Showdown between FC Köln - VfB Stuttgart! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this fixture should be cracking!
- FC Köln have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have scored at least twice as many goals at home as VfB Stuttgart have scored away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
FC Köln form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what FC Köln have to build on here at RheinEnergieStadion in the Bundesliga.
Happy days for FC Köln in their previous game, a Bundesliga match away at VfL Wolfsburg (placed 11th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Modeste, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.33 (out of 10). Modeste scored two goals.
Preceding that match was the home game against Augsburg that was lost 0-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how FC Köln have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won two times, drawn three and lost three.
Goals decide football matches and FC Köln are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Köln's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for VfB Stuttgart so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
Stuttgart's previous game was their home loss versus FC Bayern München (0-5). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against FC Bayern München was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind. Stuttgart goalie Müller enjoyed a brilliant day's work versus FC Bayern München, but even with pulling off seven saves the loss could not be evaded. Midfield player Ito was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.2/10. Ito hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 42 successful passes (of 51 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus VfL Wolfsburg at their stadium, the result 2-0.Stuttgart are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Stuttgart rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
FC Köln-VfB Stuttgart H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Köln three wins, VfB Stuttgart four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Modeste 10 goals |   K. Mavropanos 4 goals |  E. Skhiri 3 goals |
FC Köln missing players
VfB Stuttgart missing players
| FC Köln | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | 17 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 27 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 94% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 88% |
| 56% | 75% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 62% |
| 50% | 62% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 50% |
| 25% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 81% | 88% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 57% | 69% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 12% |
| 19% | 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.1 | 17.1 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.7 | 12.3 |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 26% | 32% |
| 13.1 | 11.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 20.7 | 16.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
- All of FC Köln's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- FC Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Köln have scored at least twice as many goals at home as VfB Stuttgart have scored away.
- FC Köln have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have the most points from losing position (12) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfB Stuttgart have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 36 | 40 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Mainz 05 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | FC Köln | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Bochum | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 20 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -16 | 18 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 16 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 31 | -33 | 4 |