Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Stuttgart Struggles with Penalty Kicks Before Europa League
Stuttgart's soccer team is having trouble scoring penalty kicks, which are like free shots at the goal.
Coach Sebastian Hoeness is looking for ways to fix this problem before a big game.
They haven't been very successful in penalty kicks recently.
The coach might ask for help from Harry Kane, who is very good at them.
Some past players for Stuttgart were great at penalties.
The team knows they need to practice and get better.
They are hoping to score more penalties in the future.
VfB Stuttgart is struggling with penalty kicks.
The team's Bundesliga penalty success rate is only 50% since 2023.
Coach Sebastian Hoeness may seek penalty advice from Harry Kane.
Stuttgart narrowly won a recent German Cup match on penalties.
Improvement in penalty kicks is needed for upcoming matches.
- Who
- VfB Stuttgart and coach Sebastian Hoeness.
- What
- Stuttgart's penalty kick struggles before the Europa League opener.
- When
- Ahead of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League opener against Celta Vigo.
- Where
- In Germany
- Why
- To improve their penalty success rate for upcoming matches.
- Team
- VfB Stuttgart
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Opponent
- Celta Vigo
- Coach
- Sebastian Hoeness
- Bundesliga Penalty Success Rate (since 2023)
- 50%
- German Cup Penalty Outcome
- Won 8-7 on penalties
- Harry Kane's Penalty Record
- 17 consecutive successful penalties