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FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen: result 1-0 and analysis

3. LigaRegular Season - 28Kick-off on March 12, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Sportpark Höhenberg, Köln

FC Viktoria Köln
1-0
Rot-Weiß Essen

Full time

What was the result of FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen?

FC Viktoria Köln won 1-0 on March 12, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 83′M. El MalaFC Viktoria Köln

Official lineup for FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FC Viktoria Köln

3-5-2
  1. 30S. Güler
  2. 9L. Lobinger
  1. 37N. May
  2. 33Jonah Benedict Sticker
  3. 16F. Engelhardt
  4. 11R. Velasco
  5. 5S. Lopes Cabral
  1. 2L. Dietz
  2. 14E. Lofolomo
  3. 35Zoumana Keita
  1. 1Dudu

Rot-Weiß Essen

3-4-2-1
  1. 27D. Martinović
  1. 6A. Arslan
  2. 24K. Mizuta
  1. 3Matti Wagner
  2. 5K. Gjasula
  3. 8J. Kaparos
  4. 2J. Eitschberger
  1. 33T. Kraulich
  2. 4M. Schultz
  3. 23J. Ríos Alonso
  1. 1J. Golz
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Viktoria Köln have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Rot-Weiß Essen have 7, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

FC Viktoria Köln
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 9, 2025Erzgebirge Aue(away)1-23. Liga
Feb 28, 2025FC Saarbrücken(home)1-23. Liga
Feb 22, 2025Verl(away)1-13. Liga
Feb 14, 2025Alemannia Aachen(home)3-13. Liga
Feb 9, 2025Hansa Rostock(away)1-13. Liga
Rot-Weiß Essen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 9, 2025Waldhof Mannheim(home)1-03. Liga
Mar 1, 2025Borussia Dortmund II(away)1-03. Liga
Feb 22, 2025FC Ingolstadt 04(home)2-03. Liga
Feb 15, 2025SV Wehen(away)3-13. Liga
Feb 8, 2025SpVgg Unterhaching(home)1-13. Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 2 FC Viktoria Köln wins, 1 draw, 2 Rot-Weiß Essen wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 5, 2024Rot-Weiß Essen 2-1 FC Viktoria Köln3. Liga
Jan 23, 2024Rot-Weiß Essen 3-1 FC Viktoria Köln3. Liga
Aug 23, 2023FC Viktoria Köln 0-0 Rot-Weiß Essen3. Liga
Feb 13, 2023FC Viktoria Köln 1-0 Rot-Weiß Essen3. Liga
Aug 9, 2022Rot-Weiß Essen 1-4 FC Viktoria Köln3. Liga

Last archived meeting: Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Viktoria Köln on Oct 5, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

FC Viktoria Köln score 1.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Rot-Weiß Essen score 1.6 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FC Viktoria Köln1.61.7312/1510/15
Rot-Weiß Essen1.61.238/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

FC Viktoria Köln sit 1st in 3. Liga (26 points from 12 matches) and Rot-Weiß Essen sit 3rd (24 points from 12 matches).

2026-27 standings
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1FC Viktoria Köln12822311526
3Rot-Weiß Essen12732201324

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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