3. Liga 2026/27 Matchweek 9 · 13 Oct 2026
Rot-Weiß Essen vs Fortuna Köln in the 3. Liga 2026/27.
At Stadion Essen, Essen.
Referee: Niclas Rose, Germany.
Rot-Weiß Essen beat Fortuna Köln 2–0. Marek Janssen opened the scoring for Rot-Weiß Essen after 20 minutes, and that goal decided it.
Rot-Weiß Essen stayed 3rd, on 18 points. Fortuna Köln went into the match 12th and came out of it 13th, on 10 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| Statistic | Rot-Weiß Essen | Fortuna Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Total Shots | 18 | 9 |
| Shots on Goal | 5 | 0 |
| Ball Possession | 60% | 40% |
| Corner Kicks | 6 | 4 |
| Fouls | 6 | 14 |
| Passes accurate | 386 | 233 |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 0 | 3 |
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSV Duisburg | 9 | +15 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Viktoria Köln | 8 | +13 | 18 |
| 3 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 9 | +6 | 18 |
| 4 | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Saarbrücken | 9 | +5 | 14 |
| 6 | Waldhof Mannheim | 8 | +5 | 13 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim II | 9 | +4 | 13 |
| 8 | Preußen Münster | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Alemannia Aachen | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Stuttgart II | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Verl | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Fortuna Köln | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | SV Meppen | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 8 | +1 | 8 |
| 16 | Würzburger Kickers | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | SV Wehen | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 19 | SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 20 | Havelse | 9 | -10 | 5 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.