§ Europa League · 2025-26 · League Stage 1

VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Celta de Vigo

  • Bouanani 51'
  • El Khannouss 68'
  • Iglesias 86'

25 September 2025

The match in data

VfB Stuttgart got the better of Celta de Vigo, 2–1, on 25 September 2025, in the 2025-26 Europa League (League Stage 1).

Player of the match: Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart), rated 65, thanks above all to 13 final-third passes and 9 recoveries. Mittelstädt produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Celta de Vigo, the highest-rated player was Javi Rueda, with 65.

65
Player of the match

Maximilian Mittelstädt

VfB Stuttgart · 90'

Produced 1.33× and cost 0.44× their position's average

Added
  • 13 final-third passes 2.3×
  • 9 recoveries 2.4×
  • 7 duels won 1.5×
Took away
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.7×
  • 2 misplaced passes 0.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

VfB Stuttgart
PlayerPositionMinRating
Finn Jeltsch Defender 25 82
Luca Jaquez Defender 65 66
Maximilian Mittelstädt ★ Defender 90 65
Angelo Stiller Midfielder 90 63
Ramon Hendriks Defender 90 63
Chema Andrés Midfielder 70 55
Lorenz Assignon Defender 90 54
Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder 70 50
Badredine Bouanani Forward 81 49
Tiago Tomás Forward 20 49
Ermedin Demirovic Forward 90 35
Jamie Leweling Forward 81 34
Atakan Karazor Midfielder 20 29
Alexander Nübel Goalkeeper 90 27
Chris Führich Forward 9 no rating
Josha Vagnoman Defender 9 no rating
Celta de Vigo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Javi Rueda Defender 29 65
Fran Beltrán Midfielder 83 62
Borja Iglesias Forward 38 59
Williot Swedberg Forward 28 55
Marcos Alonso Defender 90 48
Ilaix Moriba Midfielder 90 45
Carl Starfelt Defender 90 43
Jones El-Abdellaoui Forward 61 43
Javi Rodríguez Defender 90 42
Ionuț Radu Goalkeeper 90 40
Óscar Mingueza Defender 90 38
Iago Aspas Forward 62 36
Pablo Durán Forward 62 36
Bryan Zaragoza Forward 28 36
Ferran Jutglà Forward 52 21
Hugo Sotelo Midfielder 7 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which VfB Stuttgart player completed the most dribbles?

Lorenz Assignon, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Angelo Stiller 2, Maximilian Mittelstädt 1.

Lorenz Assignon led VfB Stuttgart's take-ons with 3 completed dribbles in the 2–1 win. Angelo Stiller added 2, while Maximilian Mittelstädt recorded 1.

Which Celta de Vigo player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Ilaix Moriba, with 3 key passes. Next: Javi Rodríguez 1, Carl Starfelt 0.

Ilaix Moriba drove Celta de Vigo's chance creation with 3 key passes in the 2–1 defeat. Javi Rodríguez contributed 1, while Carl Starfelt recorded 0.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Celta de Vigo, Europa League 2025-26. Player of the match: Maximilian Mittelstädt, 65
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.