Fortuna Köln sit 19th in the 3. Liga on 10 points from 13 matches, having scored 10 and conceded 16. On the model's scale they rate 0.32 in attack and 1.60 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against 3. Liga averages of 0.54 and 1.88: hard to break down but short of goals. Across their last 5 league matches they have 5 defeats, most recently losing to Waldhof Mannheim 1-2 away. That is 0.77 points a match, scoring 0.77 and conceding 1.23 per game across 2 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. That leaves them 19 points behind FC Viktoria Köln at the top, in a table of 20. Among the 20 rated sides in the division that is the 20th-best attack and the 3rd-best defence. They scored in 2 of those 5 and kept 0 clean sheets. Next they host SV Meppen in the 3. Liga on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 31%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
3. Liga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Viktoria Köln | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36:18 | +18 | DDWWW | 29 |
| 2 | MSV Duisburg | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33:18 | +15 | WDLDW | 29 |
| 3 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21:13 | +8 | WLWWW | 27 |
| 4 | SV Wehen | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26:17 | +9 | WDWWW | 21 |
| 5 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19:19 | 0 | WWWDW | 21 |
| 6 | FC Saarbrücken | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 31:26 | +5 | LWLWL | 20 |
| 7 | Alemannia Aachen | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19:19 | 0 | LWWWL | 20 |
| 8 | Waldhof Mannheim | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23:20 | +3 | LLWLW | 19 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim II | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22:20 | +2 | LWLLW | 19 |
| 10 | Hansa Rostock | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22:22 | 0 | LLDLW | 19 |
| 11 | SV Meppen | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18:18 | 0 | WDWDW | 18 |
| 12 | Stuttgart II | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22:23 | -1 | WWLDW | 18 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14:17 | -3 | WLDDL | 16 |
| 14 | Preußen Münster | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21:25 | -4 | LLWLL | 15 |
| 15 | Würzburger Kickers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17:25 | -8 | DWLWL | 14 |
| 16 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23:23 | 0 | DDLWL | 13 |
| 17 | Verl | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17:27 | -10 | DLLLL | 12 |
| 18 | SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13:29 | -16 | DWLLL | 12 |
| 19 | Fortuna Köln | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10:16 | -6 | LLLLL | 10 |
| 20 | Havelse | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17:29 | -12 | DDWDL | 10 |
- Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
- Relegation
Fortuna Köln sit 19 of 20, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- L1-2away to Waldhof Mannheim7 November 2026
- L1-2Würzburger Kickers31 October 2026
- L0-1away to Preußen Münster25 October 2026
- L0-1Stuttgart II16 October 2026
- L0-2away to Rot-Weiß Essen13 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Fortuna Köln vs SV Meppen
Fortuna Köln host SV Meppen on 21 November 2026, 13:00 UTC. The model makes it 31% Fortuna Köln, 35% draw and 34% SV Meppen, with a most likely scoreline of 0-0. It projects 0.83 expected goals for Fortuna Köln against 0.91. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 34% and over 2.5 goals at 25%.
Full preview and model analysis for Fortuna Köln vs SV Meppen
Recent meetings with SV Meppen
- 28 June 2023SV Meppen 1–1 Fortuna KölnFriendlies Clubs
- 6 May 2019Fortuna Köln 1–1 SV Meppen3. Liga
- 2 December 2018SV Meppen 3–0 Fortuna Köln3. Liga
- 31 March 2018Fortuna Köln 0–2 SV Meppen3. Liga
- 21 October 2017SV Meppen 1–0 Fortuna Köln3. Liga
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Fortuna Köln
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Havelse v FC Viktoria Köln · 20 November 2026
Fortuna Köln fans want a draw: that leaves Fortuna Köln's risk of a bottom-four finish at 74.8%, against 77.5% if Havelse win (76.2% today).
Havelse win77.5%+1.3Draw74.8%−1.4FC Viktoria Köln win75.9%−0.3 -
SSV Jahn Regensburg v Würzburger Kickers · 21 November 2026
Fortuna Köln fans want SSV Jahn Regensburg to win: that leaves Fortuna Köln's risk of a bottom-four finish at 75.5%, against 78.0% if Würzburger Kickers win (76.2% today).
SSV Jahn Regensburg win75.5%−0.7Draw77.0%+0.8Würzburger Kickers win78.0%+1.8
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Fortuna Köln's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.