Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiss EssenLive Score, Lineups & H2H

3. Liga

2025/2026

Viktoria Köln

-FT

Mar 22, 2026

Sportpark Höhenberg|Cologne

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Dickson Abiama

Rot-Weiss Essen

Goals

Assists

7.2

90'+1Substitution

Gianluca Swajkowski· In

Kaito Mizuta· Out

Rot-Weiss Essen

89'Substitution

Marvin Obuz· In

Dickson Abiama· Out

Rot-Weiss Essen

88'Substitution

Joel Vega Zambrano· In

Verthomy Boboy· Out

Viktoria Köln

88'Substitution

Jakob Sachse· In

Leonhard Münst· Out

Viktoria Köln

84'Yellow Card

Michael Kostka

Rot-Weiss Essen

79'Substitution

Robin Velasco· In

Yannick Tonye· Out

Viktoria Köln

76'Substitution

Ruben Reisig· In

Torben Müsel· Out

Rot-Weiss Essen

76'Substitution

Ramien Safi· In

Lucas Brumme· Out

Rot-Weiss Essen

70'Yellow Card

Lars Dietz

Viktoria Köln

53'Yellow Card

Verthomy Boboy

Viktoria Köln

Goal!

1-2

José Enrique Ríos Alonso

51'·Viktoria Köln

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51'Yellow Card

José Enrique Ríos Alonso

Rot-Weiss Essen

45'+1Yellow Card

Lucas Wolf

Viktoria Köln

45'Yellow Card

Kaito Mizuta

Rot-Weiss Essen

Goal!

0-2

Lucas Brumme

12'·Rot-Weiss Essen

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Goal!

0-1

Dickson Abiama

10'·Rot-Weiss Essen

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Statistics of the Game

Viktoria Köln

Rot-Weiss Essen

51%Ball Possession49%

3Shots Total4

0Shots On Target3

3Corners0

8Fouls4

3Yellow Cards3

0Offsides1

1Saves0

3Shots Off Target1

78Attacks91

61Dangerous Attacks41

1Goals2

11Free Kicks18

3Substitutions4

0Assists2

1Red Cards0

Viktoria Köln

Manager: U. Koschinat

Starting XI

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.4

Substitutes

6.5

Manager: U. Koschinat

Starting XI

Jakob Golz

6.1

Michael Kostka

6.3

Michael Schultz

6.3

José Enrique Ríos Alonso

6.0

6.3

6.4

6.4

7.2

6.4

6.5

6.5

Substitutes

6.5

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Robin Velasco MF	6.5	11'	-	-	-	-
David Otto FW	6.4	90'	-	-	-	-
Leonhard Münst MF	6.3	88'	-	-	-	-
Simon Handle MF	6.3	90'	-	-	-	-
Benjamin Zank MF	6.3	90'	-	-	-	-
Yannick Tonye MF	6.3	79'	-	-	-	-
Lucas Wolf MF	6.2	90'	-	-	-	-
Tim Kloss DF	6.0	90'	-	-	-	-
Meiko Sponsel DF	6.0	90'	-	-	-	-
Lars Dietz DF	6.0	90'	-	-	-	-
Verthomy Boboy DF	6.0	88'	-	-	-	-
Arne Schulz GK	5.9	90'	-	-	-	-
Joel Vega Zambrano MF	-	2'	-	-	-	-
Jakob Sachse FW	-	2'	-	-	-	-

Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiss Essen — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Viktoria Köln	15	L3	0	3	1	3	6/15	7-7
Rot-Weiss Essen	15	W3	3	0	4	2	9/15	11-10

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Viktoria Köln — last 5 games

W3-1 @ Hoffenheim II2026-02-22
W2-0 vs Stuttgart II2026-02-28
L0-2 @ Osnabrück2026-03-03
L0-1 vs 1860 München2026-03-06
L2-3 @ Havelse2026-03-14

Rot-Weiss Essen — last 5 games

L0-3 @ Osnabrück2026-02-21
L2-3 @ Hansa Rostock2026-02-28
W1-0 vs Waldhof Mannheim2026-03-04
W4-2 @ Hoffenheim II2026-03-07
W4-2 vs Erzgebirge Aue2026-03-14

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 8
Period covered: 2013-08-13 – 2025-10-18
Viktoria Köln wins: 4
Draws: 1
Rot-Weiss Essen wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.25
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 63%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 1D 3L (Viktoria Köln view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.8 vs 2.25

Aggregated from 8 finished meetings (2013-08-13 – 2025-10-18) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 8)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-10-18	Rot-Weiss Essen	1-0	Viktoria Köln
2025-03-12	Viktoria Köln	1-0	Rot-Weiss Essen
2024-10-05	Rot-Weiss Essen	2-1	Viktoria Köln
2024-01-23	Rot-Weiss Essen	3-1	Viktoria Köln
2023-08-23	Viktoria Köln	0-0	Rot-Weiss Essen

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Viktoria Köln	11	38	51	-2	LLWLD	16	-5
Rot-Weiss Essen	3	38	70	12	LLLWW	10	-7

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 19 ptsViktoria Köln 51 · Rot-Weiss Essen 70
Positions: #11 vs #3
Goals per game: 1.34/1.39 vs 2.05/1.74scored/conceded per game · league average 1.6

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-03-22

Previous Meetings

Last 8 matches

Won 50%

(4/8)

Draw 13%

(1/8)

Won 38%

(3/8)

Goals

10-8

Total matches

Recent matches (5/8)

Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Viktoria Köln wins

Draws

Rot-Weiss Essen wins

Goals Scored

10 - 8

Oct 18, 2025 • 3. Liga

Rot-Weiss Essen

1-0

Viktoria Köln

Mar 12, 2025 • 3. Liga

Viktoria Köln

1-0

Rot-Weiss Essen

Oct 5, 2024 • 3. Liga

Rot-Weiss Essen

2-1

Viktoria Köln

Matchday 30 — 3. Liga

Match Report

On the table this was a mismatch: Rot-Weiss Essen (3rd, 70 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Viktoria Köln (11th, 51 pts). Rot-Weiss Essen's recent output lagged their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.34/1.39 for Viktoria Köln and 2.05/1.74 for Rot-Weiss Essen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.

Viktoria Köln entered with three losses in a row. Momentum sat with Rot-Weiss Essen, winners of their last three.

GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 4 for Viktoria Köln, 3 for Rot-Weiss Essen and 1 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. 63% of these meetings ended in a home win.

Sportpark Höhenberg in Cologne, capacity 10,001, hosted the game. Rot-Weiss Essen led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Viktoria Köln: José Enrique Ríos Alonso (51' og) · Rot-Weiss Essen: Lucas Brumme (12'), Dickson Abiama (10')

Key stats

Possession: Viktoria Köln 51% · Rot-Weiss Essen 49% · Total shots: 3-4 · On target: 0-3 · Corners: 3-0

More details:

Viktoria Köln — live results and schedule Rot-Weiss Essen — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiss Essen?

Viktoria Köln 1-2 Rot-Weiss Essen. 3. Liga match played on 22 Mar 2026.

What league is Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiss Essen in?

This match is part of the 3. Liga. The match was played at Sportpark Höhenberg. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Viktoria Köln and Rot-Weiss Essen?

In 8 meetings between 2013 and 2025: Viktoria Köln has 4 wins, 1 draw, and 3 losses against Rot-Weiss Essen.

Where was Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiss Essen played?

The match was played at Sportpark Höhenberg.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Viktoria Köln vs Rot-Weiss Essen — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/8)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 30 — 3. Liga

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions