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3. LigaMatchweek 27THE MATCH CENTRE

VfL Osnabrück vs FC Viktoria Köln match centre

VfL Osnabrück badgeVfL OsnabrückHome · 1 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising87/100OlderLatest
82′ · Live
2:0
UK time · Europe/London
FC Viktoria Köln badgeFC Viktoria KölnAway · 11 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising61/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
R. Meissner5′
D. Kopacz42′
Bremer Brücke · OsnabrückSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

82′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

Waiting for shots and shots-on-target data

VfL OsnabrückFC Viktoria Köln
Corner Kicks
Fouls
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Goalkeeper Saves
Total passes
Passes accurate

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

3. Liga

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1VfL Osnabrück39+3483—
2Energie Cottbus38+2172—
3Rot-Weiß Essen38+1270—
4MSV Duisburg38+1768—
5Hansa Rostock38+2567—
6Verl38+3464—
7Alemannia Aachen38+1964—
8TSV 1860 München38+156—
9SV Wehen38+253—
10Waldhof Mannheim38-1352—
11FC Viktoria Köln39-451—
12FC Ingolstadt 0438+949—
13SSV Jahn Regensburg38-449—
14Stuttgart II38-1246—
15FC Saarbrücken38-644—
16Hoffenheim II38-643—
17Havelse38-3235—
18Erzgebirge Aue38-1934—
19SSV Ulm 184638-2933—
20FC Schweinfurt 0538-4921—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

VfL Osnabrück 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

FC Viktoria Köln 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare VfL Osnabrück at home with FC Viktoria Köln away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 03:59 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

3. Liga · 2025/26 · all league matches

VfL OsnabrückFC Viktoria Köln
26Matches played26
49Points earned38
14Wins11
1.6Goals scored / match1.5
1.0Goals conceded / match1.3
13Clean sheets10
6Failed to score7

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares VfL Osnabrück at home with FC Viktoria Köln away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

VfL Osnabrück

Confirmed formation3-4-3Timo Schultz
  1. 21L. JonssonG
  2. 27R. FabinskiD
  3. 24J. MullerD
  4. 25N. WiemannD
  5. 10K. ProgerM
  6. 26F. WagnerM
  7. 15B. JacobsenM
  8. 3F. ChristensenM
  9. 29D. KopaczF
  10. 11R. MeissnerF
  11. 37I. BadjieF
Substitutes (9)

1 · N. Sauter

6 · B. Henning

8 · R. Tesche

9 · J. Kania

13 · K. Schumacher

19 · K. Wiethaup

20 · T. Janotta

22 · B. Riesselmann

23 · T. Lesueur

FC Viktoria Köln

Confirmed formation5-4-1Marian Wilhelm
  1. 27A. SchulzG
  2. 30Y. TonyeD
  3. 19M. SponselD
  4. 2L. DietzD
  5. 22V. BoboyD
  6. 7S. HandleD
  7. 10D. OttoM
  8. 21L. M. WolfM
  9. 8F. EngelhardtM
  10. 5L. MunstM
  11. 23B. ZankF
Substitutes (9)

26 · D. Richter

3 · J. Agyekum

6 · T. Eisenhuth

11 · R. Velasco

18 · T. Kloss

29 · L. Popp

34 · F. Ronstadt

40 · J. Sachse

41 · S. Kozuki

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

VfL Osnabrück

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Lukas Jonsson907.200—120
Robin Fabinski907.201—383
Jannik Müller906.900—230
Niklas Wiemann906.600—310
Kai Pröger907.0001202
Fridolin Wagner907.300—211
Bjarke Jacobsen866.600—230
Frederik Christensen866.900—270
David Kopacz767.2101230
Robin Meißner867.3101190
Ismail Badjie627.5011110
Tony Lesueur286.600131
Kevin Wiethaup146.300—30
Theo Janotta46.300—10
Kevin Schumacher46.500—00
Bernd Riesselmann46.600120

FC Viktoria Köln

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Arne Schulz906.300—310
Yannick Aime Tonye466.200—120
Meiko Sponsel907.2001900
Lars Dietz907.20011080
Verthomy Schilo Boboy466.300—421
Simon Handle697.0002360
David Otto597.000—270
Lucas Wolf907.500—850
Florian Engelhardt776.300—910
Leonhard Münst907.3001330
Benjamin Merlin Zank906.600190
Tim Kloss447.200—570
Soichiro Kozuki446.300—200
Jakob Sachse316.200—50
Frank Ronstadt216.600—100
Tobias Eisenhuth136.900—150
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