STUTTGART, Germany (Jan. 29, 2026) (Interstat) — VfB Stuttgart opened its Europa League campaign with a 3-2 victory over Switzerland’s Young Boys in a back-and-forth match Thursday at MHPArena.

Deniz Undav put Stuttgart ahead just six minutes in, but Ermedin Demirović equalized for the visitors a minute later. Armin Gigović restored Stuttgart’s lead before halftime. Sandro Lauper brought Young Boys level again in the 57th minute before Chema scored the decisive goal for Stuttgart in the 90th minute.

The result gave Stuttgart a winning start in the competition, while Young Boys began with a loss. The match exceeded the projected 2-1 scoreline from Interstat, whose system gave Stuttgart a 63.9% win probability.