VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln prediction | 4 Sep 2026 | xGtoday


VfB Stuttgart
Ranking: #26 overall, #4 in Germany

82.2 → 82.3 (+0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 26 Apr Bremen (H) 83.2 +0.2
3-3 02 May Hoffenheim (A) 82.6 -0.6
3-1 09 May Leverkusen (H) 83.5 +0.9
2-2 16 May Frankfurt (A) 82.5 -1.0
5-1 28 Aug Bayern Munich (A) 82.3 -0.2
1. FC Köln
Ranking: #59 overall, #9 in Germany

73.2 → 76.0 (+2.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 25 Apr Leverkusen (H) 76.0 +1.3
2-2 02 May Union Berlin (A) 76.7 +0.7
1-3 10 May Heidenheim (H) 76.2 -0.5
5-1 16 May Bayern Munich (A) 76.1 -0.1
3-2 29 Aug Hoffenheim (H) 76.0 -0.1

VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Köln: by the numbers

There are 33 places between these two in our European rankings, with VfB Stuttgart the higher, and 5 places between them in Germany.

1. FC Köln arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.8 rating points over their last 10 matches against VfB Stuttgart's +0.1.

1. FC Köln gained 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 14 Feb 2026.

VfB Stuttgart first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 87.9 on 26 Oct 2024.

The highest 1. FC Köln have ever stood in our European rankings is #35, first reached on 10 Apr 2019.