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UEFA Champions League · 2026

VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Viking FK · UEFA Champions League

3–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

VfB Stuttgart won 3–1.

Shots
179
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.950.74
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

VfB Stuttgart beat Viking FK 3–1. Recorded in this match (VfB Stuttgart – Viking FK): shots 17–9, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.95–0.74, possession 62%–38%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots9 shotsVfB Stuttgart 17 shots, Viking FK 9 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsVfB Stuttgart 3 shots, Viking FK 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.95 xG0.74 xGVfB Stuttgart 1.95 xG, Viking FK 0.74 xG
  • Possession62%38%VfB Stuttgart 62%, Viking FK 38%
  • Corners3 corners5 cornersVfB Stuttgart 3 corners, Viking FK 5 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls13 foulsVfB Stuttgart 13 fouls, Viking FK 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards3 cardsVfB Stuttgart 0 cards, Viking FK 3 cards
  • Passes626 passes384 passesVfB Stuttgart 626 passes, Viking FK 384 passes
  • Pass accuracy86.3%71.1%VfB Stuttgart 86.3%, Viking FK 71.1%
  • Shots inside box11 shots5 shotsVfB Stuttgart 11 shots, Viking FK 5 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks5 blocksVfB Stuttgart 4 blocks, Viking FK 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves0 savesVfB Stuttgart 2 saves, Viking FK 0 saves
  • Offsides4 offsides0 offsidesVfB Stuttgart 4 offsides, Viking FK 0 offsides

Who started

Lineups

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Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

VfB Stuttgart3-4-2-1
  1. Fabian BredlowG
  2. Josha VagnomanD
  3. Maximilian MittelstädtD
  4. Chris FührichD
  5. Jeff ChabotD
  6. Finn JeltschD
  7. Angelo StillerM
  8. Grischa PrömelM
  9. Bilal El KhannoussF
  10. Dženan PejčinovićF
  11. Deniz UndavF
Viking FK4-3-3
  1. Arild ØstbøG
  2. Henrik HeggheimD
  3. Gianni StensnessD
  4. Vetle AuklendD
  5. Jesper DalandD
  6. Kristoffer AskildsenM
  7. Joe BellM
  8. Tobias MoiM
  9. Zlatko TripićF
  10. Henrik BjørdalF
  11. Peter ChristiansenF

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • VfB Stuttgart1 matches
  • Viking FK3 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

VfB Stuttgart

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2024/25
Sample
8 matches
Profile grade
B
Data cutoff
31 May 2025
  • Goals scored1.63 goals/match
  • Goals allowed2.13 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.71 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.17 xG/match
  • Shots17.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed9.29 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.43 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.43 shots/match
  • Possession59.9%
  • Corners7.71 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.29 corners/match
  • Fouls11.7 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency13%
  • Scoring frequency88%

Viking FK

Competition
UEFA Conference League
Season
2025/26
Sample
4 matches
Profile grade
C
Data cutoff
27 May 2026
  • Goals scored3.5 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.75 goals/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency25%
  • Scoring frequency100%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 9 Sept 2026, 20:45 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsVfB StuttgartViking FK
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this