UEFA Europa League 25/26, Round of 16 · 12 Mar 2026

VfB Stuttgart 1–2 FC Porto

Picked for matchday: Standout: Gabri Veiga scored 89.2 · Breakout watch: Jeff Chabot

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made VfB Stuttgart favourites at 44%.

FC Porto won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Gabri Veiga, 89.2 in 20′.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Angelo Stiller Midfielder	90	0	–	60.5
Deniz Undav Forward	90	1	0.17	59.1
Jeff Chabot Defender	90	0	–	56.4
Luca Jaquez Defender	20	0	–	55.0
Tiago Tomás Forward	27	0	–	49.9
Nikolas Nartey Midfielder	70	0	0.02	49.1
Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder	90	0	0.14	49.1
Alexander Nübel Goalkeeper	90	0	–	48.9
Ermedin Demirović Forward	63	0	0.17	46.7
Ramon Hendriks Defender	90	0	–	46.1
Jamie Leweling Midfielder	90	0	0.01	45.5
Finn Jeltsch Defender	70	0	0.05	45.3
Atakan Karazor Midfielder	84	0	–	42.2
Chris Führich Midfielder	20	0	0.07	41.8
Maximilian Mittelstädt Defender	13	0	–	37.9

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Gabri Veiga Midfielder	20	0	0	0.05	89.2
Rodrigo Mora Midfielder	59	1	0	0.12	65.4
Diogo Costa Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	65.0
Thiago Silva Defender	90	0	0	–	59.0
Terem Moffi Forward	59	1	0	0.25	59.0
Deniz Gül Forward	31	0	0	0.07	52.7
Seko Fofana Midfielder	80	0	0	0.11	51.4
Victor Froholdt Midfielder	31	0	0	–	51.2
Pablo Rosario Midfielder	90	0	0	–	50.9
William Gomes Forward	70	0	0	0.14	49.9
Zaidu Sanusi Defender	90	0	1	0.15	48.4
Alberto Costa Defender	90	0	0	0.01	44.8
Borja Sainz Forward	59	0	1	0.02	44.6
Jan Bednarek Defender	90	0	0	–	42.4
Pepê Forward	31	0	0	0.05	37.8
Alan Varela Midfielder	10	0	0	–	37.4