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Stuttgart vs Cologne: match report

VfB Stuttgart hosted FC Cologne at MHPArena on Friday 4 September 2026, in the Bundesliga (round 2). Stuttgart have no reported absences; Cologne are missing 1 (Thijs Dallinga). Christian Dingert is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Stuttgart 4-1 Cologne. Goals: Bilal El Khannouss 39' for Stuttgart; Grischa Prömel 60' for Stuttgart; Ermedin Demirovic 75' for Stuttgart; Marius Bulter 81' for Cologne; Josha Vagnoman 90' for Stuttgart. Attendance: 60,058.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 39' Goal: Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart) 1-0
  • 42' Yellow card: Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (Cologne)
  • 51' Yellow card: Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart)
  • 60' Goal: Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart) 2-0
  • 75' Goal: Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) 3-0
  • 81' Goal: Marius Bulter (Cologne) 3-1
  • 85' Yellow card: Tom Krauss (Cologne)
  • 86' Yellow card: Alessio Castro-Montes (Cologne)
  • 90' Goal: Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) 4-1
Match stats (contains the result)
58.2%Possession41.8%
22Shots18
8Shots on target5
10Corners8
5Fouls6
1Offsides0
3Saves4
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Stuttgart 4-4-2

Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß

  1. 1 Fabian Bredlow GK
  2. 4 Josha Vagnoman DEF
  3. 29 Finn Jeltsch DEF
  4. 24 Jeff Chabot DEF
  5. 7 Maximilian Mittelstädt DEF
  6. 11 Bilal El Khannouss MID
  7. 21 Grischa Prömel MID
  8. 6 Angelo Stiller MID
  9. 10 Chris Führich MID
  10. 17 Dženan Pejčinović FWD
  11. 26 Deniz Undav FWD

Bench

  • 9 Ermedin Demirović FWD
  • 18 Jamie Leweling FWD
  • 3 Ramon Hendriks DEF
  • 44 Leo Sauer FWD
  • 47 Yanik Spalt MID
  • 33 Marius Funk GK
  • 2 Ameen Al Dakhil DEF
  • 20 Leonidas Stergiou DEF
  • 16 Atakan Karazor MID

Cologne 4-3-3

Coach: Rene Wagner

  1. 1 Marvin Schwäbe GK
  2. 17 Alessio Castro-Montes DEF
  3. 22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey DEF
  4. 24 Luka Lochoshvili DEF
  5. 14 Gideon Mensah DEF
  6. 8 Ísak Jóhannesson MID
  7. 5 Tom Krauß MID
  8. 23 Paul Okon-Engstler MID
  9. 29 Jan Thielmann MID
  10. 9 Ragnar Ache FWD
  11. 37 Linton Maina MID

Bench

  • 6 Ellyes Skhiri MID
  • 47 Mikey Moore FWD
  • 30 Marius Bülter FWD
  • 11 Reigan Heskey FWD
  • 15 Imad Rondić FWD
  • 20 Ron-Robert Zieler GK
  • 2 Joël Schmied DEF
  • 33 Rav van den Berg DEF
  • 3 Borna Sosa MID

Injuries and suspensions

Stuttgart

No reported absences.

Cologne

  • Thijs Dallinga injury, back About 1-2 weeks
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 14 February 2026: VfB Stuttgart 3-1 FC Cologne
  • Sunday 28 September 2025: FC Cologne 1-2 VfB Stuttgart
  • Saturday 24 February 2024: VfB Stuttgart 1-1 FC Cologne
  • Saturday 30 September 2023: FC Cologne 0-2 VfB Stuttgart
  • Saturday 18 February 2023: VfB Stuttgart 3-0 FC Cologne