VfB Stuttgart vs Viking FK, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

VfB Stuttgart

20': Ermedin Demirovic
26': Ermedin Demirovic
32': Ermedin Demirovic

FT
3 - 1

Viking FK

22': Zlatko Tripic

About

VfB Stuttgart are hosting Viking FK at MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Zlatko Tripic (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart).
6': Offside, Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling is caught offside.
7': Foul by Zlatko Tripic (Viking).
7': Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart).
10': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Bjørdal.
10': Corner, Viking. Conceded by Grischa Prömel.
11': Attempt saved. Henrik Bjørdal (Viking) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabian Bredlow (Stuttgart). Assisted by Joe Bell with a cross.
12': Foul by Henrik Bjørdal (Viking).
12': Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Zlatko Tripic (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart).
17': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fabian Bredlow (Stuttgart).
20': Goal! Stuttgart 1, Viking 0. Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
22': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
22': Goal! Stuttgart 1, Viking 1. Zlatko Tripic (Viking) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrik Bjørdal.
25': Joe Bell (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart).
25': Foul by Joe Bell (Viking).
25': Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Goal! Stuttgart 2, Viking 1. Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Deniz Undav with a through ball.
30': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Leweling with a cross.
31': Foul by Peter Christiansen (Viking).
31': Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Goal! Stuttgart 3, Viking 1. Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deniz Undav.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
35': Zlatko Tripic (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart).
36': Attempt blocked. Zlatko Tripic (Viking) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Moi.
37': Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart).
38': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
39': Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart).
40': Attempt missed. Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
41': Peter Christiansen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Jeff Chabot (Stuttgart).
42': Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking).
42': Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Offside, Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, Stuttgart 3, Viking 1.
45': Second Half begins Stuttgart 3, Viking 1.
46': Attempt blocked. Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
48': Attempt blocked. Henrik Bjørdal (Viking) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
48': Corner, Viking. Conceded by Chris Führich.
50': Foul by Henrik Bjørdal (Viking).
50': Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Zlatko Tripic (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart).
52': Attempt missed. Peter Christiansen (Viking) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Henrik Bjørdal with a cross.
53': Attempt blocked. Henrik Heggheim (Viking) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Bjørdal.
53': Corner, Viking. Conceded by Finn Jeltsch.
54': Foul by Peter Christiansen (Viking).
54': Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Peter Christiansen (Viking) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Foul by Tobias Moi (Viking).
54': Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt blocked. Zlatko Tripic (Viking) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bell.
58': Foul by Joe Bell (Viking).
58': Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Joe Bell (Viking) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt missed. Chris Führich (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
62': Substitution, Stuttgart. Dzenan Pejcinovic replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
62': Substitution, Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman replaces Jamie Leweling.
62': Substitution, Viking. Erik Botheim replaces Joe Bell.
62': Substitution, Viking. Henrik Falchener replaces Jesper Daland.
63': Foul by Zlatko Tripic (Viking).
63': Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt following a fast break.
69': Peter Christiansen (Viking) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart).
71': Substitution, Viking. Simen Kvia-Egeskog replaces Tobias Moi.
71': Substitution, Viking. Vetle Auklend replaces Kristoffer Haugen.
71': Substitution, Stuttgart. Ramon Hendriks replaces Finn Jeltsch.
71': Substitution, Stuttgart. Leo Sauer replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
73': Corner, Viking. Conceded by Leo Sauer.
73': Corner, Viking. Conceded by Dzenan Pejcinovic.
75': Offside, Stuttgart. Chris Führich is caught offside.
75': Foul by Simen Kvia-Egeskog (Viking).
75': Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Leo Sauer (Stuttgart).
78': Erik Botheim (Viking) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Jeff Chabot (Stuttgart).
81': Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Peter Christiansen.
82': Attempt missed. Jeff Chabot (Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross following a corner.
83': Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Vetle Auklend.
84': Substitution, Viking. Herman Haugen replaces Henrik Heggheim.
85': Offside, Stuttgart. Maximilian Mittelstädt is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Stuttgart. Ameen Al-Dakhil replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.
87': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Leo Sauer with a through ball.
89': Foul by Henrik Bjørdal (Viking).
89': Jeff Chabot (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Grischa Prömel (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Sauer.
90': Attempt blocked. Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grischa Prömel.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Leo Sauer (Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Führich.
90'+2': Foul by Erik Botheim (Viking).
90'+2': Jeff Chabot (Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Zlatko Tripic (Viking) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Ameen Al-Dakhil (Stuttgart).
90'+3': Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Henrik Falchener.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Jeff Chabot (Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Deniz Undav (Stuttgart) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jeff Chabot following a corner.
90'+4': Corner, Stuttgart. Conceded by Henrik Bjørdal.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Stuttgart 3, Viking 1.
0': Match ends, Stuttgart 3, Viking 1.

Statistics

VFK		VFB
13	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	2
38.1	Possession	61.9
9	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	540
385	Passes	626
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.2
66	Long Balls	46
14	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.2	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	4
19	Tackles	7
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	11
31	Effective Clearances	20
31	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany

UEFA Champions League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	3	+9	9
2	Aston Villa	3	+9	9
3	Liverpool	3	+5	9
4	Real Madrid	3	+5	9

Full Standings

Line-Ups

VfB Stuttgart (3-2-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Fabian Bredlow (GK)
24	Jeff Chabot
7	Maximilian Mittelstädt
29	Finn Jeltsch
6	Angelo Stiller
21	Grischa Prömel
10	Chris Führich
18	Jamie Leweling
9	Ermedin Demirovic
11	Bilal El Khannouss
26	Deniz Undav

VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:

Marius Funk, Ameen Al Dakhil, Josha Vagnoman, Yanik Spalt, Ramon Hendriks, Atakan Karazor, Leo Sauer, Jarzinho Malanga, Dzenan Pejcinovic.

Viking FK (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Arild Østbø (GK)
27	Jesper Daland
6	Gianni Stensness
28	Kristoffer Haugen
5	Henrik Heggheim
8	Joe Bell
7	Kristoffer Askildsen
29	Tobias Moi
20	Peter Christiansen
10	Zlatko Tripic
16	Henrik Rorvik Bjordal

Viking FK Substitutes:

Amin Cosic, Niklas Fuglestad, Ola Visted, Herman Haugen, Henrik Falchener, Romano Postema, Viljar Vevatne, Lubomir Belko, Erik Botheim, Jakob Segadal Hansen, Vetle Auklend, Simen Kvia-Egeskog.

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