3. Liga

Goals have flowed freely in the 3. Liga this season. With 862 goals in 271 matches and an average of 3.18 per game, defences have struggled to contain the attacking talent on show across the 2025/2026 campaign.

Title Race. VfL Osnabrück have opened up a commanding 6-point lead at the top of the table. Rot-Weiß Essen, in second on 58 points, face an uphill battle to close the gap before the season ends.

Form & Momentum. VfL Osnabrück are the form team of the moment, collecting 15 points from their last five matches. That blistering run puts them at the top of the form table, with Rot-Weiß Essen (15pts) the next best.

Goals & Stars. L. Gindorf leads the scoring charts with 12 goals for Alemannia Aachen, but B. Taz (11) is close behind in what promises to be a tight race for the Golden Boot.

Predictions. Our prediction model has assessed 51 matches in the 3. Liga this season, correctly picking the exact scoreline 5.9% of the time and the right result in 17.6% of cases.