RW Essen
- RW Essen have lost just two of their 13 home 3.Liga games in 2025/26 (7 wins, 4 draws).
- RW Essen are currently seventh in the 3.Liga with 43 points from 26 games.
- Uwe Koschinat has made the Red and White more disciplined and much more dangerous on the counter since taking over in December 2024.
- His 4-2-3-1 system is very structured in the defensive phases, with a compactness about it that can then release his wide players to counter with speed and skill.
- Koschinat’s team are on a two-match losing streak, with both defeats coming away from home, but they have not lost at home in two games (Won 1, Drawn 1).
SV Waldhof 07 Mannheim
- Waldhof Mannheim have conceded 26 goals in 13 away matches in the same period (average 2.00).
- SV Waldhof 07 Mannheim sit 11th with 36 points from 25.
- Waldhof’s style is more possession-based with more of an emphasis on overloads in midfield and controlled build-up play to dictate the tempo and probe for openings.
- Luc Holtz has only been in charge since August 2025, but the team has retained better possession and taken more calculated risks in the attacking phase since he took charge.
- Waldhof have struggled to stay solid away from home in the 3.Liga, losing seven and winning only five of their 13 away matches this term.
Head-to-Head
Waldhof won the most recent matchup in 3.Liga 2025/2026 with a 6-1 win at home.
Key Players
- Marek Janssen - RW Essen’s top scorer Marek Janssen has 8 goals in 19 3.Liga appearances, providing a consistent threat.
- Arianit Ferati - Waldhof have played some good soccer at times under Holtz with Arianit Ferati (3 assists in the last five games) the main orchestrator of their play.
Betting Insights
- Essen are a much stronger proposition at home, where they have only conceded 17 goals in 13 games.
- Waldhof’s away concession rate stands out at 26 goals in 13 matches (average 2.00).
- There are short odds on Over 2.5 goals (1.55).
- Match odds are 1.86 on the home side and 3.59 on the visitors.
- Waldhof’s inconsistency away - seven defeats in 13 road games - is a notable trend.
Prediction
- Back the hosts to edge a close game.
- So we think they can edge out their visitors in what may not be an open game despite the short odds on Over 2.5 goals (1.55).
- RWE are one win, two draws and two defeats in their last five while Waldhof are 2, 1 and 2.
