Matchday

UEFA Europa League 25/26 · 25 Sep 2025

VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Celta Vigo

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.6 – 0.5
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made VfB Stuttgart favourites at 52%.

VfB Stuttgart won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Angelo Stiller, 82.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Angelo Stiller +25.8, Bilal El Khannouss +21.0.

Well below it: Maximilian Mittelstädt −11.8, Iago Aspas −9.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

VfB Stuttgart

19 Sep 2025W 2–0v FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
13 Sep 2025L 1–3at SC Freiburg Bundesliga
30 Aug 2025W 1–0v Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
23 Aug 2025L 1–2at 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga

Celta Vigo

21 Sep 2025D 1–1at Rayo Vallecano LaLiga
14 Sep 2025D 1–1v Girona FC LaLiga
31 Aug 2025D 1–1v Villarreal LaLiga
27 Aug 2025D 1–1v Real Betis LaLiga
23 Aug 2025D 1–1at Mallorca LaLiga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

VfB Stuttgart

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Angelo Stiller Midfielder9001–82.6+25.8
Finn Jeltsch Defender2500–77.0–
Lorenz Assignon Defender90000.0666.4–
Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder70100.0666.3+21.0
Maximilian Mittelstädt Defender90000.0457.0−11.8
Ramon Hendriks Defender9000–56.4–
Chema Andrés Midfielder70000.4654.6–
Badredine Bouanani Midfielder81100.3553.7+2.4
Tiago Tomás Forward20000.0452.9–
Jamie Leweling Midfielder81000.4552.7−3.0
Luca Jaquez Defender6500–47.1–
Ermedin Demirović Forward90000.1446.7−3.0
Chris Führich Midfielder900–45.5–
Alexander Nübel Goalkeeper9001–44.1−7.6
Atakan Karazor Midfielder2000–42.5–
Josha Vagnoman Defender900–21.0–

Celta Vigo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Borja Iglesias Forward38100.1370.8–
Carl Starfelt Defender9000–55.8–
Ilaix Moriba Midfielder9001–52.3+6.0
Marcos Alonso Defender9000–51.6−3.1
Javier Rueda Midfielder28000.0850.9–
Óscar Mingueza Midfielder90000.0348.9−2.0
Bryan Zaragoza Forward29000.0548.7–
Fran Beltrán Midfielder8300–47.0–
Ionuț Radu Goalkeeper9000–46.7−2.1
Javi Rodríguez Defender9000–46.7−0.4
Williot Swedberg Forward2800–46.5–
Hugo Sotelo Midfielder1300–44.8–
Iago Aspas Forward62000.0842.4−9.4
Ferrán Jutglà Forward52000.0442.1−2.6
Jones El-Abdellaoui Forward6200–42.0–
Pablo Durán Forward61000.0440.6−0.9