Bundesliga · Sep 4, 2026
FC Cologne vs. VfB Stuttgart: El Khannouss Opens Scoring as Stuttgart Beats Cologne 4–1
By Row Seventeen ·
VfB Stuttgart beat FC Cologne 4–1 (Bundesliga) on September 4, 2026.
Stuttgart led at halftime, added two goals after the break and answered Cologne’s late goal with a stoppage-time volley.
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Key moments
Sources ↓- From the review
Stuttgart had two shots come back off the crossbar in the first half, one from Vagnoman and another from a Pejcinovic header.
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Jeltsch supplied him before Demirovic dribbled into the box from the right and scored from a tight angle.
Read in context ↘ - From the review
Stuttgart had the final goal in stoppage time: after a Cologne clearance, Vagnoman struck a first-time volley from outside the box to complete the 4–1 result.
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Stuttgart Creates the Early Chances
Stuttgart had two shots come back off the crossbar in the first half, one from Vagnoman and another from a Pejcinovic header. After Pejcinovic’s chance, Schwabe denied Undav. Cologne then found more balance in the game, but Stuttgart broke through in the 39th minute. El Khannouss carried the ball past four opponents and finished from roughly 10 meters out. Stuttgart took a 1–0 lead into halftime.
Bredlow Keeps Cologne Out After Halftime
Cologne had chances early in the second half. Bredlow saved attempts from Skhiri, Moore and Ache, keeping Stuttgart ahead before the home side added to its lead. In the 60th minute, Chabot’s diagonal pass started a move that continued through El Khannouss and Mittelstadt. Promel completed it with a left-footed finish.
Demirovic Extends the Lead
Substitute Demirovic made it 3–0 in the 75th minute. Jeltsch supplied him before Demirovic dribbled into the box from the right and scored from a tight angle. The goal gave Stuttgart a larger margin after Bredlow’s earlier saves and Promel’s second-half finish.
Cologne Scores, Then Vagnoman Answers
Cologne pulled one back in the 81st minute. Stuttgart had the final goal in stoppage time: after a Cologne clearance, Vagnoman struck a first-time volley from outside the box to complete the 4–1 result. The match included 22 Stuttgart shots and 18 from Cologne, with Bredlow’s second-half saves coming before Stuttgart’s two-goal burst and the late exchange.
Based on the match coverage and records linked below. Core match facts were checked against the linked source pages. This is an original, AI-assisted recap.
- Official match coverage — www.bundesliga.com
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Published 2026-10-15. Game date shown above.
Correction & update: Expanded and rechecked against official match coverage on October 16, 2026. Disputed incidental details were omitted.
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