VfB Stuttgart v FC Cologne

Bundesliga

Full time

VfB Stuttgart

4–1

FC Cologne

Match events

VfB StuttgartFC Cologne

1st half

GoalGoal! Stuttgart 1, FC Cologne 0. Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josha Vagnoman.
39'1–0
41'
Yellow cardJahmai Simpson-Pusey (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Half-time1–0

2nd half

45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Cologne. Ellyes Skhiri replaces Paul Okon-Engstler.
45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Cologne. Mikey Moore replaces Jan Thielmann.
Yellow cardMaximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51'
GoalGoal! Stuttgart 2, FC Cologne 0. Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
60'2–0
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Chris Führich.
70'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Deniz Undav.
70'
75'
SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Cologne. Marius Bülter replaces Ragnar Ache.
75'
SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Cologne. Reigan Heskey replaces Linton Maina.
GoalGoal! 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.
75'3–0
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stuttgart. Leo Sauer replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
78'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stuttgart. Ramon Hendriks replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
78'
81'3–1
GoalGoal! 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.
85'
Yellow cardTom Krauß (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'
Yellow cardAlessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'
SubstitutionSubstitution, FC Cologne. Imad Rondic replaces Tom Krauß.
GoalGoal! Stuttgart 4, FC Cologne 1. Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
90'4–1
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stuttgart. Yanik Spalt replaces Angelo Stiller.
90'+2'
Full-time4–1

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Match details

Date: Saturday 5 September 2026
Started: 4:30 am AEDT
Venue: MHPArena, Stuttgart
Competition: Bundesliga
Officials: Christian Dingert (Referee)
Crowd: 60,058

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