17 October 2026, 12:00 UTC

FC Ingolstadt 04 vs Rot-Weiß Essen 3. Liga prediction & result

Audi Sportpark, Ingolstadt
Referee: Lennart Kernchen
Full time1 – 0

Final score: FC Ingolstadt 04 1-0 Rot-Weiß Essen.

Before kick-off the model made it 34% FC Ingolstadt 04, 29% draw, 37% Rot-Weiß Essen — fair odds of 2.94, 3.45 and 2.70.

Most likely scoreline: 0-1.

The model got this one wrong.

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Has the model earned this number?

Rot-Weiß Essen at 37%: of 4,828 settled 30–40% forecasts, 33.4% came in (average 33.7%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

FC Ingolstadt 0496%Draw4%Rot-Weiß Essen0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

Lukas Fröde
10'
33'
Ben Huning
🔁Keanan Bennettsout: Emre Gul
33'
🔁Nishan Velupillayout: Frederik Carlsen
45'
⚽Jonas Scholzassist: Dennis Kaygin
47'
55'
Franci Clarck Bouebari Kitsamoutse
59'
🔁Noah Peschout: Ekin Celebi
59'
🔁Marvin Obuzout: Lucas Brumme
🔁benjamin kanuricout: Josef Ganda
64'
🔁Dennis Kayginout: Vinko Sapina
64'
73'
🔁Jannik Hofmannout: Michael Kostka
73'
🔁Franci Clarck Bouebari Kitsamoutseout: Jaka Cuber Potocnik
79'
Dickson Abiama
🔁Lars Lokotschout: Obed Chidindu Ugondu
81'
84'
🔁Dickson Abiama

Match stats — FC Ingolstadt 04 vs Rot-Weiß Essen

42%Possession58%
13Shots20
3On target7
3Corners3

Line-ups

FC Ingolstadt 04 4-4-2
  • 47D. KleinG
  • 34L. FrödeM
  • 6G. AntzoulasD
  • 15J. ScholzD
  • 19L. RosenlöcherD
  • 18K. BennettsF
  • 14Max PlathM
  • 37B. KanurićM
  • 28N. VelupillayF
  • 13L. LokotschF
  • 10D. KayginM
Substitutes
  • 7Seo Jong-MinM
  • 41V. ŠapinaM
  • 17O. UgonduF
  • 20Y. DeichmannM
  • 4Elias DeckerM
  • 8F. CarlsenM
  • 16J. GandaF
  • 5Emre GülM
  • 1M. PonathG
Coach: A. Beierlorzer
Rot-Weiß Essen 4-2-3-1
  • 1J. GolzG
  • 15ben huningD
  • 23J. Ríos AlonsoD
  • 37J. HofmannF
  • 19F. BouebariD
  • 22J. SietanM
  • 11Noah PeschF
  • 10M. ObuzF
  • 17S. TelalovićF
  • 18D. AbiamaF
  • 20M. JanssenM
Substitutes
  • 14L. BrummeD
  • 26E. ÇelebiD
  • 36J. GnagnonD
  • 2M. KostkaM
  • 40R. MalaebF
  • 9J. PotočnikF
  • 16R. ReisigD
  • 35F. WienandG
  • 32L. BazzoliM
Coach: U. Koschinat

Form going into FC Ingolstadt 04 vs Rot-Weiß Essen

FC Ingolstadt 04

3. Liga

  • W3-0away to Waldhof Mannheim14 October 2026

Rot-Weiß Essen

3. Liga

  • W2-0Fortuna Köln13 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

3. Liga table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
5FC Ingolstadt 04136341919021
3Rot-Weiß Essen138322113+827

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: FC Ingolstadt 04 vs Rot-Weiß Essen

  • 11 April 2026Rot-Weiß Essen 4–1 FC Ingolstadt 043. Liga
  • 8 November 2025FC Ingolstadt 04 1–2 Rot-Weiß Essen3. Liga
  • 22 February 2025Rot-Weiß Essen 2–0 FC Ingolstadt 043. Liga
  • 21 September 2024FC Ingolstadt 04 2–2 Rot-Weiß Essen3. Liga
  • 28 April 2024Rot-Weiß Essen 4–0 FC Ingolstadt 043. Liga

Leading scorers: FC Ingolstadt 04 and Rot-Weiß Essen

FC Ingolstadt 04

GoalsAssists

  • O. Ugondu40

Rot-Weiß Essen

No player in 3. Liga's leading scorers — 21 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

FC Ingolstadt 04 beat Rot-Weiß Essen 1–0. The model had leaned towards a win for Rot-Weiß Essen at 37% and given a win for FC Ingolstadt 04 34%. The goal: Jonas Scholz 47' for FC Ingolstadt 04.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave FC Ingolstadt 04 a 9.2% chance to finish in the bottom three: 6.3% after a win, 8.7% after a draw, 11.4% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 6.3%, 2.9 points lower than before the match.

For Rot-Weiß Essen the question was the chance to finish in the top four, 56.7% going in: 62.0% after a win, 56.0% after a draw, 50.9% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 50.9%, 5.8 points lower than before the match.

Read from our 3. Liga season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.