Stored context before this match
Before this match, FC Viktoria Köln have 4 scored home results and Rot-Weiss Essen 4 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: FC Viktoria Köln at home: 2.25 points per match (4 measured matches); Rot-Weiss Essen away: 1.25 points per match (4 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. FC Viktoria Köln scored 3.25 per home match (4 measured matches); Rot-Weiss Essen scored 1.75 away (4). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.66 per club appearance across 152 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 5 of 8 pooled club appearances (62.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. FC Viktoria Köln: 0 wins; Rot-Weiss Essen: 1 wins; draws: 0.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
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