Stuttgart vs FC Koln Prediction & Match Preview

• Stuttgart come into this on the back of four straight league wins.
• FC Koln scored only six goals in eleven away fixtures in this term of Bundesliga.
• Serhou Guirassy has 18 goals in 16 Bundesliga appearances this season.

Stuttgart got one step closer to the magical top-four finish and a place in the UEFA Champions League next year with the 2-1 win at Darmstadt last weekend. It was a hard-fought victory for Die Schwaben who were forced to play the entire second half shorthanded after Pascal Stenzel’s red card. Nevertheless, Stuttgart managed to hold on and win 2-1 to stay six points above fifth-placed RB Leipzig.

Sebastian Hoeness’ men will have a nice chance to keep their strong run of form going on Saturday afternoon. They host relegation strugglers FC Koln in Matchday No 23 at MHPArena. The visitors enter the tie in much lower spirits after a dismal showing in a 0-1 defeat to Werder Bremen last Friday.

The home loss to Bremen represented a serious blow to FC Koln’s ambitions of avoiding the relegation playoffs. The Billy Goats are currently six points adrift of the safe zone. They were surprisingly toothless in the final third last Friday. The performance FC Koln’s players showed in the previous round is by no means encouraging ahead of the road clash with the Champions League hopefuls.

Recent Meetings

On top of form, Stuttgart have tradition to back them up going into this tie. Die Schwaben won four and drew one of the previous five meetings with FC Koln.

The run includes a 2-0 victory for Stuttgart in the return game played in late-September last year at RheinEnergieStadion.

Both teams scored just twice in the previous six H2H affairs.

Stuttgart vs FC Koln Prediction

Stuttgart are flying high with four consecutive league wins. The Champions League anthem can be heard all over the Mercedes city. Die Schwaben are currently just four points shy of Bayern Munich in second place. Sebastian Hoeness can be particularly pleased with his team’s attacking form in recent weeks. Stuttgart bagged 13 goals in the previous four league wins. FC Koln, on the other side, boast the division’s weakest attacking record with 15 goals scored in 22 games. The Billy Goats are particularly struggling to find the back of the net on travels. They notched only 6 goals in 11 league outings away from home this season. When you add Stuttgart’s fantastic home record to the mix (9 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss), you get a comprehensive home win as the only realistic outcome here. We’ll back Stuttgart to win by two or more goals difference at the odds of 1.91.

Stuttgart’s top scorer Serhou Guirassy marked his return to the starting lineup with a goal last weekend at Darmstadt. Guinean forward now has 18 goals in 16 Bundesliga appearances this season. You can back him to score anytime on Saturday against FC Koln at the 1.61 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- February 21, 2024

Stuttgart vs FC Koln Betting Tips

Stuttgart to win in -1.5 Asian Handicap

OK

	1.95 Odds
	1.95 Odds

Serhou Guirassy to score anytime

OK

1.62 Odds

Correct Score: Stuttgart 3-0

OK

	8.50 Odds
	8.50 Odds