Ingolstadt vs Rot-Weiss Essen — match summary
Germany · 3. Liga · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 19:00
Full time · score 1-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Ingolstadt 29 · Rot-Weiss Essen 38
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Ingolstadt 34 · Rot-Weiss Essen 73
Shots on target 3-11 · corners 3-3 · possession 43-57
NextGOAL tip: Ingolstadt +0.5 · 2 stars
Ingolstadt and Rot-Weiss Essen meet at a moment when their form is clearly worlds apart. The hosts just thrashed their opponents 3-0 at home in their last match, but before that they lost several in a row and slipped down to 14th place. The visitors, meanwhile, are unbeaten in 5 straight matches, won their last game 2-0, and sit firmly in 3rd. This season Ingolstadt have scored 12 and conceded 15 in 9 matches, with their defence a clear problem, especially late in games where they concede as much as 28% of all their goals. Rot-Weiss Essen, for their part, dominate possession more (52.4% per game) and hit the target more (5.5 per game), but their defence is not exactly solid either, especially in the final 15 minutes where they concede 25% of all their goals. This game should open up early, because both sides share the same weakness late on. If Ingolstadt use their home advantage to apply pressure first, the game will flow the way the hosts want. But if they let Rot-Weiss Essen control the tempo, the hosts' leaky late-game defence will immediately become a risk. The first half and second half should look clearly different, especially in the final 15 minutes when both teams tend to concede.