Celtic 1–4 VfB Stuttgart: recap, goals & stats

Finished

VfB Stuttgart beat Celtic 1–4 in the UEFA Europa League.

DimaScore · published 19 Feb 2026

VfB Stuttgart cruised past Celtic 1–4 in the UEFA Europa League. Celtic: B. Nygren (21'). VfB Stuttgart: B. El Khannouss (15'), B. El Khannouss (28'), J. Leweling (57'), Tiago Tomás (90').

UEFA Europa League · Round of 32

B. Nygren 21'

1 – 4

FT

(HT 1-2)

B. El Khannouss 15'B. El Khannouss 28'J. Leweling 57'Tiago Tomás 90'

4-2-3-1·Martin O'Neill

S. Hoeneb·4-2-3-1

Substitutes

12V. SinisaloGK
31R. DoohanGK
9J. AdamuFWD
13Yang Hyun-JunFWD
14L. McCowanMID
17K. IheanachoFWD
36M. SaracchiDEF
41R. HatateMID
47D. MurrayDEF
49J. ForrestMID
51C. DonovanDEF
56A. RalstonDEF

1F. BredlowGK
44F. HellsternGK
2A. Al DakhilDEF
7M. MittelstadtDEF
8T. TomasFWD
10C. FuhrichMID
14L. JaquezDEF
22L. AssignonDEF
27B. BouananiFWD
28N. NarteyMID
30C. AndresMID

Events

15'

B. El Khannouss (D. Undav)

B. Nygren (—)

21'

28'

B. El Khannouss (A. Stiller)

HT

50'

J. Chabot

57'

J. Leweling (D. Undav)

60'

VAR — Goal cancelled

D. Maeda Out: Yang Hyun-Jun

62'

Paulo Bernardo Out: R. Hatate

62'

B. Nygren Out: L. McCowan

71'

T. Čvančara Out: K. Ịheanachọ

71'

71'

J. Leweling Out: C. Führich

71'

B. El Khannouss Out: N. Nartey

K. Tierney Out: M. Saracchi

78'

78'

E. Demirovic Out: Tiago Tomás

78'

J. Chabot Out: L. Jaquez

90'

Tiago Tomás (N. Nartey)

90+1'

A. Stiller Out: José María Andrés Baixauli

Statistics

8Fouls7

2Offsides1

85%Passes %83%

11Total Shots16

4Corner Kicks2

555Total passes507

0Yellow Cards1

5Blocked Shots5

2Shots on Goal5

4Shots off Goal6

2.09expected_goals1.88

53%Ball Possession47%

472Passes accurate423

8Shots insidebox10

0.72goals_prevented0.72

1Goalkeeper Saves1

3Shots outsidebox6

Ratings

Celtic

B. Nygren

MID71'

7.9

Yang Hyun-Jun

FWD28'

7.0

K. Ịheanachọ

FWD19'

6.7

S. Tounekti

MID90'

6.7

C. McGregor(C)

MID90'

6.7

T. Čvančara

FWD71'

6.6

K. Tierney

DEF78'

6.5

A. Trusty

DEF90'

6.5

L. McCowan

MID19'

6.5

L. Scales

DEF90'

6.3

VfB Stuttgart

B. El Khannouss

MID72'

8.5

Tiago Tomás

FWD12'

8.2

J. Leweling

MID72'

7.7

J. Chabot

DEF78'

7.3

A. Nübel

GK90'

7.3

A. Stiller

MID89'

7.3

D. Undav

MID90'

7.2

L. Jaquez

DEF12'

6.9

Finn Jeltsch

DEF90'

6.9

N. Nartey

MID18'

6.9

Head-to-head

Over the last 1 meetings, Celtic lead 1–0 (0 draws) against VfB Stuttgart.

26 Feb 2026VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Celtic

FAQ

What was the score of Celtic vs VfB Stuttgart?: Celtic 1–4 VfB Stuttgart.
Who scored?: Celtic : B. Nygren (21') ; VfB Stuttgart : B. El Khannouss (15'), B. El Khannouss (28'), J. Leweling (57'), Tiago Tomás (90')

Match Info

Competition

UEFA Europa League

Date

Kick-off

Referee

Eric Lambrechts, Belgium

Round

Round of 32

Standings — top 5

1Aston Villa39

2SC Freiburg29

3SC Braga27

4Nottingham Forest27

5Bologna25

Celtic 1–4 VfB Stuttgart: recap, goals & stats