Stuttgart vs FC Koln - prediction, team news, lineups

Stuttgart volition look to bounce backmost from a bruising decision successful the archetypal gameweek of the caller Bundesliga play with a triumph against visitors FC Koln astatine MHPArena connected Friday.

Die Roten suffered a 5-1 nonaccomplishment to Bayern past week, and they travel into Friday's clash past successful 18th, whereas Koln emerged arsenic 3-2 winners against Hoffenheim connected Saturday and are seventh with 3 points.

Match preview

Stuttgart should not needfully consciousness disheartened by their rout astatine the hands of Bayern, but the lucifer whitethorn person sent a connection that they are not yet successful a presumption to situation the league champions.

Sebastian Hoeness did oversee a 4-0 triumph against Hansa Rostock connected August 21 successful the archetypal circular of the DFB-Pokal, though that was conscionable their 2nd competitory triumph successful 7 games.

Die Roten were lone beaten doubly successful that stretch, a play successful which they besides defeated Bayer Leverkusen, but it volition beryllium a interest to the caput manager that his broadside person conceded astatine slightest 2 goals successful 10 of their past 16 matches.

While the hosts are yet to play a fixture astatine location this campaign, supporters are definite to beryllium assured considering their squad lone mislaid 3 times successful home clashes astatine MHPArena successful 2025-26, winning 13 games and settling for 3 stalemates.

Stuttgart managed to support 8 cleanable sheets successful those location contests, portion they netted 2 oregon much goals connected 9 occasions.

Koln came backmost from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to bushed Hoffenheim, with loanee Thijs Dallinga uncovering the backmost of the nett twice, including his side's 82nd-minute winner.

The Billy Goats besides won 2-1 against Wurzburger Kickers connected August 24 successful the DFB-Pokal's archetypal round, and they volition beryllium delighted by their commencement to the run fixed they won conscionable 2 of their last 15 games of 2025-26, losing 7 times.

Rene Wagner's broadside mislaid some of their league encounters with Stuttgart successful 2025-26, losing 3-1 astatine MHPArena successful February, and they person successful information been beaten successful 5 of their 7 astir caller clashes with their hosts portion failing to win.

Koln's lone lucifer connected the roadworthy this word was their DFB-Pokal triumph, and that was their archetypal triumph successful immoderate of their past 14 distant outings.

The visitors were defeated successful 7 of those 14 distant games, and they conceded astatine slightest 2 goals successful 9 fixtures portion failing to people 3 times.

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Team News

Stuttgart cognize they volition beryllium without attackers Justin Diehl (thigh), Nikolas Nartey (hamstring) and centre-back Dan-Axel Zagadou (hamstring).

Forward Deniz Undav has already registered 2 assists this season, and helium volition diagnostic successful an onslaught alongside Jamie Leweling and Dzenan Pejcinovic.

Jeff Chabot, Finn Jeltsch and Ramon Hendriks are successful enactment to commencement a 2nd league crippled astatine the back, portion they whitethorn beryllium shielded by midfielders Grischa Promel and Angelo Stiller.

Koln volition beryllium without cardinal defenders Timo Hubers (knee) and Sebastian Sebulonsen (hamstring), arsenic good arsenic attacker Gian-Luca Waldschmidt, though each 3 are expected to instrumentality to enactment this month.

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey and Luka Lochoshvili are apt to beryllium trusted successful defence, portion Jan Thielmann, Isak Johannesson and Said El Mala could enactment striker Dallinga.

Stuttgart imaginable starting lineup:

Bredlow; Jeltsch, Chabot, Hendriks; Vagnoman, Promel, Stiller, Mittelstadt; Leweling, Undav; Pejcinovic

FC Koln imaginable starting lineup:

Schwabe; Castro-Montes, Simpson-Pusey, Lochoshvili, Mensah; Skhiri, Krauss; Thielmann, Johannesson, El Mala; Dallinga

We say: Stuttgart 3-1 FC Koln

Stuttgart whitethorn person suffered a decision to Bayern, but their nonaccomplishment does not negate the information they boast an fantabulous location record.

The visitors volition not surrender without a fight, but fixed they consistently struggled connected the roadworthy astatine the extremity of 2025-26, it would not beryllium astonishing if the hosts claimed 3 points.

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