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Champions League · League phase, matchday 5

Inter vs VfB Stuttgart: Match Preview & Stats

Inter crest Inter
vs
VfB Stuttgart crest VfB Stuttgart
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano

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Our record

  • Inter: 7 of 9 right
  • VfB Stuttgart: 4 of 8 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Champions League, League phase, matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Since last match
Inter: 3 days (Serie A) · Atalanta VfB Stuttgart: 4 days (Bundesliga) · Schalke 04
Next match
Inter: 2 days (Serie A) later VfB Stuttgart: 2 days (Bundesliga) later

Last starting XI

Inter 3-5-2

  1. 1 Martínez
  2. 25 Akanji
  3. 6 Bastoni
  4. 30 Augusto
  5. 99 Spence
  6. 18 Barella
  7. 10 Çalhanoglu
  8. 7 Zieliński
  9. 11 Dimarco
  10. 9 Esposito
  11. 9 Thuram

Coach: Cristian Chivu vs Como, 2-0 · Serie A · 8 Nov

VfB Stuttgart 3-4-2-1

  1. 41 Seimen
  2. 14 Jaquez
  3. 24 Chabot
  4. 3 Hendriks
  5. 18 Leweling
  6. 21 Prömel
  7. 47 Spalt
  8. 7 Mittelstädt
  9. 11 El Khannouss
  10. 10 Führich
  11. 26 Undav

Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß vs Werder Bremen, 1-0 · Bundesliga · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Inter

  • DF Djed SpenceInjured · A few days
  • MF Aleksandar StankovićInjured · Mid December 2026
  • MF Piotr ZielińskiInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Ange-Yoan BonnyInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • FW Lautaro MartínezInjured · Back in training
  • FW Luis HenriqueInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Marcus ThuramInjured · Doubtful

VfB Stuttgart

  • DF Dan-Axel ZagadouInjured · Mid November 2026
  • DF Josha VagnomanInjured · A few weeks
  • MF Angelo StillerInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Leo SauerInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • – Justin DiehlInjured · Mid November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Inter

High impact
Missing attack share 43.0%
Missing minutes share 24.0%
7 players out 3 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW Marcus Thuram 14% attack · 7% mins
  • FW Lautaro Martínez 11% attack · 2% mins

VfB Stuttgart

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 11.0%
Missing minutes share 11.0%
5 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • MF Angelo Stiller 7% attack · 5% mins
  • DF Josha Vagnoman 3% attack · 4% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Inter VfB Stuttgart
Box & Territory Pressure 76 61
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 56 64
Finishing Efficiency 54 51
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 64 32
Underlying Play Power 81 59
Inter Balanced (results match underlying play)
VfB Stuttgart Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Inter

When scoring first 100% won · 100% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 62% points rescued · 50% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 39% 2nd Half: 61%
First 15': 14% Last 15' (76-90'): 36%

VfB Stuttgart

When scoring first 67% won · 89% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 17% points rescued · 17% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 56% 2nd Half: 44%
First 15': 19% Last 15' (76-90'): 15%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Inter

  1. 1. DF Carlos Augusto 2G · 1A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 7.0%
  2. 2. MF Federico Dimarco 0G · 1A
    Team attack 7.0% Team shots 10.0%
  3. 3. MF Nicolò Barella 0G · 2A
    Team attack 7.0% Team shots 7.0%

VfB Stuttgart

  1. 1. FW Deniz Undav 1G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. FW Ermedin Demirović 5G · 0A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 12.0%
  3. 3. MF Chris Führich 1G · 1A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 10.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Inter VfB Stuttgart
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 6/10
Over 2.5 goals 7/10 3/10
Over 3.5 goals 4/10 2/10
Both teams scored 5/10 3/10
Clean sheet 5/10 4/10
Failed to score 0/10 3/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 2.2 / 1.1 1.4 / 1.0

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Inter

  • W 2-0 vs Como (H) Serie A · 8 Nov
  • W 3-0 at Feyenoord (A) Champions League · 3 Nov
  • L 1-3 at Milan (A) Serie A · 31 Oct
  • W 2-0 at Venezia (A) Serie A · 28 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Fiorentina (H) Serie A · 25 Oct

VfB Stuttgart

  • W 1-0 vs Werder Bremen (H) Bundesliga · 7 Nov
  • L 0-2 at Galatasaray (A) Champions League · 3 Nov
  • W 4-2 at Bayer Leverkusen (A) Bundesliga · 31 Oct
  • W 1-0 at Paderborn (A) DFB Pokal · 28 Oct
  • L 2-3 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) Bundesliga · 23 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Inter

VfB Stuttgart

Goals in each 15-minute period, Champions League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Inter

Player G A
Lautaro Martínez 2 1
Carlos Augusto 2 0
Ange-Yoan Bonny 1 0
Francesco Pio Esposito 1 0
Piotr Zieliński 1 0

VfB Stuttgart

Player G A
Ermedin Demirović 4 0
Deniz Undav 1 2
Jamie Leweling 1 0

Goals and assists in the Champions League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Inter VfB Stuttgart
  • 6.0 Corners won 6.0
  • 4.2 Corners conceded 4.0
  • 2.2 Yellow cards 2.2
  • 2.0 Opponents' yellow cards 1.8

Per match in the Champions League this season. Average per club and match: 4.7 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

InterVfB Stuttgart
Attack 80 40 2.0 goals per match this season1.8 goals per match this season
Defence 71 43 1.5 conceded per match this season1.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Champions League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

2114Elo #9 Elo rating 1974Elo #35

Head-to-head

Inter and VfB Stuttgart have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Paris Saint-Germain 4 400 20:5 +15 12
2 Real Madrid 4 400 13:7 +6 12
3 Arsenal 4 310 8:3 +5 10
4 Como 4 301 19:6 +13 9
5 Barcelona 4 301 14:6 +8 9
6 Aston Villa 4 301 12:6 +6 9
7 Manchester City 4 301 12:7 +5 9
8 Liverpool 4 301 14:10 +4 9
9 Club Brugge 4 301 11:7 +4 9
10 Sporting CP 4 301 8:4 +4 9
11 Real Betis 4 301 8:6 +2 9
12 Borussia Dortmund 4 301 7:5 +2 9
13 Bayern München 4 220 12:5 +7 8
14 VfB Stuttgart 4 211 7:4 +3 7
15 Inter 4 202 8:6 +2 6
16 LASK 4 202 10:9 +1 6
17 Manchester United 4 202 8:8 0 6
18 Galatasaray 4 202 8:9 -1 6
19 Fenerbahçe 4 121 6:11 -5 5
20 Roma 4 112 10:8 +2 4
21 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 112 4:4 0 4
22 Viking 4 112 9:10 -1 4
23 Atlético Madrid 4 112 4:5 -1 4
24 PSV Eindhoven 4 112 3:4 -1 4
25 Bodø/Glimt 4 112 4:9 -5 4
26 FC Porto 4 103 6:7 -1 3
27 Napoli 4 103 6:11 -5 3
28 Villarreal 4 103 8:14 -6 3
29 AEK Athens 4 103 5:11 -6 3
30 RB Leipzig 4 103 5:11 -6 3
31 Sabah FK 4 103 4:10 -6 3
32 Feyenoord 4 103 4:11 -7 3
33 Lens 4 103 4:16 -12 3
34 Slavia Prague 4 013 5:9 -4 1
35 Lille 4 013 4:10 -6 1
36 Slovan Bratislava 4 004 1:17 -16 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Champions League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
Inter 6
VfB Stuttgart 7

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