VfL Osnabrück vs Rot-Weiß Essen

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:00 Europe/London 📍 Bremer Brücke 🧑‍⚖️ Felix Bickel 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
VfL Osnabrück 1 · Rot-Weiß Essen 3
Referee Stats
4 matches · 1.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.75
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 75%
Draws 0%
Away wins 25%

Team Overview

VfL Osnabrück (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

29 / 12
Avg: 1.53 / 0.63

Points

38
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

5
Rot-Weiß Essen (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 44
Avg: 2.05 / 2.32

Points

30
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.58
1.53
GF
2.05
0.63
GA
2.32
37%
O2.5
79%
32%
BTTS
89%
42%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

VfL Osnabrück rank1st
Rot-Weiß Essen rank3rd
VfL Osnabrück points80
Rot-Weiß Essen points70
VfL Osnabrück: #1 · 80 pts · GD +32
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 45 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.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VfL Osnabrück last 5 home

D W W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index78
Goals12-3
Record4-1-0
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.

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.

VfL Osnabrück trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS32%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

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

VfL Osnabrück score at home74%
VfL Osnabrück clean sheet at home58%
Rot-Weiß Essen score away89%
Rot-Weiß Essen clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

VfL Osnabrück score first42%
VfL Osnabrück win after scoring first88%
Rot-Weiß Essen score first26%
Rot-Weiß Essen win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Osnabrück 100% · Rot-Weiß Essen 50%
Avg first goal minute: VfL Osnabrück 30.1' · Rot-Weiß Essen 31.2'

Vs league average

VfL Osnabrück score at home1.53 vs 1.76
VfL Osnabrück concede at home0.63 vs 1.45
Rot-Weiß Essen score away2.05 vs 1.45
Rot-Weiß Essen concede away2.32 vs 1.76
VfL Osnabrück score 13% below league average, while Rot-Weiß Essen score 42% above league average.
Defensive side: VfL Osnabrück are 56% below league average at home, and Rot-Weiß Essen are 32% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

VfL Osnabrück goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

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
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
42'
42' K. Gjasula
44'
44' Goal · 1-0
I. Badjie
Normal Goal
54'
54' F. Wagner
63'
63' R. Safi
1st substitution · For: M. Obuz
63'
63' D. Abiama
2nd substitution · For: M. Janssen
64'
64' I. Badjie
1st substitution · For: K. Pröger
70'
70' Goal · 2-0
J. Müller
Normal Goal
73'
73' M. Schultz
3rd substitution · For: T. Müsel
73'
73' K. Mizuta
4th substitution · For: J. Potočnik
81'
81' L. Kehl
2nd substitution · For: B. Henning
90'
90' F. Christensen
3rd substitution · For: T. Lesueur
90'
90' F. Wagner
4th substitution · For: R. Tesche
90'
90' R. Meißner
5th substitution · For: J. Kania
90+2'
90+2' Goal · 3-0
K. Pröger
Normal Goal

VfL Osnabrück vs Rot-Weiß Essen 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Osnabrück beat Rot-Weiß Essen 3-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in 3.Liga. The match was refereed by Felix Bickel. It was played at Bremer Brücke.

First half: K. Gjasula received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 42'. VfL Osnabrück took the lead at 44' when I. Badjie scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: F. Wagner received a yellow card for VfL Osnabrück at 54'. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 1st substitution at 63', with R. Safi replacing M. Obuz. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 2nd substitution at 63', with D. Abiama replacing M. Janssen. VfL Osnabrück made their 1st substitution at 64', with I. Badjie replacing K. Pröger. VfL Osnabrück extended the lead at 70' when J. Müller scored, making the score 2-0. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 3rd substitution at 73', with M. Schultz replacing T. Müsel. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 4th substitution at 73', with K. Mizuta replacing J. Potočnik. VfL Osnabrück made their 2nd substitution at 81', with L. Kehl replacing B. Henning. VfL Osnabrück made their 3rd substitution at 90', with F. Christensen replacing T. Lesueur. VfL Osnabrück made their 4th substitution at 90', with F. Wagner replacing R. Tesche. VfL Osnabrück made their 5th substitution at 90', with R. Meißner replacing J. Kania. VfL Osnabrück added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+2' when K. Pröger scored, making the score 3-0.

VfL Osnabrück used 5 substitutions while Rot-Weiß Essen used 4 substitutions. VfL Osnabrück got 1 yellow card, while Rot-Weiß Essen got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

VfL Osnabrück vs Rot-Weiß Essen Head-to-Head History by Season