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1. FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Bundesliga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 5

Bundesliga - Gameweek 5

Sunday, 28 Sept 2025 • 17:30

1. FC Köln

1 : 2

VfB Stuttgart

Goals

Jakub Kamiński
1 : 0
4'
4'Jakub Kamiński
1 : 0
28'
1 : 1
Ermedin Demiro...
1 : 1
Ermedin Demirović28'
81'
1 : 2
Josha Vagnoman
1 : 2
Josha Vagnoman81'

Lineups

1. FC Köln

PosPlayer
GK
Marvin Schwabe
DEF
Jan Thielmann
DEF
Timo Hübers
DEF
Sebastian Sebulonsen
DEF
Joël Schmied
MID
Tom Krauß
MID
Eric Martel
MID
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
MID
Jakub Kamiński
FWD
Linton Maina
UNK
Ragnar Ache

Substitutes

63'Denis Huseinbasicfor Linton Maina
74'Kristoffer Lund Hansenfor Jan Thielmann
74'Florian Kainzfor Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
85'Luca Waldschmidtfor Joël Schmied

VfB Stuttgart

PosPlayer
GK
Alexander Nübel
DEF
Josha Vagnoman
DEF
Julian Chabot
DEF
Atakan Karazor
DEF
Ramon Hendriks
DEF
Luca Jaquez
MID
Chris Führich
MID
Angelo Stiller
MID
Bilal El Khannous
FWD
Ermedin Demirović
UNK
Tiago Tomás

Substitutes

61'Maximilian Mittelstädtfor Ramon Hendriks
71'Jamie Lewelingfor Chris Führich
71'Badredine Bouanani
for Tiago Tomás
86'Nikolas Narteyfor Bilal El Khannous
86'Ameen Dakhilfor Luca Jaquez
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5VfB Stuttgart530276+19
L
W
L
W
W
71. FC Köln5212109+17
W
W
D
L
L

Last Games

1. FC Köln

@RB Leipzig
1 - 3
@VfL Wolfsburg
3 - 3
vsSC Freiburg
4 - 1
@FSV Mainz 05
1 - 0
@FC Heidenheim
1 - 4

VfB Stuttgart

vsSt. Pauli
2 - 0
@SC Freiburg
1 - 3
vsBorussia Mönchengladbach
1 - 0
@Union Berlin
1 - 2
@RB Leipzig
3 - 2

Head-to-Head

14 Feb 2026
VfB Stuttgart3 - 11. FC Köln
14 Feb 2026VfB Stuttgart
3 - 1
1. FC Köln
28 Sept 2025
1. FC Köln1 - 2VfB Stuttgart
28 Sept 20251. FC Köln
1 - 2
VfB Stuttgart
24 Feb 2024
VfB Stuttgart1 - 11. FC Köln
24 Feb 2024VfB Stuttgart
1 - 1
1. FC Köln
30 Sept 2023
1. FC Köln0 - 2VfB Stuttgart
30 Sept 20231. FC Köln
0 - 2
VfB Stuttgart

Bundesliga

Gameweek 5

26 Sept • 20:30
FC Bayern München
Werder Bremen
4 - 0
27 Sept • 15:30
FC Heidenheim
FC Augsburg
2 - 1
27 Sept • 15:30
FSV Mainz 05
Borussia Dortmund
0 - 2
27 Sept • 15:30
St. Pauli
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1 - 2
27 Sept • 15:30
VfL Wolfsburg
RB Leipzig
0 - 1
27 Sept • 18:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Eintracht Frankfurt
4 - 6
28 Sept • 15:30
SC Freiburg
1899 Hoffenheim
1 - 1
28 Sept • 17:30
1. FC Köln
VfB Stuttgart
1 - 2
28 Sept • 19:30
Union Berlin
Hamburger SV
0 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.