Bundesliga · Sat, 14 Feb 2026 ·
VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln — 3 - 1
MHPArena · Referee: Robert Hartmann, Germany
Match report
VfB Stuttgart beat 1. FC Köln 3-1 as E. Demirovic scores twice
VfB Stuttgart beat 1. FC Köln 3-1 in Bundesliga matchday 22 on Saturday, 14 February 2026 at MHPArena. E. Demirovic (15', 84') and D. Undav (90') scored for VfB Stuttgart, while R. Ache (79') found the net for 1. FC Köln. It was 1-0 at half-time.
VfB Stuttgart had 57% of the ball and 13 shots (4 on target) against 1. FC Köln’s 10 (3 on target). Ermedin Demirović (VfB Stuttgart) was the top-rated player with 9.2. The result leaves VfB Stuttgart 15th in the Bundesliga table on 3 points and 1. FC Köln 13th on 4.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | SC Paderborn 07 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 4 | -11 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Fri, 4 Sept 2026, VfB Stuttgart 4-1 1. FC Köln
Match events
- 15'goalE. DemirovicAssist: J. Leweling
- 29'yellow cardChris FührichYellow Card
- 53'yellow cardJeff ChabotYellow Card
- 60'yellow cardErmedin DemirovićYellow Card
- 68'substitutionC. OzkacarOff: S. El Mala
- 68'substitutionJ. SchmiedOff: L. Waldschmidt
- 70'substitutionC. FuhrichOff: B. El Khannouss
- 76'yellow cardBilal El KhannoussYellow Card
- 77'substitutionM. MittelstadtOff: R. Hendriks
- 77'substitutionL. AssignonOff: J. Vagnoman
- 79'goalR. AcheAssist: L. Waldschmidt
- 83'substitutionC. AndresOff: A. Stiller
- 84'substitutionJ. LewelingOff: T. Tomas
- 84'substitutionM. BulterOff: D. Huseinbasic
- 84'goalE. DemirovicAssist: R. Hendriks
- 89'substitutionE. MartelOff: F. Kainz
- 89'substitutionT. KraussOff: F. Schenten
- 90'goalD. UndavAssist: A. Stiller
- 90+5'yellow cardJakub KamińskiYellow Card
Lineups
VfB Stuttgart
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Sebastian Hoeness
Starting XI
- 33A. NubelG
- 22L. AssignonD
- 29F. JeltschD
- 24J. ChabotD
- 7M. MittelstadtD
- 16A. KarazorM
- 30C. AndresM
- 18J. LewelingM
- 26D. UndavM
- 10C. FuhrichM
- 9E. DemirovicF
Substitutes
1. FC Köln
Formation 5-3-2 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 2J. SchmiedD
- 6E. MartelD
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 32K. LundD
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 5T. KraussM
- 16J. KaminskiM
- 30M. BulterF
- 9R. AcheF
Substitutes
- 20R. ZielerG
- 33R. van den BergD
- 8D. HuseinbasicM
- 11F. KainzM
- 13S. El MalaM
- 27F. ChavezM
- 49D. FurstD
- 7L. WaldschmidtF
- 40F. SchentenF
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 2.25Expected goals (xG)1.58
- 13Total shots10
- 4Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target5
- 4Blocked shots2
- 8Shots inside the box9
- 5Shots outside the box1
- 2Corners5
- 1Offsides2
- 10Fouls10
- 4Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 475Passes337
- 403Accurate passes259
- 85%Pass accuracy77%
- -0.00Goals prevented-0.00
Player statistics
VfB Stuttgart
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Alexander NübelG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Maximilian MittelstädtD | 77 | 7.9 | ||
| 22Lorenz AssignonD | 77 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Jeff ChabotD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 29Finn JeltschD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Chris FührichM | 70 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Atakan KarazorM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Jamie LewelingM | 84 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 26Deniz UndavM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 30Chema AndrésM | 83 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Ermedin DemirovićFTop rated | 90 | 9.2 | 2 | |
| 1Fabian BredlowG | – | – | ||
| 2Ameen Al-DakhilD | – | – | ||
| 3Ramon HendriksD | 13 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 4Josha VagnomanD | 13 | 6.2 | ||
| 15Pascal StenzelD | – | – | ||
| 6Angelo StillerM | 13 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 11Bilal El KhannoussM | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Tiago TomásF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Badredine BouananiF | – | – |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Joel SchmiedD | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Eric MartelD | 89 | 6.0 | ||
| 28Sebastian SebulonsenD | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 68 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Tom KraußM | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Jakub KamińskiM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 29Jan ThielmannM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 9Ragnar AcheF | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 30Marius BülterF | 84 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 33Rav van den BergD | – | – | ||
| 49David FürstD | – | – | ||
| 8Denis HuseinbašićM | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Florian KainzM | 1 | – | ||
| 13Said El MalaM | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Felipe ChávezM | – | – | ||
| 7Luca WaldschmidtF | 22 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 40Fynn SchentenF | 1 | – |