Match details. 3. Liga, Regular Season - 8. Kick-off is Sun 11 Oct, 15:30 Lagos time. It is played at Tivoli, Aachen. The referee is Assad Nouhoum.
What's at stake. Alemannia Aachen are 9th on 11 points after 7 games, 1 point behind Preußen Münster, 1 point clear of Fortuna Köln. A win would take them above Preußen Münster. FC Viktoria Cologne are 2nd on 15 points after 7 games, 6 points behind MSV Duisburg, level on points with Rot-Weiß Essen.
Form. Alemannia Aachen have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L D W L. FC Viktoria Cologne have won five, drawn two and lost three of their last ten, 1.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W L W.
The numbers. Alemannia Aachen score 2.3 and concede 1.3 a game in their last six at home, with one clean sheet. Alemannia Aachen average 11.7 shots (5.4 on target), 4.8 corners and 2.6 cards a game, with 56% of the ball. FC Viktoria Cologne score 2.1 and concede 1.4 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. FC Viktoria Cologne average 11.1 shots (4.6 on target), 4.9 corners and 2.1 cards a game, with 55% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last four meetings Alemannia Aachen have won two, drawn none and lost two. Three of the four went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. The last time they met, on 10 May 2026, it finished Alemannia Aachen 3-0 FC Viktoria Cologne: three yellow cards.
The case against. Alemannia Aachen's record still gives them 43% to win.
The read. FC Viktoria Cologne or the draw. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 72%. Three of the last four meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.15, 77% on the records (Alemannia Aachen: over 1.5 goals in 5 of 6 at home; FC Viktoria Cologne: over 1.5 goals in 8 of 9). Backup: Alemannia Aachen Over 0.5 Goals at 1.15. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); FC Viktoria Cologne or draw and over 1.5 goals (the signs point different ways); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Alemannia Aachen 1-2 FC Viktoria Cologne (8% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).