E. Demirovic gave Stuttgart the lead on 20 minutes, from an assist by A. Stiller. Z. Tripic levelled on 22 minutes, set up by H. Bjordal. Demirovic put Stuttgart back in front on 26 minutes, after D. Undav supplied the pass. Demirovic doubled the lead on 32 minutes, with Undav providing the assist.
Stuttgart had 17 shots to the visitors' 9, 65% of the 26 attempts in the match. Stuttgart had 10 off target and 4 blocked, the visitors 1 off target and 5 blocked. The home side had 11 attempts from inside the box, to Viking's 5. That left 6 from outside the area for Stuttgart, and 4 for Viking.
The home side put 3 on target to Viking's 3, an on-target rate of 18% against 33%. Stuttgart scored with three of their three on target. Viking scored with one of their three on target.
K. Askildsen was booked for Viking on 42 minutes. P. Christiansen was booked for Viking on 54 minutes. J. Bell was booked for Viking on 58 minutes.
All four goals came before the break.
Nenad Minaković, Serbia refereed.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Stuttgart 3-1 Viking
- Competition: UEFA Champions League
- Date: 9 September 2026
- Referee: Nenad Minaković, Serbia
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Stuttgart | Viking |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 17 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 10 | 1 |
| Shots blocked | 4 | 5 |
| Shots inside the box | 11 | 5 |
| Shots outside the box | 6 | 4 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 5 |
| Throw In | 0 | 0 |
| Free Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Substitution | 5 | 5 |
| Attacks | 134 | 90 |
| Dangerous Attacks | 51 | 43 |
| On Target | 3 | 3 |
| Off Target | 14 | 6 |
| Fouls | 13 | 13 |
| Offsides | 4 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 3 |
| Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Passes Total | 626 | 384 |
| Passes Accurate | 540 | 273 |
