Germany - BundesligaData current as of August 31, 2026

Stuttgart vs Köln: match statistics

Stuttgart crest
Stuttgart
3 : 1half-time 1:0
Köln crest
Köln
165%(1.48)
X20%(4.80)
215%(6.00)

Stuttgart is displaying excellent home form with 70% of matches won and an impressive series of five consecutive victories at their own stadium. The hosts maintain an advantage in key statistics: a higher average xG (1.71 vs 1.38), better shot conversion, and 50% clean sheets at home. Köln is performing poorly away from home with just 20% of wins, conceding an average of 1.7 goals per match and showing a negative goal difference (-6). The visitors' recent form is concerning – only 1.2 points per match in their last five games. Stuttgart also holds an advantage in possession (56% vs 47%) and registers more shots on target (5.9 vs 4.0), which, with the support of their home fans, should translate into a solid victory for the hosts.

Stuttgart vs Köln: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Stuttgart played against Köln in Bundesliga (Germany). The game was played on February 14, 2026. Final score: 3:1.

Recent form

Stuttgart has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Köln has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Stuttgart scores 1.81 goals per game and allows 1.33. Köln scores 1.43 and allows 1.62. Games in this league average 3.19 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Stuttgart's games and 71% of Köln's. The Over 2.5 rates are 71% and 57%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Stuttgart has the higher season xG average, 1.77 to 1.48 per game. Stuttgart takes 15.1 shots per game, while Köln takes 13.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Stuttgart leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 1.05 goals per game after halftime. Köln leads at halftime in 19% and scores 0.90 after halftime.

When the teams score

Stuttgart's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). For Köln, it is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Bundesliga games average 3.19 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Stuttgart is displaying excellent home form with 70% of matches won and an impressive series of five consecutive victories at their own stadium. The hosts maintain an advantage in key statistics: a higher average xG (1.71 vs 1.38), better shot conversion, and 50% clean sheets at home. Köln is performing poorly away from home with just 20% of wins, conceding an average of 1.7 goals per match and showing a negative goal difference (-6). The visitors' recent form is concerning – only 1.2 points per match in their last five games. Stuttgart also holds an advantage in possession (56% vs 47%) and registers more shots on target (5.9 vs 4.0), which, with the support of their home fans, should translate into a solid victory for the hosts.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
2 : 1
Second half

Game stats

57Possession (%)43
StuttgartKöln
13Shots10
StuttgartKöln
4Shots on target3
StuttgartKöln
1.4xG1.2
StuttgartKöln
2Corners5
StuttgartKöln
41Dangerous attacks49
StuttgartKöln
10Fouls10
StuttgartKöln
4Cards1
StuttgartKöln

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.81Goals scored / game1.43
StuttgartKöln
1.33Goals allowed / game1.62
StuttgartKöln
58%Average possession47%
StuttgartKöln
5.81Shots on target / game4.52
StuttgartKöln

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.1Shots per game13.38
StuttgartKöln
5.81Shots on target4.52
StuttgartKöln
12%Shot conversion10.7%
StuttgartKöln
58%Possession47%
StuttgartKöln
1.77xG for1.48
StuttgartKöln
1.43xG against1.6
StuttgartKöln

Shooting quality

Stuttgart: DominantKöln: Balanced
StuttgartKöln
Accuracy (shots on target)38%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Stuttgart is 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Stuttgart · 1.2 pts / game - Köln

Stuttgart
WDWWL
Season result split
57% W14% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-3-6
1.86 pts / game · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Köln
LWLWL
Season result split
29% W24% R48% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-10
1.10 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Stuttgart is 27% better for: goals scored per game.

1.81 goals / game - Stuttgart · 1.43 goals / game - Köln

Stuttgart is 22% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.33 goals / game - Stuttgart · 1.62 goals / game - Köln

Stuttgart scoring profile: very strong

Stuttgart scores in 90% of games (19 of 21 meczów), while Köln keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 21 meczów).

Köln scoring profile: very strong

Köln scores in 86% of games (18 of 21 meczów), while Stuttgart keeps a clean sheet in 38% (8 of 21 meczów).

38Goals scored (season)30
StuttgartKöln
28Goals conceded (season)34
StuttgartKöln
3.14Average goals per game3.05
StuttgartKöln
9Goals scored (last 5)6
StuttgartKöln
5Goals conceded (last 5)8
StuttgartKöln

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal86%
StuttgartKöln
48%2 goals29%
StuttgartKöln
33%3 goals19%
StuttgartKöln
10%4 goals10%
StuttgartKöln

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal86%
StuttgartKöln
43%2 goals48%
StuttgartKöln
19%3 goals24%
StuttgartKöln
5%4 goals5%
StuttgartKöln

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time33%
StuttgartKöln
5%BTTS in both halves10%
StuttgartKöln
38%Scored in both halves24%
StuttgartKöln

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
StuttgartKöln
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
StuttgartKöln
60%BTTS - last 580%
StuttgartKöln

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
StuttgartKöln
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
StuttgartKöln
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
StuttgartKöln

2nd half

95%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
StuttgartKöln
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
StuttgartKöln
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
StuttgartKöln

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Stuttgart is 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / game - Stuttgart · 1 pts / game - Köln

Stuttgart - half-time state
33% leading38% draw29% trailing
Köln - half-time state
19% leading43% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per game (1st half)1
StuttgartKöln
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.52
StuttgartKöln
0.62Goals conceded (1st half)0.76
StuttgartKöln
1.38Average goals (1st half)1.29
StuttgartKöln
52%Clean sheet before half-time48%
StuttgartKöln
52%No goal before half-time48%
StuttgartKöln

After half-time (2nd half)

1.95Points per game (2nd half)1.29
StuttgartKöln
1.05Goals scored (2nd half)0.9
StuttgartKöln
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
StuttgartKöln
1.76Average goals (2nd half)1.76
StuttgartKöln
57%Clean sheet after half-time38%
StuttgartKöln
19%No goal after half-time43%
StuttgartKöln

Stuttgart - second-half results

57% W24% R19% P
29
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding173%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 57%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Köln - second-half results

29% W43% R29% P
21
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at halftime in 19% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Stuttgart - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.80
Goals scored / game0.61.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Köln - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.20
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game1.00.6
Average goals per game1.61.2
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Stuttgart
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
6
3
16-30
9
6
31-45
5
2
46-60
5
2
61-75
12
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Köln
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
5
5
16-30
2
8
31-45
7
3
46-60
0
8
61-75
12
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.09
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
77%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Stuttgart

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Köln

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

StuttgartLigaKöln
Average goals per game 3.143.19 3.05
Both teams scored 57%58% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%63% 57%
Clean sheets 38%24% 14%
Goal before half-time 76%78% 71%
Goal after half-time 95%82% 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.19
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.75
Home goals / game
1.44
Away goals / game
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. StuttgartYellow cardChris Führich
  2. StuttgartYellow cardJulian Chabot
  3. StuttgartYellow cardErmedin Demirović
  4. StuttgartSubstitutionOn: Bilal El KhannousOff: Chris Führich
  5. StuttgartYellow cardBilal El Khannous
  6. StuttgartSubstitutionOn: Angelo StillerOff: José María Andrés Baixauli
  7. KölnSubstitutionOn: Denis HuseinbasicOff: Marius Bülter
  8. StuttgartSubstitutionOn: Tiago Barreiros de Melo TomásOff: Jamie Leweling
  9. StuttgartGoalDeniz UndavAssist: Angelo Stiller
  10. KölnYellow cardJakub Kamiński

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Robert HartmannMatches officiated: 13
3.31Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 231%Home wins0%Draws69%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Stuttgart's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Köln. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

1. FC Köln
1 : 2
VfB Stuttgart 1893

FAQ

What was the result of Stuttgart vs Köln?

The Bundesliga match finished Stuttgart 3:1 Köln. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Stuttgart vs Köln?

Stuttgart score 1.81 goals per game on average and Köln 1.43. The Bundesliga average is 3.19 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Stuttgart's matches and 71% of Köln's.

What form are Stuttgart and Köln in?

Over the last 5 games Stuttgart have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Köln 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Stuttgart vs Köln?

The statistical background for Stuttgart vs Köln — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.