League phase, matchday 1

3 - 1

Full time

Viking FK

Wednesday 9 September 2026 · 17:45 · HT 3-1 · MHP Arena, Stuttgart · Referee Nenad Minaković

VfB Stuttgart v Viking FK: stats, form and bet builder picks

In VfB Stuttgart's last 1 home game and Viking FK's last 0 away games in their leagues before kick-off, both teams scored in 1 of 1, over 2.5 goals in 1 of 1, with 18.0 corners per match (league 10.7) and 4.0 cards (league 3.7).

League only

All competitions

Figures, form and bet builder stats use each side's league games.

Seasons

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League games only

· 2026/27

Overview

Lineups

Bet builder

Form

Match stats

VfB Stuttgart v Viking FK, full match

62%

Possession

38%

2.18

Expected goals (xG)

0.63

17

Shots

9

3

Shots on target

3

Corners

5

13

Fouls

13

0

Yellow cards

3

0

Red cards

0

4

Offsides

0

Goals and cards

20'

Goal

Ermedin Demirović VFB

22'

Goal

Zlatko Tripić VIK

26'

Goal

Ermedin Demirović VFB

32'

Goal

Ermedin Demirović VFB

42'

Yellow card

Kristoffer Askildsen VIK

54'

Yellow card

Peter Christiansen VIK

58'

Yellow card

Joe Bell VIK

At a glance

VfB Stuttgart

W

L

Viking FK

No games yet

Last 5, latest first

Match probabilities

How often each happened in VfB Stuttgart's last 1 home game and Viking FK's last 0 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.

High

Low

Both teams to score

100%

1/1 games · League 57%

Over 1.5 goals

100%

1/1 games · League 79%

Over 2.5 goals

100%

1/1 games · League 71%

Over 3.5 goals

100%

1/1 games · League 54%

Over 9.5 corners

100%

1/1 games · League 62%

Over 3.5 cards

100%

1/1 games · League 52%

VfB Stuttgart clean sheet

0%

0/1 games · League 25%

Viking FK clean sheet

–

0/0 games · League 25%

VfB Stuttgart fail to score

0%

0/1 games · League 25%

Viking FK fail to score

–

0/0 games · League 25%

Averages per match

Same games, both teams added together

Goals

5.0

League 3.6

Corners

18.0

League 10.7

Cards

4.0

League 3.7

Lineups

Listed by position group: goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, forwards.

VfB Stuttgart

4-2-3-1

Confirmed

GOALKEEPER

1

Fabian Bredlow

DEFENDERS

7

Maximilian Mittelstädt

10

18

24

29

MIDFIELDERS

6

11

21

26

FORWARDS

9

Ermedin Demirović

SUBSTITUTES

33

2

3

4

16

43

47

17

44

Viking FK

4-3-3

Confirmed

GOALKEEPER

1

Arild Østbø

DEFENDERS

5

6

27

28

MIDFIELDERS

7

Kristoffer Askildsen

8

Joe Bell

29

Tobias Moi

FORWARDS

10

Zlatko Tripić

16

Henrik Bjørdal

20

Peter Christiansen

SUBSTITUTES

30

2

3

24

25

Henrik Sælebakke Falchener

15

Ola Visted

19

Amin Cosic

23

Niklas Kemp Fuglestad

26

33

11

22

Referee: Nenad Minaković

1 game in the Bundesliga this season, both teams added together

Cards per game

3.0

League 3.7

Yellow cards per game

3.0

Red cards per game

0.00

Fouls per game

26.0

League 22.6

Penalties per game

0.00

A player sent off for two yellows counts as two cards, so cards can be fewer than yellows plus reds.

All Nenad Minaković's stats ›

Bet builder stats

How often each bet would have won in each team's games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate. Each team column is that team's own record: "Win" is that team winning, "Goals scored" its own goals. "Match", on lines about the whole match, puts both teams' games together. These follow the switches below, so they can differ from the Overview, which always uses the same set of games.

Home/Away

All games

Season

Last 5

Last 10

Confirmed XI only

All players

Both teams home and away, this season.

High

Low

Bet

VFB

VIK

Match

League

Goals per match

5.5

–

5.5

3.9

Over 0.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

89%

Over 1.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

83%

Over 2.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

78%

Over 3.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

67%

Over 4.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

56%

Bet

VFB

VIK

Match

League

Yes

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

56%

Yes and win

50%

1/2

–

25%

Yes and over 2.5 goals

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

56%

Yes and draw

0%

0/2

–

0%

0/2

6%

Yes and loss

50%

1/2

–

25%

Yes in both halves

0%

0/2

–

0%

0/2

–

Bet

VFB

VIK

Match

League

Corners per match

15.0

–

15.0

11.4

Over 7.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

83%

Over 8.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

83%

Over 9.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

67%

Over 10.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

67%

Over 11.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

56%

Over 12.5

50%

1/2

–

50%

1/2

44%

Referee Nenad Minaković: 3.0 cards and 26.0 fouls per game in 1 game this season

Bet

VFB

VIK

Match

League

Cards per match

4.0

–

4.0

3.6

Over 2.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

67%

Over 3.5

100%

2/2

–

100%

2/2

61%

Over 4.5

0%

0/2

–

0%

0/2

22%

Over 5.5

0%

0/2

–

0%

0/2

17%

Player

First

1+

2+

3+

Bilal El Khannouss

1 start

100%

1/1

100%

1/1

0%

0/1

0%

0/1

Grischa Prömel

2 starts · 0.5 per 90

0%

0/1

50%

1/2

0%

0/2

0%

0/2

Chris Führich

1 start

0%

0/1

0%

0/1

0%

0/1

0%

0/1

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Players listed: the confirmed XI for each side. Players with fewer than 3 starts are listed last, greyed. Per 90 figures show once a player has 90 minutes in the starts picked.

Form

Home / Away

All games

VfB Stuttgart

Last 5 games before this match

4 Sep

1. FC Köln

(H)

4-1

W

28 Aug

FC Bayern München

(A)

1-5

L

Viking FK

Last 5 games before this match

No games before this match yet.

Head to head

League games since 2025/26 (as far back as our data goes), latest first

VfB Stuttgart and Viking FK haven't met in a league game since 2025/26.

VfB Stuttgart v Viking FK: stats, form and bet builder picks

Match stats

Goals and cards

At a glance

Match probabilities

Averages per match

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart

Viking FK

Referee: Nenad Minaković

Bet builder stats

Match result›

Clean sheet, win to nil, to score›

Total match goals›

Both teams to score›

Total match corners›

Total match cards›

GoalscorerPer start this season›

Player shots on targetPer start this season›

Player to be cardedPer start this season›

Form

VfB Stuttgart

Viking FK

Head to head