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VfB Stuttgart v FC Koln : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Feb, 17:30 BST, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart

Sebastian Hoeneß welcomes Lukas Kwasniok to the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Saturday evening, as their VfB Stuttgart and FC Koln troops meet in the Bundesliga. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could ever need to make a smart selection is published below. Go between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for every one.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Stuttgart and Köln will score at least a couple of between them during 90 minutes. It's a tip based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 80%. The bookmakers have it at 1.15.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Stuttgart are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stuttgart
54%
-8/15
Draw
23%
-18/5
Köln
23%
-9/2
Draw 1-1
11%
-7/1
Stuttgart 2-1
10%
-13/2
Stuttgart 1-0
9%
-15/2
Stuttgart 2-0
9%
-7/1
Köln 2-1
6%
-14/1
Stuttgart 3-1
6%
-17/2
Köln 1-0
6%
-14/1
Draw 2-2
6%
-11/1
Stuttgart 3-0
5%
-9/1
Draw 0-0
5%
-14/1
Stuttgart 3-2
3%
-14/1
Köln 2-0
3%
-22/1
Stuttgart 4-1
3%
-14/1
Stuttgart 4-0
2%
-14/1
Köln 3-1
2%
-25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
-1/2
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
-6/4
Home 1st Goal
54%
-4/9
Away 1st Goal
43%
-2/1
No 1st Goal
3%
-14/1
BTTS - Yes
57%
-8/13
BTTS - No
43%
-6/5
BTTS - Home Win
27%
-17/10
BTTS - Draw
18%
-4/1
BTTS - Away Win
13%
-7/1
Home/draw
77%
-1/7
Away/draw
46%
-6/4
Home/away
77%
-1/5
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
-2/13
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
-4/1
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
-6/5
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
-8/13
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
-27/10
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
-1/4
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
-11/2
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
-1/11
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
-1/66
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
-14/1
Home DNB
70%
-1/5
Away DNB
39%
-16/5
Stuttgart win to nil
27%
--
Köln win to nil
11%
--
Stuttgart / Stuttgart
36%
-23/20
Stuttgart / Köln
3%
-28/1
Stuttgart / Draw
6%
-12/1
Draw / Stuttgart
17%
-7/2
Draw / Köln
7%
-10/1
Draw / Draw
11%
-6/1
Köln / Stuttgart
5%
-16/1
Köln / Köln
10%
-7/1
Köln / Draw
5%
-14/1
Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Stuttgart have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Bundesliga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 1 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Stuttgart have outscored their opponents by 37 goals to 29 goals.

Home League Performance

Stuttgart have played 10 games at home winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 14 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Köln are in 10th position in the Bundesliga on 23 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 0 and won 2. Köln have conceded 19 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stuttgart
Köln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern2016315651 
l
 
0-5A
Apr 18
l
 
1-3F
May 16
2
Dortmund2013612245 
Apr 4
d
 
3-3A
Mar 7
l
 
1-0A
3
Hoffenheim2013342042 
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
4
Stuttgart2012351139 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
Feb 14
5
RB Leipzig2011361136 
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
6
Leverkusen1911261235 
May 9
w
 
1-4F
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
7
Freiburg20767-227 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
4-1F
l
 
2-1F
8
E.Frankfurt20767-527 
w
 
3-2A
May 16
l
 
3-4F
Apr 4
9
Union Berlin20668-824 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
May 2
10
Köln20659-323 
Feb 14
w
 
1-2A
-
-
11
Augsburg206410-1322 
w
 
3-2A
Mar 21
d
 
1-1A
Feb 27
12
B. M'gladbach20569-921 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
13
Hamburg19478-1019 
Apr 11
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-1F
Mar 14
14
Wolfsburg205411-1419 
Mar 1
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3F
15
W.Bremen20479-1619 
Apr 25
w
 
0-4F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
16
Mainz204610-1018 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 7
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
17
St. Pauli203512-1614 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
18
Heidenheim203413-2613 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
May 9
d
 
2-2A
Win / draw / win form
6
Köln have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
Stuttgart 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Köln 11TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Stuttgart have not lost to Köln in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Stuttgart since 2015
Stuttgart
Köln
Goals: Scored
10
7
Games: Scored
6 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
0 / 6
VFB
3
D
2
KOE
1
League games at Köln since 2015
Köln
Stuttgart
Goals: Scored
5
11
Games: Scored
4 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
4 / 8
VFB
5
D
2
KOE
1
Goal Statistics
Stuttgart 6th Köln 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Stuttgart will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Köln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Stuttgart have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-28
Köln have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
Stuttgart
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
10%
better
VFB
KOE
view stats
Games scored17
17
Failed to score2
3
Scored first9
11
Goals scored36
29
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.5
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
15
Avg. XG for1.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
19%
better
VFB
KOE
view stats
Games conceded12
17
Clean sheets7
3
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded26
32
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
16%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+19%

Stuttgart v Köln Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Stuttgart Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
201154
A NübelD UndavA StillerJ Leweling
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Nübel GLK201
-
A Stiller MID2015
1
-
M Mittelstädt DEF1933
3
-
C Führich MID1933
-
J Leweling FWD1945
4
-
J Vagnoman DEF1813
3
-
N Nartey MID181
1
-
A Karazor MID18
3
-
J Chabot DEF17
1
-
R Hendriks  DEF171
2
-
D Undav FWD16113
3
-
F. Jeltsch DEF141
3
-
B Khannouss MID1433
2
-
J. Andrés Baixauli MID141
1
-
T Tomás FWD143
2
-
L Assignon  DEF12
2
1
B Bouanani FWD11
1
-
E Demirovic  FWD1151
2
-
A Al-Dakhil DEF7
1
-
L Jaquez DEF61
1
-
L. Jovanović FWD3
-
P Stenzel  DEF2
2
-
D Zagadou DEF2
-
L Stergiou DEF1
-
Köln Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20736
M SchwäbeS. El MalaS. El MalaE Martel
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK20
-
S Sebulonsen DEF20
4
-
J Kaminski FWD2051
-
S. El Mala FWD2073
1
-
K Lund DEF191
1
-
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID191
3
-
E Martel MID1912
6
-
R Ache FWD1933
2
-
M Bülter FWD1833
3
-
J Thielmann FWD1721
2
-
T Krauß MID161
4
-
L Maina FWD142
-
D Huseinbašić MID13
1
-
L Waldschmidt FWD1332
-
C Özkacar DEF11
-
J Schmied DEF11
4
-
F Kainz MID101
-
R Berg DEF8
1
T Hübers DEF8
-
A Castro-Montes MID83
2
-
D Heintz DEF7
-
J Gazibegovic DEF1
-