Bundesliga
· Round 2 · Fri 04 Sep, 18:30
Pre-match prediction
68%
18%
14%
VfB Stuttgart 68%
Draw 18%
14% 1. FC Koln
⏳Made before lineups were confirmed for this match.
Expected goals
2.59 – 1.28
Over 2.5 goals
74%
Both teams to score
67%
Model confidence
normal
Most likely scorelines
2-1 9%
3-1 8%
1-1 7%
2-0 7%
3-0 6%
Compared to the betting market (reference only, not used as a model input)
VfB Stuttgart
68% vs 66%
Draw
18% vs 19%
1. FC Koln
14% vs 16%
Lineups
Reference only — not used by the prediction model. Positions (LB/CB/RB etc.) are a best-effort guess from the source's own left-to-right player order, not a confirmed tactical slot.
1F
1. FC Koln
4-3-3
1
Schwäbe GK
6.2
1529
14
Mensah LB
6.2
17
Castro-Montes CB
5.6
22
Simpson-Pusey CB
5.6
24
Lochoshvili RB
5.9
5
Krauß CM
6.1
1512
8
Jóhannesson CM
6.4
23
Okon-Engstler CM
6.7
9
Ache LW
6.0
29
Thielmann ST
6.6
1478
37
Maina RW
6.5
1508
1
Bredlow GK
6.9
1493
4
Vagnoman LB
1A
8.3
1480
7
Mittelstädt CB
1A
7.5
24
Chabot CB
7.2
1517
29
Jeltsch RB
1A
7.3
6
Stiller LM
6.6
1500
10
Führich CM
6.1
1406
11
Khannouss CM
8.0
21
Prömel RM
8.2
1490
17
Pejčinović ST
6.4
26
Undav ST
6.5
VS
VfB Stuttgart
4-4-2
VfB Stuttgart · Bench
A. Al Dakhil, R. Hendriks, E. Demirović, A. Karazor, J. Leweling, L. Stergiou, M. Funk, L. Sauer, Y. Spalt
1. FC Koln · Bench
J. Schmied, B. Sosa, E. Skhiri, Reigan Heskey, I. Rondić, R. Zieler, M. Bülter, R. van den Berg, M. Moore
VfB Stuttgart · last 5
Head-to-head
04 Sep 2026
VfB Stuttgart
4–1
1. FC Koln
14 Feb 2026
VfB Stuttgart
3–1
1. FC Koln
28 Sep 2025
1. FC Koln
1–2
VfB Stuttgart
24 Feb 2024
VfB Stuttgart
1–1
1. FC Koln
30 Sep 2023
1. FC Koln
0–2
VfB Stuttgart
18 Feb 2023
VfB Stuttgart
3–0
1. FC Koln
28 Aug 2022
1. FC Koln
0–0
VfB Stuttgart
14 May 2022
VfB Stuttgart
2–1
1. FC Koln
19 Dec 2021
1. FC Koln
1–0
VfB Stuttgart
20 Feb 2021
1. FC Koln
0–1
VfB Stuttgart
News
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