Match Report
The table read 14th (VfB Stuttgart, 3 pts) against 12th (FC Köln, 4 pts), 1 points apart. The last five rounds placed FC Köln 7th in the league for form — higher than their 12th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: VfB Stuttgart 2 scored and 2.67 conceded per game, FC Köln 1.67 and 2.33, with the league averaging 1.93.
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: Ramon Hendriks (81' og)
Key stats
Possession: VfB Stuttgart 58% · FC Köln 42% · Total shots: 22-17 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 10-8