Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — VfB Stuttgart 4th with 62 points, FC Augsburg 9th with 43, 19 apart. VfB Stuttgart ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, FC Augsburg ran at 1.32 scored and 1.79 conceded, VfB Stuttgart at 2.09 and 1.44.
26 meetings are on record — 9 won by FC Augsburg, 15 by VfB Stuttgart, 2 drawn, at 2.92 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 62% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 65% of the meetings.
The match was played at WWK Arena (capacity 30,660). On the scoreboard, VfB Stuttgart led 3-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-5.
Goal scorers
FC Augsburg: Fabian Rieder (57'), Anton Kade (71') · VfB Stuttgart: Deniz Undav (58'), Ermedin Demirovic (83'), Deniz Undav (12'), Nikolas Nartey (31'), Tiago Tomás (29')
Key stats
Possession: FC Augsburg 40% · VfB Stuttgart 60% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 7-8 · Corners: 2-5