Stuttgart open Bundesliga Round 2 at home carrying six defensive absentees and a 1-5 hiding at Bayern on Matchday 1. That context demands respect, yet Koln arrive as a side that has conceded in 4 of their last 5 outings and won their opener against Hoffenheim 3-2 in a match that leaked goals freely. Both squads have shown plenty of attacking intent in pre-season and early competitive fixtures.
The numbers favour Stuttgart clearly in the head-to-head. In 5 meetings Stuttgart have won 4 and drawn 1, scoring 10 and conceding only 4. Koln have yet to keep a competitive clean sheet in this run. Stuttgart scored in all 5 of those encounters. Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the 5 h2h games, and both teams scored in 4 of 5, so this looks like an open fixture even if Stuttgart control it.
Draw No Bet on Stuttgart at 1.22 is the call. The h2h dominance is hard to ignore, and Koln have not beaten Stuttgart in these last five. BTTS YES at 1.44 is the alt, backed by four of five h2h meetings and Koln scoring in 5 of their last 5 games.
The numbers behind the tip
Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
Head-to-head · last five
| 14.02.26 | Bundesliga | 3–1 | O2.5 |
| 28.09.25 | Bundesliga | 1–2 | O2.5 |
| 28.09.25 | Bundesliga | 1–2 | O2.5 |
| 24.02.24 | Bundesliga | 1–1 | U2.5 |
| 30.09.23 | Bundesliga | 0–2 | U2.5 |
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