FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 28.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion (50000 seats)

FC Köln get ready to host VfB Stuttgart for another intriguing Bundesliga game here at RheinEnergieStadion.

Insights:
  • FC Köln have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Bundesliga

Köln have less rest than VfB Stuttgart in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa Conference League game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at MOL Vidi.

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FC Köln form and stats

FC Köln have only played one Bundesliga game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats from 17 matches.

FC Köln are returning here after guesting MOL Vidi in a Europa Conference League game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Hübers was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.64 out of 10. The defender Hübers scored one goal and won 8 of 12 duels.

A 1-1 draw away in the Bundesliga before that, with Eintracht Frankfurt the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Köln handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

At RheinEnergieStadion, FC Köln has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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VfB Stuttgart form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Bundesliga away game of the season. During their previous season 17 away games resulted in 1 win, 8 draws and 8 defeats.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Freiburg with 0-1 on the scoreboard. The attacker Kalajdžić got a match rating of 7.31 in that game. Kalajdžić hit three key passes.

Before that, VfB Stuttgart travelled to Werder Bremen and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where VfB Stuttgart have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

It's early days yet, but VfB Stuttgart has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Köln won three games, two matches ended in a draw and VfB Stuttgart managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

FC KölnD. Ljubicic
D. Ljubicic
1 goals
FC KölnF. Kainz
F. Kainz
1 goals
FC KölnJ. Thielmann
J. Thielmann
1 goals

FC Köln missing players

VfB Stuttgart missing players

FC Köln VfB Stuttgart
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 3 0 Scored S 2 2 3
4 1 0 Conceded C 2 2 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 33%
67% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
8.3 9 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 3
2.7 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2 4
1.7 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 26 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14 14 13
4.7 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 7 5
43% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 20%
 
9.7 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6 11.7
4.3 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3 4.7
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • FC Köln have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Bundesliga
FC Köln Last season VfB Stuttgart
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
14 9   Won W   1 7
10 4   Drew D   8 12
10 4   Lost L   8 15
52 27   Scored S   13 41
49 21   Conceded C   27 59
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 91%
79% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 85%
53% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 50%
47% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 38%
18% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 24%
68% 59%   BTTS BTTS   53% 65%
12% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 12%
21% 24%   Failed to Score F T   41% 32%
 
5.3 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 4.4
5.3 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.1
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 1.9
1 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
13.8 15.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 13.4
4.7 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 4.5
33% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 27%
 
12.9 11.9   Shots against (avg) S A   16.4 14.6
4.8 4.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 3 3 0 0 15 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 13 1 14 9
2 Borussia M'gladbach 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
3 Union Berlin 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
4 Mainz 05 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
5 Freiburg 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 3 6
6 Hoffenheim 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 6
7 Borussia Dortmund 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 6
8 FC Köln 3 1 2 0 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 5
9 Werder Bremen 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 5
10 Augsburg 3 1 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 -4 3
11 RB Leipzig 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
12 VfB Stuttgart 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 2
13 Schalke 04 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 2
14 Wolfsburg 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
15 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 0 2 1 3 8 2 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 -5 2
16 Hertha BSC 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 1
17 Bayer Leverkusen 3 0 0 3 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
18 Bochum 3 0 0 3 3 12 2 0 0 2 1 9 1 0 0 1 2 3 -9 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 34 24 5 5 97 37 17 13 2 2 48 15 17 11 3 3 49 22 60 77
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 3 9 85 52 17 13 0 4 52 28 17 9 3 5 33 24 33 69
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 7 8 80 47 17 10 2 5 39 23 17 9 5 3 41 24 33 64
4 RB Leipzig 34 17 7 10 72 37 17 11 2 4 43 17 17 6 5 6 29 20 35 58
5 Union Berlin 34 16 9 9 50 44 17 10 5 2 25 17 17 6 4 7 25 27 6 57
6 Freiburg 34 15 10 9 58 46 17 8 5 4 32 25 17 7 5 5 26 21 12 55
7 FC Köln 34 14 10 10 52 49 17 9 4 4 27 21 17 5 6 6 25 28 3 52
8 Mainz 05 34 13 7 14 50 45 17 10 5 2 33 11 17 3 2 12 17 34 5 46
9 Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 58 60 17 8 4 5 34 24 17 5 3 9 24 36 -2 46
10 Borussia M'gladbach 34 12 9 13 54 61 17 8 4 5 33 27 17 4 5 8 21 34 -7 45
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 10 12 12 45 49 17 4 7 6 20 22 17 6 5 6 25 27 -4 42
12 Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 17 7 3 7 25 21 17 5 3 9 18 33 -11 42
13 Bochum 34 12 6 16 38 52 17 8 4 5 21 17 17 4 2 11 17 35 -14 42
14 Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 17 7 4 6 25 26 17 3 4 10 14 30 -17 38
15 VfB Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 41 59 17 6 4 7 28 32 17 1 8 8 13 27 -18 33
16 Hertha BSC 34 9 6 19 37 71 17 6 3 8 24 33 17 3 3 11 13 38 -34 33
17 Arminia Bielefeld 34 5 13 16 27 53 17 2 10 5 15 23 17 3 3 11 12 30 -26 28
18 Greuther Furth 34 3 9 22 28 82 17 3 5 9 15 33 17 0 4 13 13 49 -54 18

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