Predictions → Germany 3. Liga

FC Viktoria Köln vs FC Saarbrücken

This page follows the latest fixture between these teams. Previous predictions stay on the record below.

Next match: Fri, 06 Nov 2026 • 21:00 UTC+3 • Round 13 • Sportpark Hohenberg • 🌤 5.6°C, 2 km/h mostly clear

PREDICTLIX BEST BET
BTTS: Yes
Model probability 77.7% · Market implied at best price ≈ 69.4% · EV at shown price +11.9%
Best odds 1.44 · William Hill Betano 1.44Marathonbet 1.42

Snapshotted at publish: Yes at 1.44 (77.7%, Model EV +11.9%). Prices move constantly, confirm at the bookmaker.

Best Bet selection: highest current Model EV among eligible candidates from 1X2, Double Chance, BTTS, Over/Under 2.5, Corners O/U 9.5 and Correct Score.

🎯 PredictLix Predictions

Predictions updated: 02 Nov 2026 07:08 UTC+3

MarketTipOddsProbabilityModel EV
Match Result (1X2) Home Betano1.8054.8% -1.4%
Double Chance 12 Betano1.2478.9% -2.2%
BTTS Yes William Hill1.4477.7% · No 22.3% +11.9%
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 Betano1.4470.4% · Under 29.6% +1.4%
Correct Score 2-1 William Hill8.007.6% -39.2%
Corners O/U 9.5 (~10.1 exp.) Over 9.5 Current price not available54.2% · Under 45.8% —

🧠 Match Preview

FC Viktoria Köln · Home

FC Viktoria Köln are unbeaten across their last five with 3 wins and 2 draws, scoring 12 and conceding 6, and they failed to score in none of those matches. Their latest meeting with Saarbrücken ended 2-0 in their favour.

FC Saarbrücken · Away

FC Saarbrücken have alternated results, winning 2 and losing 2 of their last five while scoring 9 and conceding 9, and they failed to score once. Their recent xG for over up to five matches with recorded statistics is 1.32.

Köln's edge in the H2H

The latest head-to-head is the clearest angle: Köln won 2-0 at home, yet Saarbrücken had won the two prior meetings 2-1 and 1-2. Köln's current five-match run of 12 goals for and 6 against supports a home edge, while Saarbrücken's 9 for and 9 against shows they can score but also concede. The model gives Köln a 2.64 expected-goals figure against Saarbrücken's 1.78, consistent with a home result rather than a repeat of those earlier away wins. The evidence supports FC Viktoria Köln win.

Published 02 Nov 2026 04:48 UTC+3. This preview is preserved from the previous data snapshot. Analysis and numbers reflect that publication; current model predictions are shown in the table above.

⚽ Current model expected goals: FC Viktoria Köln 2.64 – 1.78 FC Saarbrücken · expected total 4.42

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

FC Viktoria Köln

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)2.60
Goals conceded (season avg)1.30
Best league winning streak this season4
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)—
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)—
Elo strength rating1617

FC Saarbrücken

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)2.40
Goals conceded (season avg)1.80
Best league winning streak this season4
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.32
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.27
Elo strength rating1423
FC Viktoria KölnFC Saarbrücken
Goals scored (season avg)
2.60
2.40
Goals conceded (season avg)
1.30
1.80
Best league winning streak this season
4
4
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)
—
1.32
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)
—
1.27
Elo strength rating
1617
1423

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors, each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

FC Viktoria Köln

Won 2 in a row Unbeaten 9
BTTS
5/6
Over 2.5
4/6
Scored a goal
6/6
No goals conceded
1/6

FC Saarbrücken

BTTS
5/6
Over 2.5
5/6
Scored a goal
5/6
No goals conceded
1/6

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks: 3. Liga

FC Viktoria Köln

Best attack (2.60 goals/game, season) 2nd best BTTS rate (83%, last 6)

FC Saarbrücken

3rd best attack (2.40 goals/game, season) 2nd best BTTS rate (83%, last 6) Best Over 2.5 rate (83%, last 6)

Rank among 20 3. Liga teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets are season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates cover the last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

FC Viktoria Köln at home · FC Saarbrücken away, the split that matters for this fixture.

FC Viktoria Köln (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses4W–1D–1L
W 4
D 1
L 1
Played6
Goals scored (avg)3.00
Goals conceded (avg)1.50
Clean sheets2
Failed to score0

FC Saarbrücken (away)

Wins–Draws–Losses3W–2D–1L
W 3
D 2
L 1
Played6
Goals scored (avg)2.50
Goals conceded (avg)1.30
Clean sheets2
Failed to score1
FC Viktoria Köln (home)FC Saarbrücken (away)
W 4
D 1
L 1
W 3
D 2
L 1
Played
6
6
Goals scored (avg)
3.00
2.50
Goals conceded (avg)
1.50
1.30
Clean sheets
2
2
Failed to score
0
1

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scores for the Selected 1X2 Outcome

2–1
7.62%
3–1
6.69%
3–2
5.97%
4–1
4.41%
2–0
4.27%

Over/Under and BTTS tips are aligned with the leading scoreline. Alternative scores below may belong to other goal-total or BTTS outcomes. Percentages are estimated probabilities of the exact scores, not probabilities conditional on any scenario.

⚔️ Head-to-Head

FC Saarbrücken 6 wins · 1 draw · FC Viktoria Köln 3 wins · avg 2.5 goals · BTTS in 5 of 10

6
1
3
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
23 Jan 2026 FC Viktoria Köln 2–0 FC Saarbrücken 3. Liga
09 Aug 2025 FC Saarbrücken 2–1 FC Viktoria Köln 3. Liga
28 Feb 2025 FC Viktoria Köln 1–2 FC Saarbrücken 3. Liga
25 Sep 2024 FC Saarbrücken 1–0 FC Viktoria Köln 3. Liga
21 Feb 2024 FC Viktoria Koln 2–5 FC Saarbrücken 3. Liga
19 Aug 2023 FC Saarbrücken 1–2 FC Viktoria Koln 3. Liga
27 May 2023 FC Saarbrucken 2–1 FC Viktoria Koln 3. Liga
20 Jan 2023 FC Viktoria Koln 0–2 FC Saarbrucken 3. Liga
19 Feb 2022 FC Saarbrucken 0–1 FC Viktoria Koln 3. Liga
11 Sep 2021 FC Viktoria Koln 0–0 FC Saarbrucken 3. Liga

📈 Recent Form

FC Viktoria Köln

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
31/10 Hoffenheim II Away 1–0 W
24/10 Verl Home 3–1 W
18/10 MSV Duisburg Away 1–1 D
14/10 SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach Home 2–2 D
11/10 Alemannia Aachen Away 5–2 W
03/10 1. FC Köln Home 2–2 D
19/09 FC Ingolstadt 04 Home 3–0 W
15/09 SV Meppen Away 3–1 W
11/09 Hansa Rostock Home 4–0 W
05/09 Rot-Weiß Essen Away 0–1 L

FC Saarbrücken

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
01/11 Waldhof Mannheim Home 2–1 W
25/10 Havelse Away 2–3 L
17/10 Fortuna Düsseldorf Away 3–1 W
13/10 MSV Duisburg Home 2–4 L
10/10 Fortuna Köln Away 0–0 D
02/10 Nancy Home 2–1 W
19/09 SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach Home 2–1 W
16/09 Preußen Münster Away 3–3 D
12/09 FC Ingolstadt 04 Home 0–1 L
05/09 SV Meppen Away 6–1 W

📊 Season Comparison: 3. Liga

FC Viktoria Köln #1 · 26 pts ·  FC Saarbrücken #4 · 20 pts

FC Viktoria Köln

Wins–Draws–Losses8W–2D–2L
W 8
D 2
L 2
Played12
Goals scored (avg)2.60
Goals conceded (avg)1.30
Clean sheets3
Failed to score1
Yellow cards24
Red cards0
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)—
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)—
Corners for (avg)5.30
Penalties (scored/missed)0/0

FC Saarbrücken

Wins–Draws–Losses6W–2D–4L
W 6
D 2
L 4
Played12
Goals scored (avg)2.40
Goals conceded (avg)1.80
Clean sheets2
Failed to score2
Yellow cards25
Red cards0
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.32
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.27
Corners for (avg)6.00
Penalties (scored/missed)0/0
FC Viktoria KölnFC Saarbrücken
W 8
D 2
L 2
W 6
D 2
L 4
Played
12
12
Goals scored (avg)
2.60
2.40
Goals conceded (avg)
1.30
1.80
Clean sheets
3
2
Failed to score
1
2
Yellow cards
24
25
Red cards
0
0
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)
—
1.32
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)
—
1.27
Corners for (avg)
5.30
6.00
Penalties (scored/missed)
0/0
0/0

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

FC Viktoria Köln

0-15
7
5
16-30
1
2
31-45
5
3
46-60
6
4
61-75
4
2
76-90
7
scored conceded

FC Saarbrücken

2
0-15
4
4
16-30
3
5
31-45
3
5
46-60
4
2
61-75
2
2
76-90
10
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

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