FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart prediction and preview

Bundesliga · Saturday 30 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart

Bundesliga · Saturday 30 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

FC Köln · VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga predictions

FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart preview

FC Köln host VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday 30 January 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. FC Köln go into the round 13th, on 9 points from 8 games, while VfB Stuttgart go into the round 11th, on 9 points from 8 games.

FC Köln come into the game with a D-D-L-W-L run in the league (1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while VfB Stuttgart's recent sequence reads W-L-L-W-L. Over their last 6, FC Köln have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. VfB Stuttgart average 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: FC Köln won 1, 2 games were drawn and VfB Stuttgart won 7. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 4 Sep 2026, ended VfB Stuttgart 4-1 FC Köln.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
11VfB Stuttgart83051415-19LWLLW
13FC Köln8233912-39LWLDD

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Köln 1, draws 2, VfB Stuttgart 7.

Team news

FC Köln expected line-up (4-4-2)

Marvin Schwäbe, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Borna Sosa, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Linton Maina, Tom Krauß, Ísak Jóhannesson, Saïd El Mala, Marius Bülter

VfB Stuttgart expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Dennis Seimen, Ramon Hendriks, Jeff Chabot, Jamie Leweling, Angelo Stiller, Deniz Undav, Chris Führich, Atakan Karazor, Ermedin Demirovic

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