Rot-Weiß Essen v FC Viktoria Köln

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Rot-Weiß Essen v FC Viktoria Köln in 3. Liga ended 1:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Rot-Weiß Essen v FC Viktoria Köln

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Rot-Weiß Essen at 44.3% - the match finished 1:0, so the prediction was correct.

Model	1 · Rot-Weiß Essen	X	2 · FC Viktoria Köln	Prediction	Result
ELO + Poisson	48.3%	22.4%	29.4%	Home win · Rot-Weiß Essen	✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost)	44.3%	22.1%	33.6%	Home win · Rot-Weiß Essen	✔ Correct
Final score	1:0			Home win · Rot-Weiß Essen

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Rot-Weiß Essen v FC Viktoria Köln

27′Tony Menzel · Goal (assist: Noah Pesch)
44′Max Geschwill · Yellow card
45′Kilian Jakob · Substitution (off: Pascal Fallmann)
45′Niklas Horst Castelle · Substitution (off: Noah Maboulou)
63′Jaka Cuber Potocnik · Yellow card
63′Marvin Obuz · Substitution (off: Dickson Abiama)
63′Noah Pesch · Substitution (off: Lucas Brumme)
68′Yannick Aime Tonye · Substitution (off: Marco Pledl)
75′Tony Menzel · Substitution (off: Nick Bätzner)
75′Jaka Cuber Potocnik · Substitution (off: Marek Janssen)
80′Meiko Sponsel · Yellow card
81′David Otto · Substitution (off: Jakob Sachse)
81′Taylan Duman · Substitution (off: Alexander Prokopenko)
85′Jannik Hofmann · Yellow card
90+3′Semir telalovic · Substitution (off: Luca Bazzoli)

Match statistics: Rot-Weiß Essen v FC Viktoria Köln

Statistic	Rot-Weiß Essen	FC Viktoria Köln
Possession	52%	48%
Shots on target	1	2
Total shots	10	3
Shots off target	9	1
Blocked shots	0	0
Corners	5	6
Yellow cards	3	1
Red cards	0	0

Line-ups: Rot-Weiß Essen v FC Viktoria Köln

Rot-Weiß Essen 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1 J. Golz
6 M. Geschwill
8 Tony Menzel
9 J. PotoÄnik
10 M. Obuz
11 Noah Pesch
15 Ben Vincent Hüning
17 S. Telalović
19 F. Bouebari
22 J. Sietan
37 J. Hofmann

Substitutes (9)

2 M. Kostka
14 L. Brumme
18 D. Abiama
20 M. Janssen
23 J. Ríos Alonso
25 N. Bätzner
26 E. Çelebi
32 L. Bazzoli
35 F. Wienand

FC Viktoria Köln 4-4-2

Starting XI

1 A. Schulz
6 T. Eisenhuth
7 Y. Tonye
8 T. Duman
10 D. Otto
18 Tim Kloss
19 M. Sponsel
20 Niklas Swider
21 L. Wolf
26 K. Jakob
44 N. Castelle

Substitutes (8)

12 D. Wyciok
16 N. Jahn
17 M. Pledl
22 V. Boboy
24 J. Amann
28 P. Fallmann
30 A. Prokopenko
37 N. Le Bret

Form and head-to-head: Rot-Weiß Essen v FC Viktoria Köln

Rot-Weiß Essen

WDWWL

12 Sep 2026HWürzburger Kickers6–2W
29 Aug 2026ASV Wehen0–0D
23 Aug 2026HSt. Pauli2–0W
15 August 2026HHavelse1–0W
9 Aug 2026AFC Saarbrücken2–5L

FC Viktoria Köln

WWDWL

11 Sep 2026HHansa Rostock4–0W
30 Aug 2026HPreußen Münster4–1W
22 Aug 2026H1. FC Nürnberg1–1D
16 August 2026AStuttgart II3–1W
8 Aug 2026HSSV Jahn Regensburg2–5L

3. Liga standings

Current competition standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	MSV Duisburg	5	4	0	1	+8	12	LWWWW
2	Rot-Weiß Essen	5	3	1	1	+3	10	WWDWL
3	FC Saarbrücken	5	3	0	2	+6	9	LWLWW
4	FC Viktoria Köln	5	3	0	2	+5	9	WLWWL
5	Alemannia Aachen	5	2	2	1	+3	8	DWLDW
6	FC Ingolstadt 04	5	2	2	1	0	8	WLWDD
7	Hansa Rostock	5	2	2	1	-1	8	LDWDW
8	Preußen Münster	4	2	1	1	0	7	WLDW
9	Fortuna Düsseldorf	5	2	1	2	-1	7	WDWLL
10	SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach	5	2	1	2	-2	7	DWLLW
11	Hoffenheim II	4	2	0	2	+4	6	LWWL
12	Stuttgart II	4	2	0	2	-1	6	WLLW
13	Verl	5	2	0	3	-4	6	WWLLL
14	SV Meppen	5	2	0	3	-4	6	LLWWL
15	Fortuna Köln	4	1	2	1	0	5	DWDL
16	Waldhof Mannheim	4	1	1	2	-1	4	LLDW
17	Havelse	5	1	1	3	-2	4	DLWLL
18	SSV Jahn Regensburg	5	1	1	3	-3	4	DLLLW
19	Würzburger Kickers	5	1	1	3	-4	4	LLLWD
20	SV Wehen	4	0	2	2	-6	2	DDLL

Managers: Rot-Weiß Essen v FC Viktoria Köln

Rot-Weiß EssenManagerU. KoschinatGermany

FC Viktoria KölnManagerMarian Wilhelm

Match information: Rot-Weiß Essen v FC Viktoria Köln

Kick-off: Sat 5 Sep · 14:30
Competition: 3. Liga
Round: Regular Season – 4