Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Viktoria Köln

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion an der Hafenstraße 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Schreiner 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Rot-Weiß Essen 2 · FC Viktoria Köln 3

Referee Stats

Simon Schreiner

2 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Rot-Weiß Essen outshot their opponent (10-3).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

Rot-Weiß Essen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-0

Goals For / Against

8 / 2

Avg: 2.67 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Viktoria Köln (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 3

Avg: 2.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.00

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

3.00

PPG

2.00

2.67

2.00

0.67

1.00

33%

O2.5

67%

33%

BTTS

67%

100%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Rot-Weiß Essen rank2nd

FC Viktoria Köln rank3rd

Rot-Weiß Essen points13

FC Viktoria Köln points12

Rot-Weiß Essen: #2 · 13 pts · GD +4

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC Viktoria Köln: #3 · 12 pts · GD +7

1 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Rot-Weiß Essen last 5 home

W W W

Points9/9

Weighted index100

Goals8-2

Record3-0-0

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 last 5 away

W L W

Points6/9

Weighted index67

Goals6-3

Record2-0-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Rot-Weiß Essen trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 33% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Viktoria Köln trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Rot-Weiß Essen score at home100%

Rot-Weiß Essen clean sheet at home67%

FC Viktoria Köln score away67%

FC Viktoria Köln clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Rot-Weiß Essen score first100%

Rot-Weiß Essen win after scoring first100%

FC Viktoria Köln score first33%

FC Viktoria Köln win after scoring first100%

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

Avg first goal minute: Rot-Weiß Essen 38.3' · FC Viktoria Köln 33.0'

Vs league average

Rot-Weiß Essen score at home2.67 vs 1.68

Rot-Weiß Essen concede at home0.67 vs 1.63

FC Viktoria Köln score away2.00 vs 1.63

FC Viktoria Köln concede away1.00 vs 1.68

Rot-Weiß Essen score 58% above league average, while FC Viktoria Köln score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Rot-Weiß Essen are 59% below league average at home, and FC Viktoria Köln are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Rot-Weiß Essen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

FC Viktoria Köln goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27' ⚽

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27' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Tony Menzel

Normal Goal · Assist: Noah Pesch

44'

44' M. Geschwill

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ K. Jakob

1st substitution · For: P. Fallmann

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ N. Castelle

2nd substitution · For: N. Le Bret

63'

63' J. PotoÄnik

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Obuz

1st substitution · For: D. Abiama

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Noah Pesch

2nd substitution · For: L. Brumme

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Y. Tonye

3rd substitution · For: M. Pledl

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Tony Menzel

3rd substitution · For: N. Bätzner

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. PotoÄnik

4th substitution · For: M. Janssen

80'

80' M. Sponsel

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Otto

4th substitution · Substitution 4

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Duman

5th substitution · For: A. Prokopenko

85'

85' J. Hofmann

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ S. Telalović

5th substitution · For: L. Bazzoli

Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Viktoria Köln 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rot-Weiß Essen beat FC Viktoria Köln 1-0 on Saturday, 05 September 2026 in 3.Liga. The match was refereed by Simon Schreiner. It was played at Stadion an der Hafenstraße.

First half: Rot-Weiß Essen took the lead at 27' when Tony Menzel scored, with the assist credited to Noah Pesch, making the score 1-0. M. Geschwill received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 44'. FC Viktoria Köln made their 1st substitution at 45', with K. Jakob replacing P. Fallmann. FC Viktoria Köln made their 2nd substitution at 45', with N. Castelle replacing N. Le Bret.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. J. PotoÄnik received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 63'. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 1st substitution at 63', with M. Obuz replacing D. Abiama. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Noah Pesch replacing L. Brumme. FC Viktoria Köln made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Y. Tonye replacing M. Pledl. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Tony Menzel replacing N. Bätzner. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 4th substitution at 75', with J. PotoÄnik replacing M. Janssen. M. Sponsel received a yellow card for FC Viktoria Köln at 80'. FC Viktoria Köln made their 4th substitution at 81', involving D. Otto. FC Viktoria Köln made their 5th substitution at 81', with T. Duman replacing A. Prokopenko. J. Hofmann received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 85'. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with S. Telalović replacing L. Bazzoli.

Rot-Weiß Essen used 5 substitutions while FC Viktoria Köln used 5 substitutions. Rot-Weiß Essen got 3 yellow cards, while FC Viktoria Köln got 1 yellow card.