Moving nearer to the top teams is on the list when these mid-table teams battle it out. Both are aiming to better their league position, Viktoria Köln in 11th and Rot-Weiss Essen in 13th place.
- Viktoria Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rot-Weiss Essen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Viktoria Köln form and stats
The 3. Liga stats at home this season for Viktoria Köln are 4-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Viktoria, their manager Janßen and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The Viktoria Köln coach Janßen and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Wehen Wiesbaden (placed 2nd).
Before that game, the home loss against Waldhof Mannheim with the scoreline 1-4.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Viktoria Köln have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 2 and lost 6.
Viktoria are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Rot-Weiss Essen form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 3. Liga travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Rot-Weiss Essen delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against MSV Duisburg (placed 10th) in their previous match.
A 0-3 defeat away at Elversberg before that.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Rot-Weiss have scored 16 goals in 11 league games away. In the opposite end, Rot-Weiss Essen have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Viktoria Köln have won or drawn the last 10 fixtures (6-4-0) against Rot-Weiss Essen.These competitors have met before this season: Rot-Weiss Essen - Viktoria 1-4.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Bastians 6 goals |   R. Meißner 5 goals | R. Berlinski 5 goals |
Viktoria Köln missing players
Rot-Weiss Essen missing players
| Viktoria Köln | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 26 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 76% |
| 57% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 48% |
| 38% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 29% |
| 10% | 10% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 67% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 67% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 19% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 24% |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 8.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 11.6 | 10.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 37% | 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 31% | 28% |
| 10 | 9.1 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
- Rot-Weiss Essen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rot-Weiss Essen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Viktoria Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Viktoria Köln have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Viktoria Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Elversberg | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 38 | 53 |
| 2 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Freiburg II | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Saarbrucken | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Osnabruck | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 34 |
| 9 | Ingolstadt | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Viktoria Köln | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 12 | Verl | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Borussia Dortmund II | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 21 |
| 16 | VfB Oldenburg | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 21 |
| 17 | Zwickau | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -17 | 20 |
| 18 | Meppen | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 19 |
| 19 | Bayreuth | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -22 | 19 |
| 20 | Hallescher FC | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
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