Hansa Rostock 0:4 VfB Stuttgart: DFB Pokal Match Result

Match report

Stuttgart dismantle Hansa Rostock in DFB-Pokal

VfB Stuttgart saw off Hansa Rostock 4-0 in the Round of 64 of the DFB-Pokal at the Ostseestadion on Thursday evening. The German Cup fixture produced a comprehensive away victory for the Bundesliga side, who controlled proceedings from the opening exchanges. By then, the pattern was clear — Stuttgart's superiority in possession and territory told against a Rostock side that could barely penetrate the final third.

Dženan Pejčinović opened the scoring in the eighteenth minute before adding a second just before the half-hour mark. The Bosnian striker had his hat-trick completed in the eighty-second minute, capping a patient but ruthless performance. Tiago Tomás booked his place in the scoresheet in the seventy-fourth minute, rounding off a clinical display. To be fair, Hansa registered six shots on target but found the net none of them.

Yellow cards for Angelo Stiller and Florian Bohnert were the only bookings in a match that rarely lost its composure. Stuttgart made three substitutions in the sixty-eighth minute, bringing on Chris Führich, Florian Bohnert, and Yannick Michaelis. Hansa responded with two changes in the seventy-fifth minute, introducing Benno Dietze and Leon Dajaku. Andreas Voglsammer came off for Hansa in the eighty-fifth minute, while Stuttgart swapped all four outfield players involved in the first wave of changes by the eighty-sixth minute.

The statistics paint a picture of total domination. Stuttgart held seventy-five percent possession compared to Hansa's twenty-five, and their one hundred and thirty-five attacks dwarfed the home side's fifty-three. The visitors created three big chances against one, while their expected goals total of 2.14 sat well above Hansa's 0.71. Hansa managed more successful tackles — thirteen to five — but that defensive work came against a Stuttgart side that rarely lost the ball.

The result ends any lingering hope Hansa had of progressing from this tie. Stuttgart advance to the next round with a scoreline that reflected their control throughout. The visitors' six-goalkeeper saves tell their own story — Hansa created enough opportunities to trouble any defence, but against this Stuttgart outfit, survival was never on the cards. And here's the thing: four goals from eight shots on target against a side that rarely threatened back makes for an evening Rostock will not forget.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 25 – 75

Shots on target 6 – 8

Shots off target 0 – 5

Expected goals 0.71 – 2.14

⇄ 9' Nikolas Nartey — Substitution ⚽ 18' Dženan Pejčinović — Goal 🟨 32' Angelo Stiller — Yellow card 🟨 33' Florian Bohnert — Yellow card ⚽ 37' Dženan Pejčinović — Goal ⇄ 68' Florian Bohnert — Substitution ⇄ 68' Yannick Michaelis — Substitution ⇄ 68' Chris Führich — Substitution ⚽ 74' Tiago Tomás — Goal ⇄ 75' Benno Dietze — Substitution ⇄ 75' Leon Dajaku — Substitution ⚽ 82' Dženan Pejčinović — Goal ⇄ 85' Andreas Voglsammer — Substitution ⇄ 86' Angelo Stiller — Substitution ⇄ 86' Dženan Pejčinović — Substitution ⇄ 86' Tiago Tomás — Substitution

Match events

9' 0:0 VfB Stuttgart Substitution Nikolas Nartey off: Josha Vagnoman
18' 0:1 VfB Stuttgart Goal Dženan Pejčinović assist: Tiago Tomás
32' 0:1 VfB Stuttgart Yellow card Angelo Stiller
33' 0:1 Hansa Rostock Yellow card Florian Bohnert
37' 0:2 VfB Stuttgart Goal Dženan Pejčinović assist: Deniz Undav
68' 0:2 Hansa Rostock Substitution Florian Bohnert off: Maximilian Krauss
68' 0:2 Hansa Rostock Substitution Yannick Michaelis off: Ouassim Karada
68' 0:2 VfB Stuttgart Substitution Chris Führich off: Bilal El Khannouss
74' 0:3 VfB Stuttgart Goal Tiago Tomás assist: Deniz Undav
75' 0:3 Hansa Rostock Substitution Benno Dietze off: Marco Schuster
75' 0:3 Hansa Rostock Substitution Leon Dajaku off: Bernie Lennemann
82' 0:4 VfB Stuttgart Goal Dženan Pejčinović assist: Josha Vagnoman
85' 0:4 Hansa Rostock Substitution Andreas Voglsammer off: David Hummel
86' 0:4 VfB Stuttgart Substitution Angelo Stiller off: Chema Andrés
86' 0:4 VfB Stuttgart Substitution Dženan Pejčinović off: Ermedin Demirović
86' 0:4 VfB Stuttgart Substitution Tiago Tomás off: Ameen Al-Dakhil

Statistics

25 Possession, % 75

6 Shots on target 8

0 Shots off target 5

0.71 Expected goals 2.14

1 Big chances 3

53 Attacks 135

4 Corners 8

6 Fouls 5

4 Free kicks 6

1 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 2

9 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

13/2650% Aerial duels 13/2650%

39 Backward passes 108

3 Blocked shots 8

25 Clearances 21

2/1020% Crosses 6/1638%

5/1338% Dribbles 8/1553%

1.28 Expected assists 2.55

74 Failed passes 76

4 Goalkeeper saves 6

12 Interceptions 8

6 Key passes 19

13/4827% Long passes 13/1968%

30 Passes into the final third 235

127 Passes in the opposition half 537

132 Passes in own half 249

0.67 Shot accuracy 0.38

4 Shots from outside the box 4

5 Shots inside the box 17

13/1968% Tackles 5/1338%

249 Total passes 770

Line-ups

Hansa Rostock

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Luca Unbehaun	1
15	Ahmet Ege Gürleyen	15
17	Florian Carstens	17
23	Franz Pfanne	23
32	Niklas Kölle	32
3	Florian Bohnert	3
4	K. Fatkic	4
41	Y. Michaelis	41
42	Benno Dietze	42
43	Leon Dajaku	43
9	Andreas Voglsammer	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Philipp Klewin	25
8	Ouassim Karada	8
16	Lukas Wallner	16
5	Marco Schuster	5
6	Jonas Michel Dirkner	6
35	Maximilian Krauß	35
37	Miłosz Brzozowski	37
7	B. Lennemann	7
21	David Hummel	21

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VfB Stuttgart

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Fabian Bredlow	1
7	Maximilian Mittelstädt	7
24	Julian Jeffrey Gaston Chabot	24
28	Nikolas Terkelsen Nartey	28
29	F. Eltz	29
6	Angelo Stiller	6
8	Tiago Barreiros de Melo Tomás	8
10	Chris Jan Führich	10
21	Grischa Prömel	21
26	Deniz Undav	26
17	Dženan Pejčinović	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
33	Marius Funk	33
2	Ameen Al Dakhil	2
4	Josha Mamadou Karaboue Vagnoman	4
20	Leonidas Stergiou	20
11	Bilal El Khannouss	11
16	Atakan Karazor	16
30	K. Andres	30
9	Ermedin Demirović	9
45	L. Jovanovic	45