STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart and FC Köln draw 1-1. E. Millot scored the first goal (53′) for VfB Stuttgart. E. Martel settled the score (62′). VfB Stuttgart was truly superior in terms of ball possession (75%)
The match was played at the MHPArena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 54,500 spectators. The referee was Patrick Ittrich with the assistance of Sascha Thielert and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Patrick Schwengers. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.25 degrees Celsius or 46.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
- 13 Total 12
- 5 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 4
- 168 Attack 77
- 67 Dangerous attack 31
- 89 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
VfB Stuttgart had a superior ball possession 75% while FC Köln was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfB Stuttgart was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough VfB Stuttgart to win the match.
VfB Stuttgart shot 13 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Köln shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (A. Rouault). On the opposite side, FC Köln didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VfB Stuttgart has 47 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, FC Köln will has 17 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away with VfL Wolfsburg on the 2nd of March with a 17-12 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 draws).
FC Köln will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 2nd of March with a 15-7 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draws).
VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart
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VfB Stuttgart adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: F. Bredlow , J. Vagnoman , A. Rouault , W. Anton , H. Ito , A. Karazor , A. Stiller , Jeong Woo-Yeong , E. Millot , C. Führich and S. Guirassy .
The home team had on the bench: M. Dahoud , S. Katompa Mvumpa , G. Haraguchi, L. Stergiou, L. Egloff, A. Chase, D. Seimen, M. Mittelstädt and J. Leweling .
Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: A. Karazor for M. Dahoud (67′), A. Rouault for M. Mittelstädt (65′), Jeong Woo-Yeong for S. Katompa Mvumpa (65′) and E. Millot for J. Leweling (86′).
Player of the match: E. Millot
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was E. Millot.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln
Also FC Köln adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Timo Schultz played with: Timo Hübers, Marvin Schwäbe , Rasmus Carstensen , Luca Kilian , Julian Chabot , Max Finkgräfe , Eric Martel , Denis Huseinbašić , Dejan Ljubičić , Florian Kainz and Justin Diehl , Jan Thielmann .
They had on the bench: Dominique Heintz, Leart Paqarada, Philipp Pentke, Steffen Tigges, Jacob Christensen, Sargis Adamyan , Faride Alidou , Benno Schmitz and Linton Maina .
Substitutions
FC Köln made 4 changes: Florian Kainz for Sargis Adamyan (72′), Denis Huseinbašić for Faride Alidou (60′), Justin Diehl for Linton Maina (60′) and Jan Thielmann for Steffen Tigges (90′).
Player of the match: Eric Martel
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Köln was Eric Martel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – FC Köln – 1-1
- Werder Bremen – Darmstadt 98 – 1-1
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – VfL Bochum 1848 – 5-2
- FC Union Berlin – Heidenheim – 2-2
- FC Bayern München – RB Leipzig – 2-1
