Jan 14th features a match where Osnabrück will play host to Viktoria Köln in a meeting of these two closely matched 3. Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 10th placed Osnabrück, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Meppen. Ba-Muaka Simakala scored the first goal for Osnabrück in the 42nd minute from the penalty spot, then Ba-Muaka Simakala added another in the 51st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Meppen couldn’t manage to score, and Osnabrück took the shutout win. Osnabrück is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Viktoria Köln, recorded a 2-1 win against Bayreuth. Markus Ziereis struck first for Bayreuth in the 45th minute on a feed from Eroll Zejnullahu, but Patrick Sontheimer got the equalizer for Viktoria Köln in the 68th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 69th minute on a goal by Simon Stehle. Viktoria Köln is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Osnabrück won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Viktoria Köln is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andre Becker and Simon Stehle each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Ba-Muaka Simakala and Paterson Chato Nguendong have been the hottest scorers for Osnabrück in the last five each having scored 3 goals.