Published October 14, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
VfB Stuttgart beat Slovan Bratislava in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, October 14, with a 3-0 win for VfB Stuttgart over Slovan Bratislava. Deniz Undav opened the scoring, Sandro Cruz scored an own goal, and Ermedin Demirović added the final goal. Slovan Bratislava finished with no goals, VfB Stuttgart with three goals, and only VfB Stuttgart ever led.
How it unfolded
The teams reached half-time at 0-1, after Deniz Undav scored for VfB Stuttgart in the 29th minute to make it 0-1. The second goal came in the 64th minute: Sandro Cruz scored an own goal for VfB Stuttgart, making it 0-2. Ermedin Demirović scored for VfB Stuttgart in the 90th minute, setting the final score at 0-3; VfB Stuttgart held a three-goal lead at 0-3.
The numbers
The shot totals were 15 for Slovan Bratislava and 16 for VfB Stuttgart; the on-target totals were 1 and 8, respectively. Expected goals were 0.76 for Slovan Bratislava and 1.9 for VfB Stuttgart. Together, those measures describe a match in which the teams recorded different levels of shot accuracy and expected scoring threat, while the final score captures the goals that actually went in.