VfB Stuttgart defeats FC Köln 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart was in the end too much to handle for FC Köln.

February 20, 2023

STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart was finally too strong for FC Köln with the goal of Gil Dias (9′), Borna Sosa (59′) and Tanguy Coulibaly (74′).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 46,850 spectators. The referee was Benjamin Cortus with the support of Florian Heft and Norbert Grudzinski. The 4th official was Thomas Stein. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

VfB Stuttgart

3 - 0

FC Köln

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

17 Total 12
7 On Target 4
6 Off Target 3
4 Shots blocked 5

103 Attack 101
49 Dangerous attack 36
143 Ball safe 142

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

10 Total 12
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. VfB Stuttgart was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. FC Köln that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfB Stuttgart won the match.

VfB Stuttgart shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, FC Köln shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 3 yellow cards (Silas, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Enzo Millot). On the other side, FC Köln received 5 yellow cards (Julian Chabot, Steffen Baumgart, Benno Schmitz, Ellyes Skhiri and Sargis Adamyan).

Match Timeline

23'

Julian Chabot- Yellow

Silla Katompa Mvumpa- Yellow

23'

46'

Sargis Adamyan- sub ->D. Huseinbašić

46'

Dejan Ljubicic- sub ->E. Martel

51'

58'

Benno Schmitz- Yellow

59'

64'

Jan Thielmann- sub ->Florian Kainz

65'

73'

74'

76'

Davie Selke- sub ->Linton Maina

Enzo Millot- sub ->Genki Haraguchi

80'

Josha Vagnoman- sub ->Chris Führich

80'

Pascal Stenzel- sub ->Waldemar Anton

81'

Enzo Millot- Yellow

82'

84'

Sargis Adamyan- Yellow

86'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this match, VfB Stuttgart will have 19 points like TSG Hoffenheim and VfL Bochum 1848 to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Köln will stay with 26 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 18th of March with a 16-11 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 draws).

FC Köln will play away agasint Borussia Dortmund on the 18th of March with a 14-4 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart

Fabian Bredlow 33.Germany

7.3

Waldemar Anton 2.Germany

7.0

81'

Borna Sosa 24.Croatia

8.3

59'

Konstantinos Mavropanos 5.Greece

7.6

51'

Hiroki Ito 21.Japan

7.2

Atakan Karazor 16.Germany

7.3

Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan

7.8

80'

Wataru Endo 3.Japan

6.9

Gil Dias 31.Portugal

7.1

73'

Chris Führich 22.Germany

7.1

80'

Silla Katompa Mvumpa 14.DR Congo

6.3

86'

23'

Substitutes

Florian Müller 1.Germany

Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany

6.8

80'

Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany

81'

Dan-Axel Zagadou 23.France

Nikolas Nartey 28.Denmark

Tanguy Coulibaly 7.France

7.7

73'

74'

Enzo Millot 8.France

6.8

80'

82'

Juan-José Perea 11.Colombia

Luca Pfeiffer 20.Germany

6.4

86'

VfB Stuttgart started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bruno Labbadia decided to play with the following team: Fabian Bredlow (7.3), Waldemar Anton (7.0), Konstantinos Mavropanos (7.6), Hiroki Ito (7.2), Borna Sosa (8.3), Wataru Endo (6.9), Atakan Karazor (7.3), Genki Haraguchi (7.8), Gil Dias (7.1), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (6.3) and Chris Führich (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Josha Vagnoman (6.8), Nikolas Nartey, Tanguy Coulibaly (7.7), Juan José Perea, Enzo Millot (6.8), Florian Müller, Luca Pfeiffer (6.4), Pascal Stenzel and Dan-Axel Zagadou.

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 6 changes: Gil Dias for Tanguy Coulibaly (73′), Genki Haraguchi for Enzo Millot (80′), Chris Führich for Josha Vagnoman (80′), Waldemar Anton for Pascal Stenzel (81′), Silas for Luca Pfeiffer (86′) and Silas for Luca Pfeiffer (86′).

Best player: Borna Sosa

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Borna Sosa.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 39 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln

Marvin Schwäbe 20.Germany

6.2

Benno Schmitz 2.Germany

6.4

64'

58'

Julian Chabot 24.Germany

6.8

23'

Nikola Soldo 5.Croatia

6.9

Jonas Hector 14.Germany

7.5

Florian Kainz 11.Austria

7.1

64'

Ellyes Skhiri 28.Tunisia

6.7

65'

Linton Maina 37.Germany

5.9

76'

Eric Martel 6.Germany

6.2

46'

Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany

6.1

46'

Steffen Tigges 21.Germany

6.2

Substitutes

Timo Horn 1.Germany

Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda 38.Germany

K. Schindler 17.Ghana

5.8

64'

Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria

6.8

46'

Jan Thielmann 29.Germany

6.4

64'

Mathias Olesen 47.Luxembourg

Davie Selke 27.Germany

6.4

76'

Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia

6.7

46'

84'

Tim Lemperle 25.Germany

FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe (6.2), Benno Schmitz (6.4), Nikola Soldo (6.9), Julian Chabot (6.8), Jonas Hector (7.5), Eric Martel (6.2), Ellyes Skhiri (6.7), Linton Maina (5.9), Denis Huseinbašić (6.1), Florian Kainz (7.1) and Steffen Tigges (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Davie Selke (6.4), Kingsley Schindler (5.8), Sargis Adamyan (6.7), Tim Lemperle, Elias Bakatukanda, Dejan Ljubičić (6.8), Jan Thielmann (6.4), Mathias Olesen and Timo Horn.

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: E. Martel for Dejan Ljubičić (46′), D. Huseinbašić for Sargis Adamyan (46′), Florian Kainz for Jan Thielmann (64′), Benno Schmitz for Kingsley Schindler (64′) and Linton Maina for Davie Selke (76′).