VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 Season · View Bundesliga standings →

+34
CLS Score

VfB Stuttgart have had fortune smiling on them. The CLS says they're getting more than they deserve based on underlying performance. Not outrageous, but don't be surprised when the wheels start wobbling.

Data last updated Oct 20, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC

Key Stats

56
Points
Expected: 47.33
62
Goals Scored
xG: 52.36
42
Goals Conceded
xGA: 44.51
8.7
Points Above Expected
Lucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
Matchweek 1 · 2025-08-23 · vs Union Berlin · away
1-2
Lost away against Union Berlin

A defeat that defied the run of play. VfB Stuttgart generated 1.73 xG, comfortably more than the 0.34 their opponent managed. Union Berlin created almost nothing - just 0.34 xG - but scored 2 goals. The model valued this match at 2.4 points for VfB Stuttgart. They got 0. That's 2.4 points of bad luck in 90 minutes.

Match timeline
18'I. Ansah scores for Union Berlin
45'I. Ansah scores for Union Berlin (assist: A. Ilic)
86'T. Tomas scores for VfB Stuttgart (assist: C. Fuhrich)
1.73
xG Created
0.34
Opp. xG
-2.4
Pts Lost

Individual Games

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW1 · 2025-08-23 · vs Union Berlin · Away-2.4 pts
Lost 1-2 away despite 1.7 xG. Expected 2.4 pts, got 0.
Score: 1-2 | xG: 1.73-0.34
MW28 · 2026-04-04 · vs Borussia Dortmund · Home-1.4 pts
Lost 0-2 home despite 0.8 xG. Expected 1.4 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-2 | xG: 0.76-0.61
MW15 · 2025-12-20 · vs 1899 Hoffenheim · Home-1.3 pts
Drew 0-0 home despite 1.3 xG. Expected 2.3 pts, got 1.
Score: 0-0 | xG: 1.27-0.13

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW2 · 2025-08-30 · vs Borussia Mönchengladbach · Home+2.3 pts
Won 1-0 home from 0.8 xG. Got 3 pts vs 0.7 expected.
Score: 1-0 | xG: 0.84-1.82
MW26 · 2026-03-15 · vs RB Leipzig · Home+1.4 pts
Won 1-0 home from 1.4 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.6 expected.
Score: 1-0 | xG: 1.45-1.18
MW10 · 2025-11-09 · vs FC Augsburg · Home+1.4 pts
Won 3-2 home from 2.4 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.6 expected.
Score: 3-2 | xG: 2.35-1.93

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

Each factor's contribution to the CLS score. These add up to the total.

xPTS Gap
9 more points than xG simulations predict they deserve
+12.7
Finishing Luck
Scored 10 more goals than their 52.4 xG - clinical finishing
+9.4
Shot Volume Gap
Getting more points than their shot dominance warrants
+4.5
Defensive Luck
Conceded 3 fewer goals than the 44.5 xGA opponents generated
+4.1
Injury Burden
Low injury burden (110 player-games missed) - squad depth available
+3.6
Discipline
Receiving more cards than opponents - decisions going against them
-0.4
Schedule Strength
Faced weaker-than-average opponents so far
+0.1
Total CLS+34

Rank Per Signal

Where VfB Stuttgart ranks among Bundesliga teams on each signal. #1 = most cursed.

6
Schedule Strength
1
18
+0.1
8
Discipline
1
18
-0.4
13
Defensive Luck
1
18
+4.1
13
Injury Burden
1
18
+3.6
14
xPTS Gap
1
18
+12.7
15
Finishing Luck
1
18
+9.4
15
Shot Volume Gap
1
18
+4.5

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Dip in Form Probable
Last 5: stable|8 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

VfB Stuttgart are riding their luck at +34. They're winning games their underlying numbers don't fully support. The correction hasn't started yet, but historical patterns suggest it's coming.

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