VfB Stuttgart v Viking

VfB Stuttgart v Viking in Champions League ended 3:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: VfB Stuttgart v Viking

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · VfB Stuttgart at 40.0% - the match finished 3:1, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · VfB Stuttgart X 2 · Viking Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 55.7% 22.0% 22.4% Home win · VfB Stuttgart ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 40.0% 20.9% 39.2% Home win · VfB Stuttgart ✔ Correct
Final score 3:1 Home win · VfB Stuttgart
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.24 on a VfB Stuttgart win, 6.51 on the draw and 11.05 on a Viking win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
VfB Stuttgart win 1.24 1.26 1xBet 80.6% 40%
Draw 6.51 7.00 BetVictor 15.4% 20.9%
Viking win 11.05 12.00 Bet365 9% 39.2%
Over 2.5 goals 1.26 1.28 Bet365 79.4% 68.4%
Under 2.5 goals 3.60 3.75 Bet365 27.8% 31.6%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.59 1.62 Bet365 62.9% 69.1%
Both teams to score - No 2.23 2.30 William Hill 44.8% 30.9%
Updated: 06.09.2026 16:53 · Average odds across 6 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: VfB Stuttgart v Viking

  1. 20′Ermedin Demirović · Goal (assist: Angelo Stiller)
  2. 22′Zlatko Tripić · Goal (assist: Henrik Bjørdal)
  3. 26′Ermedin Demirović · Goal (assist: Deniz Undav)
  4. 32′Ermedin Demirović · Goal (assist: Deniz Undav)
  5. 42′Kristoffer Askildsen · Yellow card
  6. 54′Peter Christiansen · Yellow card
  7. 58′Joe Bell · Yellow card
  8. 62′Ermedin Demirović · Substitution (off: Dženan Pejčinović)
  9. 62′Jamie Leweling · Substitution (off: Josha Vagnoman)
  10. 62′Joe Bell · Substitution (off: Erik Botheim)
  11. 62′Jesper Daland · Substitution (off: Henrik Falchener)
  12. 71′Tobias Moi · Substitution (off: Simen Kvia Egeskog)
  13. 71′Kristoffer Haugen · Substitution (off: Vetle Auklend)
  14. 71′Finn Jeltsch · Substitution (off: Ramon Hendriks)
  15. 71′Bilal El Khannouss · Substitution (off: Leo Sauer)
  16. 84′Henrik Heggheim · Substitution (off: Herman Haugen)
  17. 86′Maximilian Mittelstädt · Substitution (off: Ameen Al Dakhil)

Match statistics: VfB Stuttgart v Viking

Statistic VfB Stuttgart Viking
Possession 61% 39%
Shots on target 3 3
Total shots 12 9
Shots off target 6 1
Blocked shots 3 5
Corners 2 5
Fouls 12 12
Offsides 4 0
Yellow cards 0 3
Red cards 0 0
Saves 2 0
Passes 583 371

Line-ups: VfB Stuttgart v Viking

VfB Stuttgart 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 F. Bredlow 6.6
  2. 6 A. Stiller 7.7
  3. 7 M. Mittelstädt 6.7
  4. 9 E. Demirović 9.5
  5. 10 C. Führich 6.4
  6. 11 B. El Khannouss 6.7
  7. 18 J. Leweling 6.9
  8. 21 G. Prömel 6.4
  9. 24 J. Chabot 7.0
  10. 26 D. Undav 7.9
  11. 29 Finn Jeltsch 6.8
Substitutes (9)
  1. 2 A. Al Dakhil 5.9
  2. 3 R. Hendriks 6.3
  3. 4 J. Vagnoman 6.3
  4. 16 A. Karazor
  5. 17 D. Pejčinović 6.5
  6. 33 M. Funk
  7. 43 Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga
  8. 44 L. Sauer 6.6
  9. 47 Y. Spalt

Viking 4-3-3

Starting XI

  1. 1 A. Østbø 6.0
  2. 5 H. Heggheim 5.6
  3. 6 G. Stensness 6.1
  4. 7 K. Askildsen 5.5
  5. 8 J. Bell 6.3
  6. 10 Z. Tripić 7.5
  7. 16 H. Bjørdal 7.7
  8. 20 P. Christiansen 6.2
  9. 27 J. Daland 6.1
  10. 28 K. Haugen 5.4
  11. 29 T. Moi 5.8
Substitutes (12)
  1. 2 H. Haugen 5.9
  2. 3 V. Vevatne
  3. 11 R. Postema
  4. 15 O. Visted
  5. 19 A. Cosic
  6. 22 E. Botheim 6.4
  7. 23 N. Fuglestad
  8. 24 Vetle Auklend 5.7
  9. 25 H. Falchener 5.9
  10. 26 S. Kvia-Egeskog 5.8
  11. 30 Ľ. Belko
  12. 33 J. Hansen

Form and head-to-head: VfB Stuttgart v Viking

VfB Stuttgart

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Viking

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Champions League standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Paris Saint Germain 1 1 0 0 +5 3 W
2 FC Bayern München 1 1 0 0 +5 3 W
3 FC Barcelona 1 1 0 0 +4 3 W
4 Manchester United 1 1 0 0 +4 3 W
5 Como 1 1 0 0 +3 3 W
6 VfB Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 +2 3 W
7 Sporting CP 1 1 0 0 +2 3 W
8 Manchester City 1 1 0 0 +2 3 W
9 Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 +1 3 W
10 Lens 1 1 0 0 +1 3 W
11 Real Betis 1 1 0 0 +1 3 W
12 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 +1 3 W
13 Liverpool 1 1 0 0 +1 3 W
14 Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 +1 3 W
15 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 +1 3 W
16 AEK Athens 1 1 0 0 +1 3 W
17 Roma 1 0 1 0 0 1 D
18 Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 1 0 0 1 D
19 PSV 1 0 1 0 0 1 D
20 Fenerbahçe 1 0 1 0 0 1 D
21 Villarreal 1 0 0 1 -1 0 L
22 LOSC Lille 1 0 0 1 -1 0 L
23 Slavia Praha 1 0 0 1 -1 0 L
24 Club Brugge 1 0 0 1 -1 0 L
25 Inter 1 0 0 1 -1 0 L
26 Atlético de Madrid 1 0 0 1 -1 0 L
27 Napoli 1 0 0 1 -1 0 L
28 LASK Linz 1 0 0 1 -1 0 L
29 Viking 1 0 0 1 -2 0 L
30 Galatasaray 1 0 0 1 -2 0 L
31 Porto 1 0 0 1 -2 0 L
32 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 -3 0 L
33 Feyenoord 1 0 0 1 -4 0 L
34 Sabah 1 0 0 1 -4 0 L
35 Slovan Bratislava 1 0 0 1 -5 0 L
36 Bodø / Glimt 1 0 0 1 -5 0 L

Managers: VfB Stuttgart v Viking

S. Hoeneß
VfB StuttgartManagerS. Hoeneß
B. Aarsheim
VikingManagerB. Aarsheim

Match information: VfB Stuttgart v Viking

Kick-off
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Competition
Champions League
Round
League Stage – 1
Venue
MHPArena
City
Stuttgart
Surface
grass
Capacity
60,449