VfB Stuttgart beat Slovan Bratislava 3-0 in the Champions League, a clean-sheet away win that left the home side without a goal. Stuttgart were sharper where it counted, and the official scoreline stayed 0-3.

Match Summary

The night began with a booking. Ramon Hendriks went into the referee's book in the 12th minute, and Stuttgart picked up another yellow card in the 26th minute. Slovan Bratislava had still not found a way onto the scoresheet. The visitors were collecting cautions without going down to ten.

The second half did not change the identity of the contest. Slovan Bratislava kept registering attempts, but none of them became a goal. Josha Vagnoman was shown a yellow card in the 77th minute. Stuttgart did not concede in the time that remained. The home side finished with one yellow card. There were no red cards. Full time confirmed Slovan Bratislava 0, VfB Stuttgart 3 in a Champions League evening defined by the visitors' finishing.

Key Moments

The shot-on-target split was the clearest swing in the numbers. Stuttgart placed eight attempts on target. Slovan Bratislava placed one. That gap, not the almost even overall shot count, is what a 3-0 score looks like on the pitch.

Expected goals pointed the same way. Stuttgart's 1.79 dwarfed Slovan Bratislava's 0.72, which helps explain why 15 home shots still produced a blank. Quality of chance, not volume, sat with the visitors.

Corners followed the same pattern, eight for Stuttgart and one for Slovan Bratislava. Combined with three away yellow cards that never became a dismissal, Stuttgart kept eleven players on the field through to a 3-0 win.

Match Statistics

Shots finished 15 for Slovan Bratislava and 16 for Stuttgart, almost level until the on-target column opened it up at 1 and 8. Expected goals of 0.72 and 1.79 matched that finishing story. Corners were 1 and 8. Yellow cards were 1 and 3. Red cards were 0 and 0. Taken together, the figures support a Champions League night that ended 0-3 to Stuttgart.

See also

• Slovan Bratislava vs VfB Stuttgart live score
• AltBets live scores
• AltBets tips
• Match recaps