It’s time to get the calendars out again after the Bundesliga announced the dates and kick-off times for Matchdays 5 to 11 on Thursday morning.
First up for VfB is a trip to promoted team SC Paderborn on Saturday 10 October at 15:30*. The Cannstatt boys are on the road again on Matchday 6 as they travel to Hamburger SV on Saturday 17 October (15:30).
Trips to Leverkusen and Gelsenkirchen
That’s followed by the home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Matchday 7, which kicks off at 20:30 on Friday 23 October. Stuttgart then travel to Leverkusen on Matchday 8, taking on Bayer 04 on Saturday 31 October (15:30).
All three of VfB’s league fixtures in November – against SV Werder Bremen, FC Schalke 04 and Eintracht Frankfurt – take place in the Topspiel slot of 18:30 on Saturday evening.
*all times CET/CEST
| Kick-off | Competition |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2026, 15:30 CEST | Bundesliga, Matchday 3: TSG Hoffenheim – VfB |
| 19 September 2026, 18:30 CEST | Bundesliga, Matchday 4: VfB – Borussia Dortmund |
| 25 September 2026, 16:30 CEST | Friendly in Weinstadt: VfB – 1. FC Heidenheim |
| 1 October 2026, 17:30 CEST | Friendly in Aspach: VfB - Greuther Fürth |
| 10 October 2026, 15:30 CEST | Bundesliga, Matchday 5: SC Paderborn – VfB |
| 14 October 2026, 21:00 CEST | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 2: Slovan Bratislava – VfB |
| 17 October 2026, 15:30 CEST | Bundesliga, Matchday 6: Hamburger SV – VfB |
| 20 October 2026, 21:00 CEST | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 3: VfB – Atletico de Madrid |
| 23 October 2026, 20:30 CEST | Bundesliga, Matchday 7: VfB – Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 28 October 2026, 18:00 CET | DFB Cup, 2nd round: SC Paderborn – VfB |
| 31 October 2026, 15:30 CET | Bundesliga, Matchday 8: Bayer Leverkusen – VfB |
| 3 November 2026, 18:45 CET | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 4: Galatasaray A.S. – VfB |
| 7 November 2026, 18:30 CET | Bundesliga, Matchday 9: VfB – Werder Bremen |
| 21 November 2026, 18:30 CET | Bundesliga, Matchday 10: Schalke 04 – VfB |
| 25 November 2026, 21:00 CET | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 5: Internazionale Milano – VfB |
| 28 November 2026, 18:30 CET | Bundesliga, Matchday 11: VfB – Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 9 December 2026, 21:00 CET | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 6: VfB – LOSC Lille |
| 19 January 2027, 21:00 CET | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 7: VfB – Club Brugge |
| 27 January 2027, 21:00 CET | UEFA Champions League, Matchday 8: PSV Eindhoven – VfB |
