VfB Stuttgart 4-1 FC Cologne: result and goals
VfB Stuttgart beat FC Cologne 4-1 on Saturday 5 September 2026 in the Bundesliga.
Goals: Bilal El Khannouss 39', Grischa Prömel 60', Ermedin Demirovic 75', Marius Bulter 81', Josha Vagnoman 90'.
VfB Stuttgart sit 15th on 6 points.
FC Cologne sit 12th on 8 points.
VfB Stuttgart have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
FC Cologne have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: VfB Stuttgart won 4, FC Cologne won 0, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- Bundesliga
- Kick-off
- Saturday 5 September 2026, 04:30 (AEST)
- Venue
- MHPArena, Stuttgart
- 👥
- 60058
Goals and cards
41'Jahmai Simpson-PuseyYellow
81'⚽Marius BulterGoal
86'Alessio Castro-MontesYellow
Live commentary
- Match ends, Stuttgart 4, FC Cologne 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Stuttgart 4, FC Cologne 1.
- 90'+2'Substitution, Stuttgart. Yanik Spalt replaces Angelo Stiller.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Goal! Stuttgart 4, FC Cologne 1. Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'Substitution, FC Cologne. Imad Rondic replaces Tom Krauß.
- 88'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Leo Sauer (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Jeltsch.
- 87'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
- 87'Attempt saved. Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne). Assisted by Josha Vagnoman.
- 86'Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86'Ramon Hendriks (Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86'Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne).
- 85'Tom Krauß (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85'Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Foul by Tom Krauß (FC Cologne).
- 81'Goal! Stuttgart 3, FC Cologne 1. Marius Bülter (FC Cologne) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 81'Attempt blocked. Marius Bülter (FC Cologne) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Moore.
- 80'Attempt missed. Marius Bülter (FC Cologne) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ísak Jóhannesson following a fast break.
- 79'Attempt missed. Reigan Heskey (FC Cologne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marius Bülter with a headed pass.
- 78'Substitution, Stuttgart. Ramon Hendriks replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 78'Substitution, Stuttgart. Leo Sauer replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 78'Foul by Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart).
- 78'Reigan Heskey (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'Goal! Stuttgart 3, FC Cologne 0. Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finn Jeltsch.
- 75'Substitution, FC Cologne. Reigan Heskey replaces Linton Maina.
- 75'Substitution, FC Cologne. Marius Bülter replaces Ragnar Ache.
- 74'Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne).
- 74'Attempt blocked. Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 73'Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73'Foul by Gideon Mensah (FC Cologne).
- 72'Attempt saved. Jeff Chabot (Stuttgart) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne). Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross.
- 71'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
- 71'Attempt saved. Dzenan Pejcinovic (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne). Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
- 70'Substitution, Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Deniz Undav.
- 70'Substitution, Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Chris Führich.
- 66'Attempt missed. Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross following a corner.
- 66'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Tom Krauß.
- 66'Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64'Offside, Stuttgart. Chris Führich is caught offside.
- 63'Attempt missed. Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 63'Attempt missed. Dzenan Pejcinovic (Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross following a corner.
- 62'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
- 60'Goal! Stuttgart 2, FC Cologne 0. Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 58'Attempt missed. Tom Krauß (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ragnar Ache with a headed pass.
- 57'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Fabian Bredlow.
- 57'Attempt missed. Ísak Jóhannesson (FC Cologne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Krauß.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56'Attempt saved. Mikey Moore (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabian Bredlow (Stuttgart). Assisted by Ragnar Ache.
- 53'Attempt missed. Tom Krauß (FC Cologne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Moore with a through ball.
- 53'Attempt saved. Mikey Moore (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabian Bredlow (Stuttgart). Assisted by Linton Maina.
- 51'Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51'Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart).
- 51'Ísak Jóhannesson (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49'Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessio Castro-Montes with a cross following a corner.
- 48'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
- 48'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Josha Vagnoman.
- 47'Attempt saved. Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Fabian Bredlow (Stuttgart).
- 47'Attempt blocked. Gideon Mensah (FC Cologne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 46'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 46'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Finn Jeltsch.
- 45'Second Half begins Stuttgart 1, FC Cologne 0.
- 45'Substitution, FC Cologne. Mikey Moore replaces Jan Thielmann.
- 45'Substitution, FC Cologne. Ellyes Skhiri replaces Paul Okon-Engstler.
- 45'+1'First Half ends, Stuttgart 1, FC Cologne 0.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Foul by Paul Okon-Engstler (FC Cologne).
- 43'Attempt missed. Luka Lochoshvili (FC Cologne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Thielmann following a corner.
- 43'Attempt missed. Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 43'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Finn Jeltsch.
- 41'Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41'Chris Führich (Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41'Foul by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (FC Cologne).
- 39'Goal! Stuttgart 1, FC Cologne 0. Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josha Vagnoman.
- 36'Attempt blocked. Dzenan Pejcinovic (Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 35'Attempt missed. Dzenan Pejcinovic (Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josha Vagnoman with a cross.
- 33'Handball by Deniz Undav (Stuttgart).
- 30'Attempt missed. Jeff Chabot (Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross following a corner.
- 30'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Tom Krauß.
- 29'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Alessio Castro-Montes.
- 25'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Finn Jeltsch.
- 22'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
- 22'Attempt blocked. Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josha Vagnoman.
- 22'Attempt blocked. Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Führich.
- 19'Foul by Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart).
- 19'Linton Maina (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne). Assisted by Chris Führich.
- 19'Attempt missed. Gideon Mensah (FC Cologne) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 18'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
- 16'Attempt blocked. Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15'Dzenan Pejcinovic (Stuttgart) hits the bar with a header from very close range.
- 11'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Alessio Castro-Montes.
- 9'Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross.
- 6'Attempt blocked. Linton Maina (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 6'Ísak Jóhannesson (FC Cologne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6'Foul by Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart).
- 4'Attempt missed. Dzenan Pejcinovic (Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 1'Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Luka Lochoshvili.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
VfB Stuttgart · 3-4-2-1
Substitutes
47Yanik SpaltSUB
20Leonidas StergiouSUB
FC Cologne · 4-3-3
1Marvin SchwäbeG
24Luka LochoshviliCD-L
22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyCD-R
14Gideon MensahLB
17Alessio Castro-MontesRB
23Paul Okon-EngstlerLM
8Ísak JóhannessonRM
9Ragnar AcheF
29Jan ThielmannRF
Substitutes
20Ron-Robert ZielerSUB
47Mikey MooreSUB
30Marius BulterSUB
33Rav van den BergSUB
2Joel SchmiedSUB
15Imad RondicSUB
3Borna SosaSUB
6Ellyes SkhiriSUB
11Reigan HeskeySUB
Match stats
VFBKOE
58.2Possession (%)41.8
22Shots18
8Shots on target5
10Corners8
5Fouls6
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Offsides0
3Saves4
Last 5 matches
VfB Stuttgart
L@ Bayern Munich3-024 May 2026
WEverton3-19 Aug 2026
L@ Fulham1-016 Aug 2026
W@ Hansa Rostock4-022 Aug 2026
L@ Bayern Munich5-129 Aug 2026
FC Cologne
L1. FC Heidenheim 18463-111 May 2026
L@ Bayern Munich5-116 May 2026
WReal Sociedad2-18 Aug 2026
W@ Würzburger Kickers2-125 Aug 2026
WTSG Hoffenheim3-229 Aug 2026
Head-to-head record
4
Stuttgart
1
Draws
0
Cologne
Last meetings
15 Feb 2026VfB Stuttgart3 – 1FC Cologne
29 Sept 2025FC Cologne1 – 2VfB Stuttgart
25 Feb 2024VfB Stuttgart1 – 1FC Cologne
30 Sept 2023FC Cologne0 – 2VfB Stuttgart
19 Feb 2023VfB Stuttgart3 – 0FC Cologne
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +19 | 17 | WWDWW |
| 2 |  Dortmund | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 17 | WWDDW |
| 3 |  Freiburg | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 13 | WDWLL |
| 4 |  Leverkusen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 13 | DWWWL |
| 5 |  RB Leipzig | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 12 | WLWLW |
| 6 |  Bremen | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 12 | DWDDW |
| 7 |  Mainz | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 10 | LWLWL |
| 8 |  Elversberg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 10 | LDLWL |
| 9 |  Augsburg | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 9 | DLDLD |
| 10 |  Hoffenheim | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | WLLWW |
| 11 |  Hamburg | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 9 | LWWWL |
| 12 |  Cologne | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 | LLWWW |
| 13 |  Paderborn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 | LWLDW |
| 14 |  Frankfurt | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 8 | WDLWL |
| 15 |  Stuttgart | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 6 | LWLWL |
| 16 |  Schalke | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 6 | WDLLD |
| 17 |  Union Berlin | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -12 | 6 | LLWDD |
| 18 |  Gladbach | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 3 | LLLLW |
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FAQ
What was the score in VfB Stuttgart vs FC Cologne?
VfB Stuttgart beat FC Cologne 4-1 on Saturday 5 September (Bundesliga).
Who scored in VfB Stuttgart vs FC Cologne?
Goals: Bilal El Khannouss 39', Grischa Prömel 60', Ermedin Demirovic 75', Marius Bulter 81' and Josha Vagnoman 90'.
When do VfB Stuttgart play next?
VfB Stuttgart play Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday 1 November at 01:30 (AEST).
When do FC Cologne play next?
FC Cologne play 1. FC Union Berlin on Monday 2 November at 01:30 (AEST).
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