FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen

FC Viktoria Köln

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Rot-Weiß Essen

🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Sportpark Höhenberg 🧑‍⚖️ Felix Weller 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

FC Viktoria Köln 11 · Rot-Weiß Essen 3

Referee Stats

Felix Weller

14 matches · 2.07 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.07
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

FC Viktoria Köln (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 27

Avg: 1.32 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rot-Weiß Essen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 44

Avg: 2.05 / 2.32

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this 3.Liga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.42

PPG

1.58

1.32

2.05

1.42

2.32

53%

O2.5

79%

47%

BTTS

89%

21%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

FC Viktoria Köln rank11th

Rot-Weiß Essen rank3rd

FC Viktoria Köln points51

Rot-Weiß Essen points70

FC Viktoria Köln: #11 · 51 pts · GD -2

21 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rot-Weiß Essen: #3 · 70 pts · GD +12

2 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Viktoria Köln last 5 home

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals3-9

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rot-Weiß Essen last 5 away

W L L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals12-15

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Viktoria Köln trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 5%

Rot-Weiß Essen trend breakdown

Over 2.579%

BTTS89%

BTTS + O2.574%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 63% · 1H BTTS 32%

Scoring reliability

FC Viktoria Köln score at home68%

FC Viktoria Köln clean sheet at home32%

Rot-Weiß Essen score away89%

Rot-Weiß Essen clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

FC Viktoria Köln score first21%

FC Viktoria Köln win after scoring first75%

Rot-Weiß Essen score first26%

Rot-Weiß Essen win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Viktoria Köln 0% · Rot-Weiß Essen 50%

Avg first goal minute: FC Viktoria Köln 32.3' · Rot-Weiß Essen 31.2'

Vs league average

FC Viktoria Köln score at home1.32 vs 1.76

FC Viktoria Köln concede at home1.42 vs 1.45

Rot-Weiß Essen score away2.05 vs 1.45

Rot-Weiß Essen concede away2.32 vs 1.76

FC Viktoria Köln score 25% below league average, while Rot-Weiß Essen score 42% above league average.

Defensive side: FC Viktoria Köln are 2% below league average at home, and Rot-Weiß Essen are 32% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.25 goals on average across the last 4.

FC Viktoria Köln goal timing (home)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Rot-Weiß Essen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Abiama

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Mizuta

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

L. Brumme

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Abiama

45'

45' K. Mizuta

45+1'

45+1' L. Wolf

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Ríos Alonso

Own Goal

51'

51' J. Ríos Alonso

53'

53' V. Boboy

70'

70' L. Dietz

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ L. Brumme

1st substitution · For: R. Safi

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. Müsel

2nd substitution · For: R. Reisig

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Y. Tonye

1st substitution · For: R. Velasco

84'

84' M. Kostka

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ L. Münst

2nd substitution · For: J. Sachse

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ D. Abiama

3rd substitution · For: M. Obuz

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ K. Mizuta

4th substitution · For: G. Swajkowski

FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rot-Weiß Essen beat FC Viktoria Köln 2-1 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in 3.Liga. The match was refereed by Felix Weller. It was played at Sportpark Höhenberg.

First half: Rot-Weiß Essen took an early lead at 10' when D. Abiama scored, with the assist credited to K. Mizuta, making the score 0-1. Rot-Weiß Essen extended the lead at 12' when L. Brumme scored, with the assist credited to D. Abiama, making the score 0-2. K. Mizuta received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 45'. L. Wolf received a yellow card for FC Viktoria Köln at 45+1'.

Second half: FC Viktoria Köln reduced the deficit at 51' when J. Ríos Alonso scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-2. J. Ríos Alonso received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 51'. V. Boboy received a yellow card for FC Viktoria Köln at 53'. L. Dietz received a yellow card for FC Viktoria Köln at 70'. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 1st substitution at 76', with L. Brumme replacing R. Safi. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 2nd substitution at 76', with T. Müsel replacing R. Reisig. FC Viktoria Köln made their 1st substitution at 79', with Y. Tonye replacing R. Velasco. M. Kostka received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 84'. FC Viktoria Köln made their 2nd substitution at 88', with L. Münst replacing J. Sachse. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 3rd substitution at 89', with D. Abiama replacing M. Obuz. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 4th substitution at 90', with K. Mizuta replacing G. Swajkowski.

FC Viktoria Köln used 2 substitutions while Rot-Weiß Essen used 4 substitutions. FC Viktoria Köln got 3 yellow cards, while Rot-Weiß Essen got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

22 Mar 2026 FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen 1 - 2 18 Oct 2025 Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Viktoria Köln 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

12 Mar 2025 FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen 1 - 0 05 Oct 2024 Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Viktoria Köln 2 - 1

2023-2024 Season

23 Jan 2024 Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Viktoria Köln 3 - 1 23 Aug 2023 FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen 0 - 0

2022-2023 Season

13 Feb 2023 FC Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiß Essen 1 - 0 09 Aug 2022 Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Viktoria Köln 1 - 4