The kick off for the match between Rot-Weiss Essen and Viktoria Köln will take place at 15:30 (UK time) - Saturday, 10/18 - at the Stadion Essen. This clash of the 2025/26 3. Liga looks very promising!

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APWin predictions for Rot-Weiss Essen vs Viktoria Köln

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Rot-Weiss Essen Win

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👉 Our prediction is: Rot-Weiss Essen to win

Rot-Weiss Essen to win is our top betting tip for this upcoming match against Viktoria Köln. Rot-Weiss Essen's odds in the online betting sites have them heavily favoured at home, where they have been quite strong all season.

And our expert analysts fancy their chances as well given their current form and overall statistics.

👉 Our prediction is: Viktoria Köln to win the 1st half

Viktoria Köln will travel looking for a win against Rot-Weiss Essen. Even as the away side, expect Viktoria Köln to be the primary aggressor in this match.

With Rot-Weiss Essen hardly in the best of form of late, Viktoria Köln has the perfect opportunity to capture a half-time lead on their way to a win. So our betting tip is for Viktoria Köln to win the first half.

Rot-Weiss Essen preview

Rot-Weiss Essen has played 10 matches in the 3. Liga so far, with 4 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses. This results in an average of 1.6 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 4 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses. Rot-Weiss Essen's attack has scored 21 goals, 21 of them in the league, which gives an average of 2.1 goals per league match and 1.91 goals per match across the entire season.

Kaito Mizuta is the team’s top scorer with 4 goals, while Kaito Mizuta leads the team in assists with 4. Defensively, Rot-Weiss Essen has conceded 19 goals in the league (an average of 1.9) and 20 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.82 over 11 matches).

Viktoria Köln preview

In 10 3. Liga matches, Viktoria Köln has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses, with an average of 1.7 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 5 wins in 11 matches. The team has scored 17 goals, 16 of them in the 3. Liga (an average of 1.6 goals per match), with David Otto being the team's top scorer with 4 goals and David Otto providing 4 assists.

Defensively, Viktoria Köln has conceded 10 goals in the league and 13 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.18 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Rot-Weiss Essen vs Viktoria Köln

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Rot-Weiss Essen

Germany - 3. Liga

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D W L W D

1.6

Home W W D L D

1.6

Away D L W W D

1.6

Away Team

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Viktoria Köln

Germany - 3. Liga

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W D D L W

1.7

Home W D W W W

2.6

Away D L W L L

0.8

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