SSV Ulm (home)
- SSV Ulm are 18th and on 33 points after 37 matches.
- Pavel Dotchev took over in November 2025 and has since instilled a more pragmatic, defensively disciplined approach on his charges.
- Recent games have seen a more compact, patient and less risk-taking side from the home side, who now look to release pressure with quick counters or long balls up top.
- SSV Ulm’s last three matches have seen them lose 3-2 at 1860 Munich, go down 0-2 at home to Viktoria Koeln 1904 and secure a 1-1 draw away to Osnabrueck.
- Dotchev’s side have split their last two home matches (W1, L1), while they’ve won six, drawn one and lost 11 of 18 matches on home turf in the 3.Liga, conceding 34 goals.
SC Rot-Weiss Essen (away)
- SC Rot-Weiss Essen sit 4th on the ladder with 67 points after 37 games.
- Essen boss Uwe Koschinat has overseen a much more proactive and flexible approach since his appointment in December 2024, with RWE’s trademark high-tempo style combining a solid structure from the back and a fluid, front-to-back build-up.
- They suffered a 6-1 mauling at VfB Stuttgart II but bounced back with a 1-0 home win over SC Verl, and Koschinat’s men have now lost their last two away matches.
Key Players
- Elias Loeder is Ulm’s top scorer with 10 goals from 36 appearances in the league this season and the forward has scored two goals in his last five outings.
- The visitors’ best marksman Marek Janssen has found the net 12 times in 29 matches.
Betting Insights
- While RWE have yet to win away at Ulm in their recent encounters, we think the league standings and recent form favour the 4th-placed side for the three points on Saturday, and we’ve given Koschinat’s team odds of 1.54 to secure an away victory.
- Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score look the best bet at 1.35 and 1.51 respectively.
Prediction
This will be a chess match, but the visitors’ quality and position on the table will eventually tell.
