Head-to-Head: VfB Stuttgart vs Viking

VfB Stuttgart vs Viking has a clear scoreline to shape its early identity: VfB Stuttgart won 3–1 on 9 September 2026. The margin gives the German side a useful opening edge, but it does not settle the longer relationship or establish a permanent hierarchy. Viking’s response is therefore central to the matchup’s interest, as a close reply could keep the balance open while another clear result would give the pairing a firmer direction.

Past matches, VfB Stuttgart vs Viking

9 September 2026 League Stage - 1

VfB Stuttgart

3 - 1

Viking

Match center

VfB Stuttgart

3 - 1

9 September 2026

Viking

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tabii spor 1

Starting eleven

Substitutes VfB Stuttgart

33
G
3
D
2
D
4
D
16
M
47
D
44
F
43
M
17
F

Viking Substitutes

G
30
D
3
D
2
D
24
D
25
M
33
M
15
F
22
M
26
F
23
F
11
F
19

Match events

45'

90'

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20'
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E. Demirovic Normal Goal (Asst: A. Stiller)
22'
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Z. Tripic Normal Goal (Asst: H. Bjordal)
26'
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E. Demirovic Normal Goal (Asst: D. Undav)
32'
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E. Demirovic Normal Goal (Asst: D. Undav)
42'

Kristoffer Askildsen Yellow Card
54'

Peter Christiansen Yellow Card
58'

Joe Bell Yellow Card
62'

J. Vagnoman J. Leweling
62'

D. Pejcinovic E. Demirovic
62'

H. Falchener J. Daland
62'

E. Botheim J. Bell
71'

R. Hendriks F. Jeltsch
71'

L. Sauer B. El Khannouss
71'

V. Auklend K. Haugen
71'

S. Kvia-Egeskog T. Moi
84'

H. J. Haugen H. Heggheim
86'

A. Al Dakhil M. Mittelstadt

Stats for this game

Matchup VfB Stuttgart VS Viking

An early Stuttgart edge

VfB Stuttgart’s 3–1 win over Viking on 9 September 2026 supplies an initial clear shape to the matchup’s shared story. The margin is wide enough to give Stuttgart direction, yet it cannot by itself prove a permanent hierarchy. A result can define an opening impression without deciding how the clubs will relate when the balance is tested again. That distinction keeps the early score informative but provisional.

Viking can reshape the picture

The 3–1 scoreline leaves Viking with a direct route to alter the comparison. A narrow answer would make the relationship more contested, while another Stuttgart win would reinforce the original direction. Neither outcome should be treated as automatic: the value of the early margin depends on whether it can be repeated across future meetings. The enduring question is whether VfB Stuttgart’s separation becomes a durable feature or whether Viking turns the matchup into a closer exchange.