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VfB Stuttgart vs FC Cologne

FA Cup
Stuttgart
1-0-1
4-1
Final
Cologne
1-0-1
MHPArena

Match pulse

VFBAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTKOE
58%Possession42%
22Shots18
8On target5
10Corners8
3Saves4
5Fouls6
41'Jahmai Simpson-PuseyKOE51'Maximilian MittelstädtVFB85'Tom KraussKOE86'Alessio Castro-MontesKOE
Team1H2HT
VFB134
KOE011

Who won: Stuttgart 4-1

VfB Stuttgart beat FC Cologne 4-1 on Friday, September 4, 2026 at MHPArena. Goals for Stuttgart: Bilal El Khannouss (39'), Grischa Prömel (60'), Ermedin Demirovic (75') and Josha Vagnoman (90'). Goals for Cologne: Marius Bulter (81').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.1Josha VagnomanRM
  2. 27.4Grischa PrömelCM-R
  3. 37.4Bilal El KhannoussCF-L
  4. 47.1Finn JeltschCD-R
  5. 56.8Fabian BredlowG
  6. 66.8Dzenan PejcinovicF
  7. 76.6Jeff ChabotCD
  8. 86.6Marius BulterSUB
  9. 96.5Ermedin DemirovicSUB
  10. 106.4Maximilian MittelstädtCD-L
  11. 116.4Deniz UndavCF-R
  12. 126.3Angelo StillerCM-L

Team stats

VFBKOE
5Fouls6
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
1Offsides0
10Corner Kicks8
3Saves4
58.2Possession41.8
22SHOTS18
8ON GOAL5
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
450Accurate Passes316
526Passes378
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
9Accurate Crosses2
25Crosses16
0.4Cross %0.1
44Long Balls57
26Accurate Long Balls23
0.6Long Balls %0.4
6Blocked Shots4
9Effective Tackles7
12Tackles8
0.8Tackle %0.9
7Interceptions10
23Effective Clearances29
23Clearances29

Player of the game

Josha Vagnoman

VFB · 1 G, 1 A

8.1

Deserved to win

48%
VFB · 2.87 xG
20%
Draw
32%
KOE · 3.02 xG

Stuttgart created better chances: they win this game 48% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Stuttgart 4, FC Cologne 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Stuttgart 4, FC Cologne 1.
  3. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Stiller

    Substitution, Stuttgart. Yanik Spalt replaces Angelo Stiller.

    Y. Spalt

  4. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  5. GOAL90'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    J. Vagnoman

    Goal! Stuttgart 4, FC Cologne 1. Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

    VFB 4 - 1 KOE
  6. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Krauß

    Substitution, FC Cologne. Imad Rondic replaces Tom Krauß.

    I. Rondic

  7. 88'VFB

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.

  8. 88'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Leo Sauer (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Jeltsch.

    L. Sauer

  9. 87'VFB

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.

  10. 87'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne). Assisted by Josha Vagnoman.

    F. Jeltsch

  11. 86'

    Yellow card

    Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Castro-Montes

  12. 86'Ramon Hendriks

    Free kick won

    Ramon Hendriks (Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  13. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne).

  14. 85'

    Yellow card

    Tom Krauß (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    T. Krauss

  15. 85'

    Free kick won

    Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 85'KOE

    Foul

    Foul by Tom Krauß (FC Cologne).

  17. GOAL81'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    M. Bulter

    Goal! Stuttgart 3, FC Cologne 1. Marius Bülter (FC Cologne) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.

    VFB 3 - 1 KOE
  18. 81'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Marius Bülter (FC Cologne) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Moore.

    M. Bulter

  19. 80'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Marius Bülter (FC Cologne) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ísak Jóhannesson following a fast break.

    M. Bulter

  20. 79'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Reigan Heskey (FC Cologne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marius Bülter with a headed pass.

    R. Heskey

  21. 78'Ramon Hendriks
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Mittelstädt

    Substitution, Stuttgart. Ramon Hendriks replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.

    R. Hendriks

  22. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. El Khannouss

    Substitution, Stuttgart. Leo Sauer replaces Bilal El Khannouss.

    L. Sauer

  23. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart).

  24. 78'

    Free kick won

    Reigan Heskey (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. GOAL75'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    E. Demirovic · ast F. Jeltsch

    Goal! Stuttgart 3, FC Cologne 0. Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finn Jeltsch.

    VFB 3 - 0 KOE

Leaders

VFBKOE
Total Shots
Dzenan Pejcinovic
6
Marius Bulter
3
Accurate Passes
Angelo Stiller
73
Luka Lochoshvili
38
Defensive Interventions
Jeff Chabot
15
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
18
Saves
Fabian Bredlow
3
Marvin Schwäbe
4

Season seriesVFB leads series 4-0-1