Week 22 brings us a match on Feb 13th, where Viktoria Köln plays host to Rot-Weiss Essen in a clash of these two evenly matched 3. Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Viktoria Köln sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Wehen Wiesbaden. Simon Stehle scored the first goal for Viktoria Köln in the 46th minute, then Ivan Prtajin tied it up for Wehen Wiesbaden in the 72nd minute earning Wehen Wiesbaden at least a draw. Viktoria Köln is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Rot-Weiss Essen, recorded a 1-1 draw against MSV Duisburg. Rios Alonso struck first for Rot-Weiss Essen in the 53rd minute, then Stoppelkamp tied it up for MSV Duisburg in the 89th minute earning MSV Duisburg at least a draw. Rot-Weiss Essen is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
Viktoria Köln and Rot-Weiss Essen last played eachother at the Stadion Essen on Aug 9th. Viktoria Köln was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Robin Meißner struck first for Viktoria Köln in the 25th minute, then Marcel Risse added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot.
Rot-Weiss Essen hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Aurel Loubongo-M’Boungou and Felix Bastians, and they each have 1 goal. Viktoria Köln’s most prolific scorer has been Simon Stehle. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.