UEFA Europa League 25/26, Playoff round · 26 Feb 2026

VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Celtic

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made VfB Stuttgart favourites at 67%.

Celtic won although VfB Stuttgart made the better chances (1.9 xG to 0.3): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Chris Führich, 76.2 in 45′.

Player	Min	xG	Score
Chris Führich Midfielder	45	0.09	76.2
Luca Jaquez Defender	72	0.05	66.2
Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder	11	0.09	65.5
Angelo Stiller Midfielder	26	–	56.0
Deniz Undav Forward	90	0.43	51.2
Josha Vagnoman Defender	90	0.05	50.9
Chema Andrés Midfielder	64	–	50.4
Alexander Nübel Goalkeeper	90	–	46.8
Maximilian Mittelstädt Defender	90	0.10	46.2
Atakan Karazor Midfielder	90	0.03	43.9
Finn Jeltsch Defender	90	–	42.9
Tiago Tomás Forward	64	0.27	40.9
Ramon Hendriks Defender	18	0.04	38.9
Badredine Bouanani Midfielder	85	0.69	33.3
Ermedin Demirović Forward	26	0.01	32.9
Jamie Leweling Midfielder	45	0.03	27.9

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	70.6
Luke McCowan Midfielder	68	1	0	0.18	67.4
Tony Ralston Defender	35	0	0	–	62.8
Junior Adamu Forward	55	0	1	–	59.3
Dane Murray Defender	90	0	0	–	53.3
Auston Trusty Defender	90	0	0	–	50.4
Sebastian Tounekti Forward	22	0	0	0.10	48.9
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward	12	0	0	–	47.9
Benjamin Nygren Forward	22	0	0	–	44.2
Callum McGregor Midfielder	90	0	0	–	43.3
Reo Hatate Midfielder	78	0	0	0.01	42.4
Tomáš Čvančara Forward	35	0	0	–	41.7
Marcelo Saracchi Defender	90	0	0	–	41.6
Daizen Maeda Forward	90	0	0	–	39.4
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder	68	0	0	–	38.7
Colby Donovan Defender	55	0	0	–	34.1