UEFA Europa League Matchday 1 Thu, Sep 25 2025 · 20:00 Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
2–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.54 – 0.53
Celta Vigo
  • B. Bouanani 51’
  • B. El Khannouss 68’
  • 86’ Borja Iglesias
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

VfB Stuttgart beat Celta Vigo

VfB Stuttgart entered as favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Bouanani and Khannouss. Celta Vigo replied through a Iglesias goal. VfB Stuttgart finished with the higher xG (1.54 vs 0.53).

VfB Stuttgart ✓48%
Draw25%
Celta Vigo26%

Model vs reality

VfB Stuttgart goals
2
Model 1.69 · xG 1.54
Celta Vigo goals
1
Model 1.19 · xG 0.53
Total goals
3
Model 2.88 · xG 2.07
Score 2–1
10%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 55%
Both scored
Yes
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. El KhannoussVfB Stuttgart · 1 goal
8.3
  • RefereeNick Walsh
  • VenueStuttgart Arena

Timeline

  1. ⇄ L. JaquezFor Finn Jeltsch
    25’
  2. E. DemirovićYellow card · Foul
    35’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. B. Bouanani 1–0Assist A. Nübel
    51’
  5. ⇄ Borja IglesiasFor Ferran Jutglà
    52’
  6. ⇄ Bryan ZaragozaFor Pablo Durán
    61’
  7. ⇄ Javi RuedaFor Jones El-Abdellaoui
    62’
  8. ⇄ W. SwedbergFor Iago Aspas
    62’
  9. W. SwedbergYellow card · Foul
    63’
  10. B. El Khannouss 2–0Assist A. Stiller
    68’
  11. ⇄ Tiago TomásFor B. El Khannouss
    70’
  12. ⇄ A. KarazorFor Chema Andrés
    70’
  13. ⇄ C. FührichFor B. Bouanani
    81’
  14. ⇄ J. VagnomanFor J. Leweling
    81’
  15. ⇄ Hugo SoteloFor Fran Beltrán
    83’
  16. L. AssignonYellow card · Foul
    85’
  17. Borja Iglesias 2–1Assist I. Moriba
    86’
  18. I. MoribaYellow card · Foul
    90+5’
  19. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

VfB Stuttgart19 shots · 11 in box, 8 outside
Celta Vigo8 shots · 5 in box, 3 outside
VfB StuttgartCelta Vigo
59% Possession 41%
1.54 Expected goals (xG) 0.53
2.12 Expected points (xPts) 0.63
19 Shots 8
6 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 5
8 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 5
8 Shots outside the box 3
592 Passes 419
90% Pass accuracy 83%
9 Corners 2
0 Goalkeeper saves 4
12 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.97 Team rating 6.84

Line-ups

VfB Stuttgart 4-2-3-1

336.2 A. Nübel(G) A
77.3 M. Mittelstädt 36.9 R. Hendriks 297.2 Finn Jeltsch ↓25’ 227.5 L. Assignon
67.6 A. Stiller A 306.9 Chema Andrés ↓70’
186.6 J. Leweling ↓81’ 118.3★ B. El Khannouss ↓70’ 277.5 B. Bouanani ↓81’
95.5 E. Demirović
  • 33A. Nübel (G)A6.2
  • 7M. Mittelstädt7.3
  • 3R. Hendriks6.9
  • 29Finn Jeltsch↓25’7.2
  • 22L. Assignon7.5
  • 6A. StillerA7.6
  • 30Chema Andrés↓70’6.9
  • 18J. Leweling↓81’6.6
  • 11B. El Khannouss ★↓70’8.3
  • 27B. Bouanani↓81’7.5
  • 9E. Demirović5.5

Substitutes used

  • 14L. Jaquez↑25’7.0
  • 16A. Karazor↑70’6.0
  • 8Tiago Tomás↑70’6.9
  • 4J. Vagnoman↑81’6.3
  • 10C. Führich↑81’6.3

Unused: F. Bredlow, D. Zagadou, J. Chabot, M. Catovic, L. Jovanović

Celta Vigo 3-4-3

136.9 I. Radu(G)
207.0 Marcos Alonso 27.2 C. Starfelt 326.3 Javi Rodríguez
37.5 Óscar Mingueza 67.3 I. Moriba A 86.9 Fran Beltrán ↓83’ 396.5 Jones El-Abdellaoui ↓62’
186.5 Pablo Durán ↓61’ 96.3 Ferran Jutglà ↓52’ 106.5 Iago Aspas ↓62’
  • 13I. Radu (G)6.9
  • 20Marcos Alonso7.0
  • 2C. Starfelt7.2
  • 32Javi Rodríguez6.3
  • 3Óscar Mingueza7.5
  • 6I. MoribaA7.3
  • 8Fran Beltrán↓83’6.9
  • 39Jones El-Abdellaoui↓62’6.5
  • 18Pablo Durán↓61’6.5
  • 9Ferran Jutglà↓52’6.3
  • 10Iago Aspas↓62’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 7Borja Iglesias↑52’7.3
  • 15Bryan Zaragoza↑61’6.3
  • 17Javi Rueda↑62’6.6
  • 19W. Swedberg↑62’6.3
  • 22Hugo Sotelo↑83’6.6

Unused: Iván Villar, Manu Fernández, Carlos Domínguez, Yoel Lago, Damián Rodríguez, Miguel Román, Hugo Álvarez

Player stats

Top rated
B. El KhannoussVfB Stuttgart8.3
2nd
A. StillerVfB Stuttgart7.6
3rd
L. AssignonVfB Stuttgart7.5

VfB Stuttgart

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Nübel G 90 0 1 0 sv 1 73% 44 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.2
M. Mittelstädt D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 97% 58 3 0 1/1 0/1 7.3
R. Hendriks D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 53 3 3 0/0 1/1 6.9
Finn Jeltsch D 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 20 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
L. Assignon D 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 91% 45 1 1 3/5 3/0 7.5
A. Stiller M 90 0 1 0 (0) 6 87% 95 1 1 2/3 1/2 7.6
Chema Andrés M 70 0 0 2 (1) 0 94% 49 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
J. Leweling F 81 0 0 3 (1) 0 90% 30 1 0 1/3 2/0 6.6
B. El Khannouss M 70 1 0 2 (2) 2 88% 49 3 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
B. Bouanani M 81 1 0 1 (1) 1 89% 36 0 0 0/3 1/0 7.5
E. Demirović F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 80% 20 0 0 0/1 2/0 5.5
L. Jaquez D 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 56 0 0 0/0 0/2 7.0
A. Karazor M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 15 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.0
Tiago Tomás F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 1/2 0/2 6.9
J. Vagnoman D 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
C. Führich M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Celta Vigo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Radu G 90 0 0 4 sv 1 50% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Marcos Alonso D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 60 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
C. Starfelt D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 36 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
Javi Rodríguez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 45 3 0 0/2 1/1 6.3
Óscar Mingueza D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 56 5 0 0/0 1/2 7.5
I. Moriba M 90 0 1 0 (0) 3 88% 43 3 3 0/2 1/1 7.3
Fran Beltrán M 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 45 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
Jones El-Abdellaoui F 62 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 1 0 1/2 0/0 6.5
Pablo Durán F 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 11 1 0 0/0 3/0 6.5
Ferran Jutglà F 52 0 0 1 (0) 0 73% 11 0 0 0/3 0/0 6.3
Iago Aspas F 62 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 17 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
Borja Iglesias F 38 1 0 1 (1) 1 80% 10 0 0 0/0 3/1 7.3
Bryan Zaragoza F 29 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 10 0 0 1/3 0/0 6.3
Javi Rueda D 28 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 18 3 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
W. Swedberg M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 9 1 0 1/1 3/1 6.3
Hugo Sotelo M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.