- SSV Ulm have won two of their last three games against SC Rot-Weiss Essen
- Uwe Koschinat’s side have won seven of their 18 away matches in 3.Liga this season, losing five and drawing six.
Ulm and Essen to serve up an end-to-end matchup
The gap in the league table between these two clubs is 34 points, with SC Rot-Weiss Essen sitting 4th on 67 points from 37 matches while SSV Ulm languishing 18th on 33 points after 37 fixtures.
This SSV Ulm vs SC Rot-Weiss Essen preview will be a game of contrast, pitting the long-established Essen club against their 3.Liga battlers, SSV Ulm. Uwe Koschinat was appointed as the coach in December 2024 and he has brought a pro-active, flexible and structured system to his team.
His men have won just two and lost three of their last five matches, but they were well beaten 6-1 at VfB Stuttgart II recently before bouncing back to beat SC Verl 1-0 at home.
Dotchev’s pragmatism has left Ulm compact and resistant
Pavel Dotchev took over at SSV Ulm in November 2025 and has made his team much more difficult to beat, albeit less attractive to watch, with his pragmatic, disciplined and organised set-up.
Ulm have won one and lost one of their last two home games while they have won just one, drawn one and lost three of their last five.
Elias Loeder has been Ulm’s best finisher this year with ten league goals while Marek Janssen has netted 12 times in 29 appearances for the visitors.
The SSV Ulm vs SC Rot-Weiss Essen prediction might point out that Ulm have won the last two of their three meetings against SC Rot-Weiss Essen and the visitors are yet to win in Ulm. But Koschinat’s men are coming off a good home win and should get the better of their hosts on Saturday.
Backing the away win at odds of 1.54 looks good value as Dotchev’s team have been compact and not looking to get too positive while Essen look to dominate with their high-tempo, forward build-up and intense pressing game.
Essen to outgun hosts in game of two extremes
Both teams will certainly score in this clash as Koschinat’s team look to overload the wings with rapid transitions and Ulm will try to counter-attack or hit long balls when they are under pressure.
Our SSV Ulm vs SC Rot-Weiss Essen prediction is that the visitors will manage to extend their strong run, but Ulm’s home record of 6-1-11 with 34 goals let in from their 18 games will have to improve if they are to extend their stay in 3.Liga for 2025-2026.
We will be taking the higher odds on over 2.5 goals at 1.35 and both teams to score at 1.51. These SSV Ulm vs SC Rot-Weiss Essen betting tips indicate a likely open and attacking contest.
