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Over 2.5 goals
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Stuttgart benefits from home advantage and a pronounced bounce-back against Cologne, while Viking is on a run of five matches unbeaten and a convincing qualification against Dinamo Zagreb.
Read the full analysisStuttgart benefits from home advantage and a pronounced bounce-back against Cologne, while Viking is on a run of five matches unbeaten and a convincing qualification against Dinamo Zagreb. The mechanism favoring Stuttgart would be pressure and structured attacks at home, but it remains impossible to confirm without recent data on chances, shots, or pressing and without official lineups.
Stuttgart lost 5-1 away to Bayern on 28 August, then beat Cologne 4-1 at home on 4 September. These two results show a bounce-back, but are insufficient to establish a robust trend.
Viking put together five matches without defeat: a 1-1 draw at Sandefjord on 4 September, a 3-1 win away to Brodd on 2 September in the cup, a 2-1 win against Aalesund on 30 August, a 3-1 win against Dinamo Zagreb on 26 August, and a 2-2 draw in Zagreb on 18 August. The levels of opposition are not directly comparable, and no homogeneous advanced statistics are available.
Viking’s exact recovery time and journey are not documented.
There had been no previous meeting between Stuttgart and Viking, according to UEFA on 3 September 2026. The precedents mentioned against other Norwegian or German clubs do not constitute a direct head-to-head record, and their prédictive valeur is limited by their age as well as by changes in squads and coaches.
Dennis Seimen is injured but eligible via the B list, according to the list published by Stuttgart on September 2, 2026. As of September 4, Tiago Tomás, Dennis Seimen, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Nikolas Nartey, Justin Diehl and Jeremy Arévalo were reported unavailable before Cologne; this status is not guaranteed for September 9.
Chris Führich was available again, but whether he would be used was to be decided at short notice. No verifiable report concerning absences or Viking’s goalkeeper is available.
Stuttgart host Viking on the first matchday of the league phase, with no first-leg score or specific ranking for this fixture. Each team faces eight opponents; the top eight advance directly to the round of 16, while the teams ranked from 9e to 24e place go through the playoffs.
Stuttgart scenario: home advantage, the 4-1 victory against Cologne and Stuttgart’s four home wins during the previous Europa League league phase could support a pressing and structured-attacking approach, without recent statistical confirmation. Viking scenario: its run of five matches unbeaten, its goals scored in both matches against Zagreb and its ability to come back in a two-legged tie could favor a defensive block and transitions if Stuttgart leaves spaces; this tactical plan remains hypothetical.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | +9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | +9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | +5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | +5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | +3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3 | +5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 3 | +5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | 3 | +5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | 3 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | 3 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | 3 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 26 | 3 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | 3 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 28 | 3 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | 3 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | 3 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 31 | 3 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 32 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 33 | 3 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 34 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 35 | 3 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 36 | 3 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rebuilt from the team sheet: not the announced starting eleven.
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RecordVfB Stuttgart · 1W · 0D · 0L
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