Essen (home)
- Essen have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 league matches (W3 D1 L1).
- Essen occupy fourth place in the 3.Liga 2025-2026 with 29 points from 16 games while VfB Stuttgart II are eighth, with 25 points after the same number of games.
- Uwe Koschinat has led Essen to some solid form since taking over in December 2024.
- His approach is pragmatic and results-driven, so he’ll set his team up to be compact and difficult to play against while trying to make them hard to catch when they break with pace.
- Marvin Obuz has been the creative spark for the Rot-Weiss, setting up three goals in his last five appearances while his teammates have hit 10 during that time.
- Our SC Rot-Weiss Essen vs VfB Stuttgart II betting tips suggest that Essen’s home form, averaging 1.88 goals scored and 1.25 goals conceded at home in the 3.Liga this season, gives them the stats to back up the idea that they can win this one.
Stuttgart II (away)
- Stuttgart II have conceded 13 goals in 8 away 3.Liga matches this term.
- The SC Rot-Weiss Essen vs VfB Stuttgart II betting tips highlight that Stuttgart II took four points from their last three away games, drawing 0-0 at Erzgebirge Aue before beating TSV Havelse 2-1 at home.
- This is a bigger game for Essen than Stuttgart II, who are in no rush and have been using the 3.Liga as a developmental league under coach Nico Willig since his appointment in July 2025.
- His young team are good ballplayers who like to build from the back and press collectively in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 system.
Head-to-Head
This SC Rot-Weiss Essen vs VfB Stuttgart II prediction is shaped by the fact that both teams have drawn their last two head-to-heads in 3.Liga with the last meeting finishing 1-1 in Stuttgart six months ago .
Key Players
- Marvin Obuz - Marvin Obuz has been the creative spark for the Rot-Weiss, setting up three goals in his last five appearances while his teammates have hit 10 during that time.
- Kaito Mizuta - Kaito Mizuta leads the scoring for Essen with five goals from 16 league appearances, but it is Mansour Ouro-Tagba who is the hot-shot right now for Stuttgart II.
- Mansour Ouro-Tagba - He has bagged five goals in 11 appearances this term and four of the last eight.
Betting Insights
- Essen are favoured for the win at 1.78 while Stuttgart II are 3.8 outsiders and the draw is 4.0.
- Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.5, which is very short for a third division game, but there is a good chance of it landing in a game where both teams will come to attack. For more on the value, check the latest SC Rot-Weiss Essen vs VfB Stuttgart II betting tips.
- Willig’s side are likely to be patient and wait for their chances, which may not come against a compact home side, but Essen’s direct style and transitions could cause them problems if they do get exposed at the back.
Prediction
We are taking the home side (Essen) because of the odds and the fact that they are in better form.
