Hansa Rostock 0-4 VfB Stuttgart: result and AI prediction

Hansa Rostock – VfB Stuttgart, DFB-Pokal, Friday, August 21, 2026 at 07:45 PM (GMT). Venue: Ostseestadion

Last 3 head-to-head meetings: Hansa Rostock 1, draws 0, VfB Stuttgart 2. Their last meeting, on September 13, 2020, ended Hansa Rostock 0-1 VfB Stuttgart.

Hansa Rostock

Final score0 - 4

VfB Stuttgart

AI predicted: 1-3 · Final score: 0-4✓ Correct outcome

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

The cup holders arrive with the clear division-level advantage, but an opening-round trip to Rostock is not a routine assignment. Hansa will try to turn Ostseestadion into a physical, low-tempo contest built on duels, direct play and dead-ball pressure. Stuttgart’s ability to circulate through Stiller and create rotations around Undav and Demirovic should eventually tell, provided their altered defensive options cope with Hansa’s first wave of transitions. The home side’s recent cup win over Stuttgart is a reminder that an early set-piece goal would change the entire script.

Head-to-head analysis

The recent cup record at Ostseestadion is tight rather than one-sided: Stuttgart edged the last two meetings by a single goal, but Hansa eliminated them there in 2018. That history supports the expectation of an intense opening phase, not complacency from the visitors.

Injuries and absences

External team news lists Jaquez and Assignon unavailable for Stuttgart, reducing defensive depth and potentially affecting their protection of wide transitions. Hansa’s listed issues to Gürleyen and Stock would similarly thin options in the defensive spine and midfield; final team sheets are essential because the supplied absence feed does not yet reflect these reports.

Form (last 5)