To watch live streaming, a funded account or bet placed in the last 24 hours is needed. Bet365 disclaimer
A live stream for this match isn’t available from bet365.
| Country | Channels |
|---|---|
| Germany | Magenta Sport, OneFootball PPV |
The 3rd Liga fixture at WIRmachenDRUCK Arena on Saturday will see hosts VfB Stuttgart II do battle with opponents RW Essen.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for VfB Stuttgart II v RW Essen can be seen below (including the best match odds).
VfB Stuttgart II, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 3rd Liga success against Borussia Dortmund II.
The only player to score from VfB Stuttgart II was Dominik Nothnagel (84').
Markus Fiedler's VfB Stuttgart II have scored a sum total of 7 times in their prior 6 outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures stands at 6.
Coming into this contest, VfB Stuttgart II are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
RW Essen head into the match following on from a 3-1 3rd Liga win with the defeat of Osnabruck in their most recent fixture.
For RW Essen, the goalscorers were Kelsey Owusu (14', 50') and Ahmet Arslan (85'). Lars Kehl (87') scored for Osnabruck.
Illustrating their appetite for fruitful encounters, we’ve had goals 20 times in the prior six games in which RW Essen have sent out their troops, making it an average of 3.33 goals per clash. Opposing teams have managed 7 of this grand total. However, time will tell if the trend will persist here in this match or not.
Ahead of this meeting, RW Essen have not been beaten in their last 3 away league matches.
David Tritschler (unknown injury), Paulo Fritschi (unknown injury), Benjamin Boakye (Hamstring injury), Semih Kara (Fitness), Eliot Bujupi (Hamstring injury) and Luca Raimund (Torn muscle bundle) will not be taking part for VfB Stuttgart II gaffer Markus Fiedler.
When taking all factors into account, RW Essen and VfB Stuttgart II may well end up cancelling each other out here.
Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 score draw at the end of the 90.
Peter Guest, 08:10 13/05/2025
⚽️ Team Focus:
VfB Stuttgart II
Formed: 1893
Stadium: WIRmachenDRUCK Arena (10,001)
Captain: Dominik Nothnagel
Chairman: Claus Vogt
Manager: Markus Fiedler
Competitions: 3rd Liga position 16
⭐ Key Player: Wahid Faghir
Generally taking up the Striker position, Wahid Faghir was born in Denmark. After having played his first senior match for Vejle BK in the 2020 - 2021 season, the dangerous Forward has bagged 8 league goals in the 3. Liga 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in a total of 22 appearances.
| RW Essen |
|
VfB Stuttgart II |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 69 | WWWDW |
| 2 |
|
37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 67 | LWWDL |
| 3 |
|
37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 62 | LWDLW |
| 4 |
|
37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 62 | DLWWL |
| 5 |
|
37 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 60 | LWWWL |
| 6 |
|
37 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 56 | LLWLW |
| 7 |
|
37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 55 | WWLWW |
| 8 |
|
37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 54 | LDWLD |
| 9 |
|
37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 52 | DWLWW |
| 10 |
|
37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 52 | WWLLD |
| 11 |
|
37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 51 | DLLLL |
| 12 |
|
37 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 50 | WLWLW |
| 13 |
|
37 | 15 | 4 | 18 | -13 | 49 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
|
37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 48 | WWLWL |
| 15 |
|
37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 46 | LDDWW |
| 16 |
|
37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 46 | DDDWW |
| 17 |
|
37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 43 | WLLLL |
| 18 |
|
37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 35 | LLLLW |
| 19 |
|
37 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -20 | 34 | DDWDL |
| 20 |
|
37 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -29 | 25 | LDDLL |
| Borussia Dortmund II |
|
VfB Stuttgart II |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
Alemannia Aachen |
| Mannheim |
|
VfB Stuttgart II |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
Verl |
| Unterhaching |
|
VfB Stuttgart II |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
Viktoria Cologne |
| RW Essen |
|
Osnabruck |
| 1860 Munich |
|
RW Essen |
| RW Essen |
|
Saarbrucken |
| SV Sandhausen |
|
RW Essen |
| RW Essen |
|
Erzgebirge Aue |
| Energie Cottbus |
|
RW Essen |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
Alemannia Aachen |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
Verl |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
Viktoria Cologne |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
SV Sandhausen |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
Osnabruck |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
Hannover 96 II |
| 1860 Munich |
|
RW Essen |
| SV Sandhausen |
|
RW Essen |
| Energie Cottbus |
|
RW Essen |
| Verl |
|
RW Essen |
| Viktoria Cologne |
|
RW Essen |
| Borussia Dortmund II |
|
RW Essen |
| Goals scored | 1.7 |
| Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| Time first goal scored | 27 |
| Time first goal conceded | 45 |
| Yellow cards | 3.2 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4.9 |
| Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
| Goals scored | 1.2 |
| Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| Time first goal scored | 41 |
| Time first goal conceded | 48 |
| Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4.7 |
| Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
| Wahid Faghir | 8 |
| Thomas Kastanaras | 7 |
| Benjamin Boakye | 5 |
| Leonhard Münst | 3 |
| Dominik Nothnagel | 3 |
| Ahmet Arslan | 14 |
| Ramien Safi | 7 |
| Torben Müsel | 6 |
| Leonardo Vonić | 5 |
| Lucas Brumme | 4 |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
RW Essen |
| VfB Stuttgart II |
|
RW Essen |
We have made these VfB Stuttgart II v RW Essen predictions for this match preview with the best intentions, but no profits are guaranteed. Please always gamble responsibly, only with money that you can afford to lose. Good luck if you do place a bet today.
You can see all of the next (and previous) 3rd Liga predictions & previews here.
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
