VfB Stuttgart vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th February 2023

VfB Stuttgart are placed 17 with 16 points after 20 matches. FC Koln occupy a position as 11 in the league on 26 points.

With 26 points after 20 games, FC Koln currently rank 11th in the Bundesliga standings. VfB Stuttgart play catch-up as they recorded 16 points in 20 matches, putting them up as 17th before their upcoming clash.

VfB Stuttgart have their target aimed at getting one over FC Koln on Saturday. However, the latter should be highly motivated at the prospect of showing their skills in front of the crowd at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

VfB Stuttgart scored ten goals, conceded 21 and fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

FC Koln hit the target 13 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.3 goals a game. They conceded 1.4 goals per match for a total of 14 goals, while claiming three clean sheets as well.

The match ended in a 0-0 draw in the previous outing between VfB Stuttgart and FC Koln and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 5/2.

VfB Stuttgart vs FC Koln Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 1-2 victory against Paderborn. They went on to lose 0-2 against Werder Bremen, before getting dumped in a 2-1 defeat against Freiburg. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, VfB Stuttgart have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored nine and conceded seven goals.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln claimed five points in their previous three matches, which started with a 0-0 draw with Schalke 04. This was followed by another draw with RB Leipzig, this time 0-0, before they outclassed Eintracht by 3-0. FC Koln didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 15 and scored three goals themselves.

Though favourites for the win, we are uncertain the current form of VfB Stuttgart backs this claim. We believe there is good value in FC Koln, perhaps with the backing of the draw.

FC Koln recorded two wins from their last seven games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected ten points. They scored eight goals while conceding seven. VfB Stuttgart so far pulled off a record of three wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Koln enjoy a record of six wins, eight draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs FC Koln Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for VfB Stuttgart, as they prepare to meet FC Koln, since seven could be missing.

Atakan Karazor, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Borna Sosa, Laurin Ulrich, Josha Vagnoman, Wataru Endo and Chris Fuehrich are all absent from the VfB Stuttgart squad that faces FC Koln at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for FC Koln, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems.

FC Koln need to do without Davie Selke, Luca Kilian, Sargis Adamyan, Jan Thielmann, Mark Uth, Florian Dietz and Sebastian Andersson, who are not fit enough to travel to Mercedes-Benz Arena.

VfB Stuttgart vs FC Koln H2H

Neither VfB Stuttgart nor FC Koln managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 0-0 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. VfB Stuttgart were a little more successful than FC Koln in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-3-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on VfB Stuttgart has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/8.

VfB Stuttgart vs FC Koln Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the past ten matches between home side VfB Stuttgart and FC Koln. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 2/3.

VfB Stuttgart vs FC Koln Betting Tips

While Ellyes Skhiri added five strikes to his account in his last six games in the Bundesliga, Sehrou Guirassy scored twice in his last six.

VfB Stuttgart claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FC Koln won one, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away. VfB Stuttgart pulled off two clean sheets in their last 10 matches Mercedes-Benz Arena, whereas FC Koln claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 away matches.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between VfB Stuttgart and FC Koln. VfB Stuttgart managed an average of 1.3 goals, while the latter scored one goal on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run. VfB Stuttgart saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for FC Koln, who managed to score 2.3 times in those matches.