VfB Stuttgart vs Viking FK preview, team news and predicted line-ups | OneFootball

VfB Stuttgart host Norwegian champions Viking FK in their 2026/27 Champions League opener at the MHPArena. According to BuLi News, this will be the visitors’ first match in the competition and the clubs’ first meeting.

They opened with a 4-0 DFB-Pokal win at Hansa Rostock, then suffered a 5-1 Bundesliga defeat to Bayern Munich despite troubling the champions before the break. Sebastian Hoeness’ side hit back by beating 1. FC Köln 4-1 on Friday.

Viking secured qualification with a 5-3 aggregate victory over Dinamo Zagreb. They then drew 1-1 with Sandefjord in the Eliteserien, leaving them second, three points behind Bodø/Glimt.

With Dennis Seimen still sidelined, Fabian Bredlow is set to continue in goal for Stuttgart. They are also without Tiago Tomas, Nikolas Nartey, Luca Jaquez, Justin Diehl and Dan-Axel Zagadou.

Viking will be missing Martin Ove Roseth, Veton Berisha, Anders Bærtelsen, Henrik Falchener and Nick D’Agostino through injury.

Source: BuLi News

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