- Osnabruck are in red hot form and are clear favourites to win this matchup at 1.89.
- Osnabruck have won both of their last two away games including a 3-2 success at Wehen Wiesbaden.
- Stuttgart II have been much more solid at home than away in the 3.Liga this season, winning nine, drawing four and losing five of their 18 home games.
Osnabruck are on a roll
VfL Osnabruck are flying high at the top of the 3.Liga 2025/2026 standings with 77 points from 37 games, 31 points more than 14th placed VfB Stuttgart II who have 46 points.
Osnabruck have won four and drawn one of their last five league games and have the best away record in the division with 12 wins, three draws and three defeats from their 18 away games. So there is a gulf in class between these two sides and the VfB Stuttgart II vs VfL Osnabruck prediction makes Osnabruck rightly favourites to take all three points on Saturday.
Stuttgart II are in poor form with one win, one draw and three losses from their last five matches, but they have been better at home than on the road recently. Nico Willig’s side have won one and drawn one of their last two home games after a 3-2 away defeat to TSV Havelse, a 6-1 home drubbing of RW Essen and a 5-3 defeat to Hansa Rostock on the road.
Entertaining encounter expected
Osnabruck will play a much more positive brand of soccer than Stuttgart II, whose patient, possession-based style is more suited to developing young players in a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 system. Osnabruck have no such qualms and have played with three at the back and wing-backs that can get forward quickly while their forwards press high and then counter at pace when they win the ball back.
According to our VfB Stuttgart II vs VfL Osnabruck prediction, Osnabruck can push the pace of the game and are in such good form it would be a mistake to oppose them here, but this match should be open and both teams to score looks a good way in at 1.5 as both sides have goals in them and want to come out on top. Take Osnabruck to win an end-to-end match with over 2.5 goals at 1.56.
Additionally, for those looking for the best insights, the VfB Stuttgart II vs VfL Osnabruck betting tips suggest a high-scoring affair given both teams' recent attacking performances.
Goal-scorers
Noah Darvich leads the scoring for Stuttgart II with 10 goals in 28 league games. Ismail Badjie has scored three of Osnabruck’s last seven goals in the past five matches. Robin Meissner has 13 goals in 35 appearances in the 3.Liga to lead VfL’s scoring.
For a more thorough look at the match-up, this VfB Stuttgart II vs VfL Osnabruck preview offers insight into the goal-scoring threats on both sides as outlined above.