Viktoria Köln receive Rot-Weiss Essen for another intriguing 3. Liga fixture here at Sportpark Höhenberg.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Viktoria and Rot-Weiss Essen.
Viktoria Köln form and stats
The hosts won their first 3. Liga game here at Sportpark Höhenberg, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Viktoria Köln last season were 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from 19 games.
Viktoria Köln enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Saarbrücken's place. The match ended 2-1 with Marseiler and Schultz scoring.
Before that fixture, a home win against Werder Bremen in the DFB Pokal. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Viktoria have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for Viktoria Köln after this match as they are travelling to Unterhaching for a 3. Liga game in only three days.
At Sportpark Höhenberg, Viktoria Köln has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Rot-Weiss Essen form and stats
Rot-Weiss Essen have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the 3. Liga were 4 victories, 5 draws and 10 defeats from 19 fixtures.
Rot-Weiss delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Erzgebirge Aue (placed 5th) in their previous match.
The match before was the DFB Pokal-battle against Hamburger SV (after extra-time), a home loss (3-4). Rot-Weiss Essen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
After this away game Rot-Weiss Essen return home for a 3. Liga game against Preuen Munster. That game is only four sleeps after this.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Rot-Weiss Essen has managed {1 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Viktoria have pulled off a streak of 11 consecutive matches without defeat (7-4-0) when facing Rot-Weiss Essen.Top Goalscorers
  D. Bogicevic 1 goals |  P. Koronkiewicz 1 goals |  M. Schultz 1 goals |
Viktoria Köln missing players
Rot-Weiss Essen missing players
| Viktoria Köln | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6.5 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 18 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12.5 | 8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Viktoria Köln | Last season | Rot-Weiss Essen | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 18 | 37 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 10 | 14 | ||
| 58 | 26 | Scored | S | 19 | 41 | ||
| 53 | 27 | Conceded | C | 30 | 56 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 87% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 81% | ||
| 58% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | ||
| 39% | 26% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 11% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 8% | ||
| 71% | 63% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 57% | ||
| 16% | 16% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 22% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 30% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.1 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | ||
| 10.8 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 1860 München | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Viktoria Köln | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Unterhaching | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Jahn Regensburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Erzgebirge Aue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund II | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sandhausen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Ingolstadt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Dynamo Dresden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hallescher FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | VfB Lubeck | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Ulm | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Saarbrücken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Freiburg II | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Waldhof Mannheim | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Preuen Munster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Verl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 40 | 74 |
| 2 | Freiburg II | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 73 |
| 3 | Osnabruck | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 49 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 70 |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 71 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 69 |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 69 |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 63 | 65 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 44 | -2 | 60 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 57 |
| 9 | Viktoria Köln | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 55 |
| 10 | Verl | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 49 |
| 11 | Ingolstadt | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 28 | -2 | 47 |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 46 |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund II | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 29 | -2 | 45 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -13 | 45 |
| 15 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -13 | 42 |
| 16 | Hallescher FC | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 60 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Meppen | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 65 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 33 | -22 | 37 |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 64 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -22 | 35 |
| 19 | Zwickau | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 72 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 47 | -30 | 35 |
| 20 | Bayreuth | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 39 | 81 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 44 | -42 | 32 |
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