nübel GK	6.5	90'	-	42(79%)	-	1/1
Ermedin Demirovic FW	6.5	26'	0/1	9(78%)	-	2/4
Badredine Bouanani MF	6.2	85'	3/4	16(75%)	-	1/5

VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
VfB Stuttgart	15	D1	3	1	8	4	10/15	14-7
Celtic	15	L2	0	2	13	5	9/15	9-10

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

VfB Stuttgart — last 5 games

W3-0 @ Holstein Kiel2026-02-04
L1-2 @ St. Pauli2026-02-07
W3-1 vs FC Köln2026-02-14
W4-1 @ Celtic2026-02-19
D3-3 @ Heidenheim2026-02-22

Celtic — last 5 games

W2-1 vs Dundee2026-02-07
W2-1 vs Livingston2026-02-11
W3-2 @ Kilmarnock2026-02-15
L1-4 vs VfB Stuttgart2026-02-19
L1-2 vs Hibernian2026-02-22

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Period covered: 2003-02-19 – 2026-02-19
VfB Stuttgart wins: 2
Draws: 0
Celtic wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 4.67
Over 2.5 goals: 100%
Both teams scored: 100%
Home side won: 67%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings (2003-02-19 – 2026-02-19) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-02-19	Celtic	1-4	VfB Stuttgart
2003-02-26	VfB Stuttgart	3-2	Celtic
2003-02-19	Celtic	3-1	VfB Stuttgart

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
VfB Stuttgart	11	8	15	6	WWWLW	4	+7
Celtic	21	8	11	-2	LWLDW	17	+4

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 4 ptsVfB Stuttgart 15 · Celtic 11
Positions: #11 vs #21
Goals per game: 1.88/1.13 vs 1.63/1.88scored/conceded per game · league average 1.34

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-02-26

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Won 67%

(2/3)

Draw 0%

(0/3)

Won 33%

(1/3)

Goals

8-6

Total matches

Recent matches

Europa League•Feb 19, 2026

Celtic

1-4

VfB Stuttgart

Europa League•Feb 26, 2003

VfB Stuttgart

3-2

Celtic

Europa League•Feb 19, 2003

Celtic

3-1

VfB Stuttgart

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

VfB Stuttgart wins

Draws

Celtic wins

Goals Scored

8 - 6

Feb 19, 2026 • Europa League

Celtic

1-4

VfB Stuttgart

Feb 26, 2003 • Europa League

VfB Stuttgart

3-2

Celtic

Feb 19, 2003 • Europa League

Celtic

3-1

VfB Stuttgart

Europa League — matches this week

Match Report

The table read 11th (VfB Stuttgart, 15 pts) against 21st (Celtic, 11 pts), 4 points apart. VfB Stuttgart ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Per game in the league, VfB Stuttgart were scoring 1.88 and conceding 1.13, Celtic 1.63 and 1.88, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.

The match was played at MHPArena (capacity 60,449). Celtic led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.

Goal scorers

Celtic: Luke McCowan (1')

Key stats

Possession: VfB Stuttgart 66% · Celtic 34% · Total shots: 24-3 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 13-7

More details:

VfB Stuttgart — live results and schedule Celtic — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic?

VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Celtic. Europa League match played on 26 Feb 2026.

What league is VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic in?

This match is part of the Europa League. The match was played at MHPArena. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between VfB Stuttgart and Celtic?

In 3 meetings between 2003 and 2026: VfB Stuttgart has 2 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss against Celtic.

Where was VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic played?

The match was played at MHPArena.

Match Timeline

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Team Lineups

Starting XI

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Player Statistics

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VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Fixtures

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