Head-to-Head
- Essen have won two of the last three meetings while Rostock have won one.
- There has never been a draw.
- Hansa-Kogge got the better of the rivalry in the 3.Liga 2025/2026, beating Essen 3-2 at home, but they've failed to win on their last two trips here.
Essen (home)
- Uwe Koschinat has made a marked change from the old RWE of the previous campaign, where they were a defensive-minded team at home and struggled to score.
- This side is high-tempo and will press the opponent to try to win the ball back high up the pitch and then hit them on the break.
- It's a 4-2-3-1 system that is well suited to the players on the pitch at the moment and it's working for a team that has 10 points from 5 games to sit 2nd in the 3.Liga 2026-2027.
- They were 0-0 away at SV Wehen Wiesbaden, then 1-0 winners at home to Viktoria Köln and thumped Würzburger Kickers 6-2 on their own turf.
- The presence of Semir Telalovic, who has 3 goals in 5 league games, gives them a regular reliable penalty box goal scorer.
Rostock (away)
- Daniel Brinkmann has his Rostock side playing a flexible possession-based game and they will adapt their shape to try to get the ball and control the tempo.
- They have been a dangerous side on the road in the 3.Liga 2026-2027, winning 2 of their 3 matches away from home and scoring 7 times.
- Andreas Voglsammer has struck three times in 3.Liga 2026/2027 action, while Leon Dajaku has 3 assists in his last 5 games to help spark the team in the final third.
- Rostock will come into this matchup as the 8th-placed team with 8 points from 5 matches.
Key Players
- Semir Telalovic
- has 3 goals in 5 league games.
- Andreas Voglsammer
- has struck three times in 3.Liga 2026/2027 action.
- Leon Dajaku
- has 3 assists in his last 5 games.
Betting Insights
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.5 is a suggested bet.
- Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.45 is a suggested bet.
- The market shown gives Essen at 1.95, Rostock at 3.3, and the draw at 3.8.
Prediction
The home-field edge is just enough to back Essen at 1.95 over Rostock at 3.3 and the draw at 3.8 , with this expected to be a tight, high-tempo game.