FC Bayern München 5-1 VfB Stuttgart: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How FC Bayern München won it

The opening goal came in the 21st minute: Dayot Upamecano for FC Bayern München, set up by Joshua Kimmich . VfB Stuttgart levelled at 1-1 in the 52nd minute through Josha Vagnoman. Michael Olise made it 2-1 to FC Bayern München in the 55th minute, set up by Joshua Kimmich . An own goal by Josha Vagnoman made it 3-1 to FC Bayern München in the 57th minute. Aleksandar Pavlovic made it 4-1 to FC Bayern München in the 82nd minute, set up by Ismael Saibari. Luis Díaz made it 5-1 to FC Bayern München in the 90th minute (+2), set up by Ismael Saibari.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

The referee, S. Storks, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to FC Bayern München and 3 to VfB Stuttgart.

FC Bayern München: V. Kompany, 4-2-3-1 · VfB Stuttgart: S. Hoeneß, 3-4-2-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.07 for FC Bayern München and 2.69 for VfB Stuttgart.

FC Bayern München scored about 3.9 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

VfB Stuttgart left about 1.7 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

VfB Stuttgart created the better chances, 2.69 xG to 1.07, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

FC Bayern München had 9 shots on target, VfB Stuttgart 4.

VfB Stuttgart's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

FC Bayern München had 59% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

FC Bayern München came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 3.5 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 2.51 expected goals for and 0.69 against, and had won 75% of their matches.

VfB Stuttgart came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.86 expected goals for and 2.15 against, and had won 25% of their matches.

FC Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München), rated 8.7 by Sportmonks.

FC Bayern München

• Joshua Kimmich 8.7
• Dayot Upamecano 8.4 1 goal
• Aleksandar Pavlovic 8.0 1 goal
• Ismael Saibari 8.0 2 assists
• Michael Olise 7.6 1 goal

VfB Stuttgart

• Maximilian Mittelstädt 7.0
• Josha Vagnoman 7.0 1 goal
• Fabian Bredlow 6.8
• Tiago Tomás 6.7
• Jamie Leweling 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Ramon Hendriks at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• FC Bayern München: FC Augsburg vs FC Bayern München Saturday 10 October 2026 · Bundesliga
• VfB Stuttgart: Paderborn vs VfB Stuttgart Saturday 10 October 2026 · Bundesliga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about FC Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart

What was the score in FC Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart?

FC Bayern München 5-1 VfB Stuttgart (half-time 1-0), Bundesliga, Friday 28 August 2026.

Who scored in FC Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart?

Dayot Upamecano 21', Josha Vagnoman 52', Michael Olise 55', Aleksandar Pavlovic 82', Luis Díaz 90+2'.

Did Moneyball predict FC Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in FC Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart?

Joshua Kimmich, rated 8.7 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed FC Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart?

S. Storks.