Bundesliga · Matchweek 2
Bilal El Khannouss 39'
Grischa Prömel 60'
Ermedin Demirović 75'
Josha Vagnoman 90'
HT 1:0
Ramon Hendriks 81' (OG)
Fri, 4 Sept 2026, 19:30 (UK) · MHPArena, Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart 18th → 7th · 3 pts|1. FC Köln 6th → 8th · 3 pts

Stuttgart beat Köln 4-1, with Josha Vagnoman's goal and assist earning him the top FN Score in a game closer on xG than the scoreline suggests.

Player of the matchJosha Vagnoman8.6Decisive moment39' Bilal El Khannouss+0.8

Stuttgart 4-1 Köln: Vagnoman's goal and assist

Key numbers

  • Table: 18th to 7th, 3 points
  • xG 3.47 vs 2.86, tighter than 4-1
  • Vagnoman: 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 key passes

Closer on xG than the scoreline

Stuttgart beat Köln 4-1 at home, though the underlying numbers were tighter than the result. The xG read 3.47 to 2.86, and Köln's only goal was an own goal from Ramon Hendriks in the 81st minute.

The opener set the tone

Bilal El Khannouss's 39th-minute opener was worth +0.8 FN xPts, the largest figure of the match, with Grischa Prömel's second following in the 60th minute. Once it was 3-0, the later goals barely moved the FN xPts needle. Josha Vagnoman set up the first and scored the fourth.

Player of the match
Josha Vagnoman 8.6Dominant

He scored once, assisted once and created four chances.

Vagnoman earned most of his FN Score in attack. He set up El Khannouss's opener in the 39th minute and scored his own goal in the 90th, his second in the league this season.

Game state

1-02-03-03-14-1
VfB Stuttgart ahead 51 min · level 39 min · 1. FC Köln ahead 0 min
  • Ermedin Demirović — off the bench 20 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

39' Bilal El Khannouss Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Josha Vagnoman +0.2 +0.8
60' Grischa Prömel Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Maximilian Mittelstädt +0.1 +0.3
75' Ermedin Demirović Goal · assist Finn Jeltsch 0.0
81' Ramon Hendriks Own goal 0.0
90' Josha Vagnoman Goal 0.0
VfB Stuttgart Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
1. FC Köln Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

VfB Stuttgart1. FC Köln
58%Possession42%
3.47Expected goals (xG)2.86
0.16xG per shot0.16
22Shots18
8Shots on target5
36%Shots on target %28%
15Shots in box14
526Passes378
86%Pass accuracy84%
10Corners8
3Saves4
5Fouls6
1Yellow cards3
1Offsides0

Timeline

  • 39' Goal Bilal El Khannouss league goal #1 assist Josha Vagnoman
  • 41' Yellow Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
  • 46' Sub Paul Okon-Engstler → Ellyes Skhiri
  • 46' Sub Jan Uwe Thielmann → Mikey Moore
  • 51' Yellow Maximilian Mittelstädt
  • 60' Goal Grischa Prömel league goal #1 assist Maximilian Mittelstädt
  • 70' Sub Deniz Undav → Ermedin Demirović
  • 70' Sub Chris Führich → Jamie Leweling
  • 75' Sub Linton Maina → Reigan Heskey
  • 75' Sub Ragnar Ache → Marius Bülter
  • 75' Goal Ermedin Demirović league goal #1 assist Finn Jeltsch
  • 78' Sub Maximilian Mittelstädt → Ramon Hendriks
  • 78' Sub Bilal El Khannouss → Leo Sauer
  • 81' Goal Ramon Hendriks (OG)
  • 85' Yellow Tom Krauß
  • 86' Yellow Alessio Castro-Montes
  • 90' Sub Tom Krauß → Imad Rondić
  • 90' Goal Josha Vagnoman league goal #2
  • 90+2' Sub Angelo Stiller → Yanik Spalt

Category leaders

  • Key passesMaximilian Mittelstädt4
  • Duels wonJeff Chabot9/14
  • DribblesAlessio Castro-Montes2/4
  • Defensive actionsJahmai Simpson-Pusey6
  • ShotsDženan Pejčinović5 (on target 1)
#Bundesliga#VfB Stuttgart#1. FC Köln#Josha Vagnoman#Bilal El Khannouss#FN Score

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.