VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Celtic
- McCowan 1'
26 February 2026
The match in data
Celtic got the better of VfB Stuttgart, 1–0, on 26 February 2026, in the 2025-26 Europa League (Knockout Round Play-offs).
Player of the match: Luca Jaquez (VfB Stuttgart), rated 77, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 3 interceptions. Jaquez produced 1.7 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
For Celtic, the highest-rated player was Junior Adamu, with 70.
Luca Jaquez
VfB Stuttgart · 72'
Produced 1.70× and cost 0.32× their position's average
- 7 final-third passes 1.6×
- 3 interceptions 3.4×
- 7 duels won 1.9×
- 2 duels lost 0.7×
- 3 misplaced passes 0.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Jaquez ★ | Defender | 72 | 77 |
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | Defender | 90 | 72 |
| Josha Vagnoman | Defender | 90 | 70 |
| Angelo Stiller | Midfielder | 26 | 70 |
| Chris Führich | Forward | 44 | 62 |
| Atakan Karazor | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Chema Andrés | Midfielder | 64 | 50 |
| Badredine Bouanani | Forward | 85 | 49 |
| Deniz Undav | Forward | 90 | 48 |
| Jamie Leweling | Forward | 46 | 48 |
| Finn Jeltsch | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Tiago Tomás | Forward | 64 | 32 |
| Ermedin Demirovic | Forward | 26 | 22 |
| Alexander Nübel | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Ramon Hendriks | Defender | 18 | no rating |
| Bilal El Khannouss | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Adamu | Forward | 55 | 70 |
| Auston Trusty | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Dane Murray | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Luke McCowan | Midfielder | 68 | 59 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | Forward | 22 | 57 |
| Marcelo Saracchi | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Callum McGregor | Midfielder | 90 | 54 |
| Benjamin Nygren | Forward | 22 | 51 |
| Tomas Cvancara | Forward | 35 | 46 |
| Reo Hatate | Midfielder | 78 | 41 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | Midfielder | 68 | 41 |
| Anthony Ralston | Defender | 35 | 40 |
| Daizen Maeda | Midfielder | 90 | 23 |
| Colby Donovan | Defender | 55 | 21 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | Forward | 12 | no rating |
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.