Viktoria Köln before the Ulm match: This is how the team stands before the last three games

Viktoria Köln enters the final stretch of the 3. Liga season as eleventh in the table. After 35 matchdays, they have 47 points – a mid-table position that suggests neither acute worries nor real promotion ambitions. Before the away game at relegation-threatened SSV Ulm, the situation is still clear: after two recent defeats, the team wants to get back on track to finish the season with a stable final sprint.

The situation before matchday 36

The record after 35 games is almost balanced: 14 wins, 5 draws, and 16 losses make 47 points. The goal difference of 48:49 (goal difference –1) also fits this overall picture. Viktoria has often played matches on equal footing – sometimes with the better, sometimes with the worse outcome.

In the table, this is currently enough for 11th place. The next opponent, on the other hand, is under significantly more pressure: SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball is in 18th place and thus in a relegation spot. This changes the dynamics of the match: while Viktoria is mainly focused on consistency and a clean season finish, Ulm is fighting for urgently needed points to stay in the league.

Three wins from five games, but two recent setbacks

The short-term form curve contains both: tailwind and setbacks. Viktoria has taken three wins from the last five league games, but also two defeats.

• 3:2 at Hansa Rostock
• 2:1 at FC Ingolstadt 04
• 2:1 home win against SV Wehen Wiesbaden
• 0:2 in Verl
• 0:2 at home against Energie Cottbus

A look at the swings within the season underlines how inconsistent Viktoria can perform: the biggest home win was a 4:1 against TSV Havelse, while away they managed two 3:0 victories – at Alemannia Aachen and at FC Erzgebirge Aue. On the other hand, there are clear defeats such as the 1:5 against Verl or the 2:4 against Rostock. Especially against a team fighting relegation, it will be crucial how controlled Viktoria manages the game – because such matches are often decided by intensity, avoiding mistakes, and set pieces.

Ulm is 18th in the table, then Aachen and Duisburg await

The match in Ulm opens the final sprint. Kick-off is on Saturday, 02.05.2026, at 16:30. Viktoria thus travels to a team that, as 18th in the table, will need every point. For Cologne, this means: concentration from the start, clean processes against the ball, and clear presence in the opponent's penalty area – not spectacular, but often decisive when the opponent is under pressure.

After the away game in Ulm, Viktoria Köln still has two games left: On 10.05.2026 (16:30) Alemannia Aachen comes to Cologne, and for the season finale on 16.05.2026 (13:30) they visit MSV Duisburg.

All in all, Viktoria brings a solid position into the last three matches. The key will be to put the recent setbacks into perspective and reconnect with the phase in which they managed three wins from five games – so that a generally balanced season ends with a fitting final sprint.