COLOGNE. FC Köln snatched a late win VfB Stuttgart 1-0 after A. Modeste scored just 1 goal (89′).

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 15,000 spectators.​ The referee was Bastian Dankert with the help of Christian Leicher and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Florian Badstübner. The weather was drizly. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Köln

1 - 0

VfB Stuttgart

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 12 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 109 Attack 106
  • 45 Dangerous attack 36
  • 101 Ball safe 104
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 17 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. FC Köln was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. VfB Stuttgart that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Köln was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Köln won the match​.

FC Köln shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, VfB Stuttgart shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Köln received 3 yellow cards (F. Kainz, J. Hector and J. Thielmann). On the other side, VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (O. Marmoush).

Match Timeline

10'
21'
56'
Mark Uth- sub ->O. Duda
56'
Jan Thielmann- sub ->S. Andersson
57'
Florian Kainz - Yellow
69'
71'
71'
Silla Katompa Mvumpa- sub ->Omar Marmoush
72'
Nikolas Nartey- sub ->P. Forster
72'
79'
Pascal Stenzel- sub ->C. Fuhrich
86'
Luca Kilian- sub ->R. Czichos
86'
89'
Jan Thielmann- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After this encounter, FC Köln will have 25 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 17 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away with Hertha BSC on the 9th of January with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Hertha BSC (5 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will play away agasint SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 8th of January with a 4-4 head to head.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 20.Germany
7.1
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
7.3
86'
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
6.5
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.5
D
Jonas Hector 14.Germany
7.4
86'
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
7.6
71' 69'
M
Louis Schaub 21.Austria
6.8
56'
M
Ondrej Duda 18.Slovakia
6.6
56'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
8.0
F
A. Modeste 27.France
7.0
89'
F
Sebastian Andersson 9.Sweden
6.5
57'
Substitutes
G
J. Urbig 40.Germany
D
Kingsley Ehizibue 19.Netherlands
D
Jorge Meré 22.Spain
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
86'
D
Jannes Horn 23.Germany
6.4
56'
M
Tim Lemperle 25.Germany
M
Jan Thielmann 29.Germany
7.0
57' 90'
M
K. Schindler 17.Ghana
6.9
71'
F
Mark Uth 13.Germany
6.5
56'

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

The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe (7.1), Benno Schmitz (6.5), Timo Hübers (7.5), Rafael Czichos (7.3), Jonas Hector (7.4), Salih Özcan (8.0), Florian Kainz (7.6), Ondrej Duda (6.6), Louis Schaub (6.8), Sebastian Andersson (6.5) and Anthony Modeste (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kingsley Ehizibue, Tim Lemperle, Jan Thielmann (7.0), Jorge Mere, Kingsley Schindler (6.9), Jonas Urbig, Luca Kilian, Mark Uth (6.5) and Jannes Horn (6.4).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: L. Schaub for J. Horn (56′), O. Duda for M. Uth (56′), S. Andersson for J. Thielmann (57′), F. Kainz for K. Schindler (71′) and R. Czichos for L. Kilian (86′).

Best player: Salih Özcan​

The most impressive player for FC Köln was Salih Özcan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Florian Müller 1.Germany
6.6
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
7.2
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 5.Greece
6.8
D
Hiroki Ito 37.Japan
6.8
M
Wataru Endo 3.Japan
7.5
M
Orel Mangala 23.Belgium
6.8
M
Chris Führich 22.Germany
7.0
79'
M
Tanguy Coulibaly 7.France
7.3
90'
F
Philipp Förster 20.Germany
6.5
72'
F
M. Klimowicz 31.Germany
6.4
72'
F
Omar Marmoush 17.Egypt
6.8
71' 21'
Substitutes
G
Florian Schock 42.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
6.4
79'
D
Marc Oliver Kempf 4.Germany
M
Ömer Beyaz 34.Turkey
M
D. Didavi 10.Germany
M
Nikolas Nartey 28.Denmark
6.4
72'
F
Alexis Tibidi 50.France
6.6
72'
F
Silla Katompa Mvumpa 14.DR Congo
6.2
71'
F
Wahid Faghir 19.Denmark
90'

VfB Stuttgart started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Florian Müller (6.6), Konstantinos Mavropanos (6.8), Waldemar Anton (7.2), Hiroki Ito (6.8), Chris Führich (7.0), Wataru Endo (7.5), Orel Mangala (6.8), Tanguy Coulibaly (7.3), Philipp Förster (6.5), Mateo Klimowicz (6.4) and Omar Marmoush (6.8).

They had on the bench: Alexis Tibidi (6.6), Ömer Faruk Beyaz, Pascal Stenzel (6.4), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (6.2), Florian Schock, Daniel Didavi, Nikolas Nartey (6.4), Wahid Faghir and Marc-Oliver Kempf.

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: M. Klimowicz for A. Tibidi (72′), P. Forster for N. Nartey (72′), O. Marmoush for S. Katompa Mvumpa (72′), C. Fuhrich for P. Stenzel (79′) and T. Coulibaly for W. Faghir (89′).

Best player: Wataru Endo​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Wataru Endo.

His rating is (7.5) with 56 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​