Match Report
Nothing between them on points: 3 each, with VfB Stuttgart 9th and FC Köln 11th. The last five rounds placed FC Köln 7th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: VfB Stuttgart 2.5 scored and 3 conceded per game, FC Köln 2 and 3, with the league averaging 1.97.
FC Köln had won three straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, VfB Stuttgart had taken 7 of 15 points to FC Köln's 13.
GioScore's database holds 22 meetings between the two: 11 for VfB Stuttgart, 5 for FC Köln and 6 drawn, at 2.64 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 23% of the wins in this matchup.
C. Dingert officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. MHPArena, capacity 60,449, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: VfB Stuttgart led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
VfB Stuttgart: Bilal El Khannouss (39'), Grischa Prömel (60'), Ermedin Demirovic (75'), Josha Vagnoman (90') · FC Köln: Marius Bülter (81')
Key stats
Possession: VfB Stuttgart 58% · FC Köln 42% · Total shots: 22-18 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 10-8