VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic Preview

VfB Stuttgart host Celtic at the MHPArena on Thursday evening in the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie, holding a commanding 4-1 advantage from the first leg in Glasgow seven days ago. The German side need only avoid a catastrophic collapse to progress, while Celtic face the near-impossible task of overturning a three-goal deficit away in Stuttgart. The Hoops head into this fixture having lost their most recent outing at home to Hibernian, leaving their confidence at a low ebb, while Stuttgart arrive in steady domestic form and will look to play out this tie with control and composure.

Stuttgart’s most recent outing was a 3-3 away draw at 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 in the Bundesliga on Sunday — a result that will have been mildly frustrating but changes nothing heading into this largely comfortable second leg. Prior to that came the emphatic 1-4 away win at Celtic in the first leg. Before that, they won 3-1 at home to FC Cologne in the league, with a 2-1 away defeat at St. Pauli and a 3-0 away win at Holstein Kiel in the German Cup also in this sequence. Stuttgart have the firepower and organisation to keep Celtic at bay and will approach this tie with the confidence of a team very much in control of the tie.

Celtic’s task is stark. Their most recent outing ended in a 1-2 home defeat to Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday — a result that will have done nothing to help morale ahead of a trip to Germany needing three goals. Prior to that was that 1-4 home hammering by Stuttgart in the first leg. Before that, they won 2-3 away at Kilmarnock and 2-1 at home to Livingston, with a 2-1 home win over Dundee in the Scottish Cup also in this sequence. The Bhoys have shown they are capable of wins domestically, but their European form this season has been well below the standard required, and reversing this deficit in one evening is a tall order under any circumstances.

The head-to-head record favours Stuttgart, who have won two of the three career meetings with one Celtic victory. The most recent and most relevant is Stuttgart’s 1-4 away win at Celtic just seven days ago. The only other meetings came in 2003, where Stuttgart won 3-2 at home and Celtic won 3-1 at home — both clubs claiming their respective home legs in that tie.

UK and Irish fans able to watch on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+, German supporters can follow on RTL and RTL+, while US viewers have CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ and fuboTV, and Australian supporters can stream on Stan Sport.

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VfB Stuttgart – Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	3-3	VfB Stuttgart	German Bundesliga	Feb 22, 2026
W	Celtic	1-4	VfB Stuttgart	Europa League	Feb 19, 2026
W	VfB Stuttgart	3-1	FC Cologne	German Bundesliga	Feb 14, 2026
L	St. Pauli	2-1	VfB Stuttgart	German Bundesliga	Feb 7, 2026
W	Holstein Kiel	0-3	VfB Stuttgart	German Cup	Feb 4, 2026

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Celtic – Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Celtic	1-2	Hibernian	Scottish Premiership	Feb 22, 2026
L	Celtic	1-4	VfB Stuttgart	Europa League	Feb 19, 2026
W	Kilmarnock	2-3	Celtic	Scottish Premiership	Feb 15, 2026
W	Celtic	2-1	Livingston	Scottish Premiership	Feb 11, 2026
W	Celtic	2-1	Dundee	Scottish Cup	Feb 7, 2026

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Head To Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Celtic	1-4	VfB Stuttgart	Feb 19, 2026
VfB Stuttgart	3-2	Celtic	Feb 27, 2003
Celtic	3-1	VfB Stuttgart	Feb 20, 2003

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	TNT Sports 2, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland	TNT Sports 2, discovery+, discovery+ App
Germany	RTL, RTL+
USA	CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX
France	Canal+ Sport, Free, myCANAL, Canal+ Live 2
Spain	Movistar Liga de Campeones 2
Australia	Stan Sport
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport, Ziggo Sport 2
Italy	Sky Sport 257