- Viktoria Koln 1904 have won five of their eight 3. Liga home matches
- SSV Ulm have lost their last two away games and are in the midst of a five-game losing run
- Viktoria Koln 1904 are favoured for the game at 1.76 with the visitors 3.83
Hosts can harness the power of Viktoria DNA
Our Viktoria Koln 1904 vs SSV Ulm prediction is that Viktoria Koln 1904 are favored to take the three points when they host struggling SSV Ulm on Saturday in a game between the 11th-placed and 18th-placed clubs in the 3. Liga.
Marian Wilhelm has kept the Viktoria DNA in place since taking over in July 2025 and his team have a superior record and home record than their visitors to date.
Viktoria are on a two-game losing streak after being beaten 1-5 at home by SC Verl and then losing 3-2 away to Energie Cottbus, but their overall form is better than the visitors’ with two wins and three losses in their last five matches. This Viktoria Koln 1904 vs SSV Ulm preview underlines just how crucial this fixture could be for both sides.
Lobinger to lead the line
Viktoria’s talisman Lex-Tyger Lobinger is their main goal threat with nine goals in 14 3. Liga appearances and he has also scored five of his team’s last nine goals.
Lobinger will look to be the focal point of the hosts’ 3-4-2-1 or 4-4-2 system on Saturday where they will try to overload the flanks and get their pacey wing-backs forward. SSV Ulm’s new coach Pavel Dotchev has been working on making his side a more compact, physical and disciplined unit since taking over in November 2025.
He has instilled a greater defensive solidity upon the club and there is some urgency to his task to get a positive result here as Ulm have lost their last five league games and taken no points from the last 15 available.
Dotchev’s defensive solidity could test hosts
Elias Loeder leads the line for the 18th-placed side with four goals in 15 appearances in the league and remains their biggest goal threat. Defender Dennis Chessa is the pivot for Ulm to build their defense around and also plays a key role in set-piece situations for his club.
Viktoria have conceded 12 goals in eight home games this season so there is a hint of defensive vulnerability there for Ulm to target. The away side are averaging 1.12 goals per game in 3. Liga action, but they are conceding 2.62 goals per away game so they are leaking far too many.
Both sides are conceding too many goals to each other’s standards and that makes the Over 2.5 goals market appealing at 1.51. But our Viktoria Koln 1904 vs SSV Ulm prediction is that Viktoria are the superior side in the 3.Liga and have the better home record, although they have only won one of their last three and lost two.
SSV Ulm have won just one of their eight away games this term and lost six of them in what is proving a woeful campaign for the club. Viktoria have yet to beat Ulm in the two previous 3.Liga meetings between the clubs and lost their most recent home match-up.
When considering Viktoria Koln 1904 vs SSV Ulm betting tips, however, the hosts are on a losing streak and appear to have more momentum here so we are taking them to win at 1.76, although the fact that Ulm are out of form and desperate for the three points that could keep them in the division should be a factor.
