COLOGNE. FC Köln and VfB Stuttgart didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. FC Köln was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers with the assistance of Lasse Koslowski and Benedikt Kempkes. The 4th official was Michael Bacher. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.6 degrees Celsius or 76.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 6 Total 14
- 1 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 112 Attack 86
- 53 Dangerous attack 40
- 66 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Köln had a superior ball possession 64% while VfB Stuttgart was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Köln had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Köln to win the match.
FC Köln shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, VfB Stuttgart shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (L. Kilian and D. Ljubicic). On the other side, VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (A. Karazor and E. Millot).
Also, VfB Stuttgart didn’t end the match with 11 players after
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FC Köln will have 6 points to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart will have 3 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Augsburg to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away with VfL Bochum 1848 on the 18th of September with a 9-4 head to head in favor of FC Köln (3 draws).
VfB Stuttgart will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 17th of September with a 13-8 head to head in favor of VfB Stuttgart (7 draws).
FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln
52'
87'
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 , Benno Schmitz , Luca Kilian , Julian Chabot , Jonas Hector , Ellyes Skhiri , Kingsley Schindler , Eric Martel , Mathias Olesen , Jan Thielmann and Florian Dietz .
The home team had on the bench: Steffen Tigges, Sargis Adamyan , Timo Horn, Florian Kainz , Linton Maina, Timo Hübers , Ondrej Duda , Dejan Ljubičić and Kristian Pedersen.
FC Köln could not rely on the presence of O. Duda (injured) and T. Hubers (injured).
Substitutions
FC Köln made 5 changes: M. Olesen for O. Duda (17′), F. Dietz for S. Adamyan (46′), J. Chabot for T. Hubers (52′), K. Schindler for D. Ljubicic (60′) and E. Martel for F. Kainz (60′).
Best player: Marvin Schwäbe
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was the goalkeeper: Marvin Schwäbe. His rating is 8.40. He performed 6 saves.
VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart
56'
VfB Stuttgart started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Florian Müller , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Waldemar Anton , Hiroki Ito , Josha Vagnoman , Wataru Endo , Naouirou Ahamada , Borna Sosa , Chris Führich , Luca Pfeiffer and Silas Katompa Mvumpa .
These were the players on the bench: Atakan Karazor , Juan José Perea , Fabian Bredlow, Pascal Stenzel , Mateo Klimowicz, Alou Kuol, Enzo Millot and Thomas Kastanaras.
Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: C. Fuhrich for J. J. Perea (61′), B. Sosa for A. Karazor (61′), Silas for P. Stenzel (76′) and N. Ahamada for E. Millot (90′).
Best player: Konstantinos Mavropanos
The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Konstantinos Mavropanos.
His rating is with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
