Viktoria Koln 1904
- Viktoria Koln 1904 are 11th in the 3.Liga 2025/2026 table with 26 points from their 18 games to date, a mid-table position that reflects their form this season.
- Marian Wilhelm, who took over the team in July 2025, has set up the team in a 3-4-2 or 3-4-3 system that includes aggressive wing-backs.
- Viktoria like to press the ball high up the pitch and are very direct, looking to create overloaded situations in wide areas and exploit transitions.
- Viktoria enter Sunday’s game after ending a two-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over Alemannia Aachen away from home.
- They have scored 1.67 goals per game and conceded an average of 1.44 goals.
MSV Duisburg
- MSV Duisburg have had a similarly up-and-down campaign so far, with two wins, a draw and two defeats in their last five games.
- They currently sit second in the 3.Liga 2025/2026 with 33 points from 18 matches, seven more than Viktoria Koln 1904.
- Dietmar Hirsch took over the reins in July 2024 and has instilled a mentality in his men that they are there to challenge for promotion.
- They are a flexible 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 side that like to be compact in midfield but will look to get the game moving quickly and get forward.
- Duisburg have won three, drawn three and lost three of their away games this year in the 3.Liga 2025/2026, conceding 1.44 goals per away game on average.
Head-to-Head
- Both teams have one win, one draw and one loss in their most recent three meetings.
- Duisburg have not won in their last two visits to Viktoria Koln 1904.
Key Players
- Conor Noss has been MSV Duisburg’s main man up front this year, scoring six goals in 18 league appearances and bagging three of Duisburg’s last six goals.
- Up front for Viktoria, Lex-Tyger Lobinger has nine league goals in 16 appearances and is a constant threat to the opposition’s defense.
- The game will be played in the half-spaces and wide areas, with Viktoria’s wing-backs looking to overload the wide spaces and Duisburg looking to exploit transitions.
Betting Insights
- Duisburg are the slight favorites here at 2.45, although we feel that is slightly generous given Viktoria are 2.75 and the draw at 3.35.
- Both sides are conceding and scoring and should be confident of causing their opponents problems, so the Both Teams To Score market at 2.15 looks worth a look.
Prediction
Both teams have been in patchy form but Duisburg are higher in the table and have more on the line, so we will side with them to get the win.
