3. Liga

1. MSV Duisburg — 24 points from 9 played (8 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost), 26 scored, 11 conceded, goal difference +15. Form, oldest first: L W W W W.
2. FC Viktoria Köln — 19 points from 9 played (6 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost), 26 scored, 13 conceded, goal difference +13. Form, oldest first: W W W W D.
3. Rot-Weiß Essen — 18 points from 9 played (5 won, 3 drawn, 1 lost), 18 scored, 12 conceded, goal difference +6. Form, oldest first: W W D D W.
4. Hansa Rostock — 15 points from 9 played (4 won, 3 drawn, 2 lost), 17 scored, 17 conceded, goal difference 0. Form, oldest first: L W D W L.
5. FC Saarbrücken — 14 points from 9 played (4 won, 2 drawn, 3 lost), 21 scored, 16 conceded, goal difference +5. Form, oldest first: L D W D L.
6. Fortuna Düsseldorf — 14 points from 9 played (4 won, 2 drawn, 3 lost), 10 scored, 10 conceded, goal difference 0. Form, oldest first: W W L D W.
7. Hoffenheim II — 13 points from 9 played (4 won, 1 drawn, 4 lost), 18 scored, 14 conceded, goal difference +4. Form, oldest first: D W W L L.
8. Waldhof Mannheim — 13 points from 9 played (4 won, 1 drawn, 4 lost), 16 scored, 14 conceded, goal difference +2. Form, oldest first: W L W W L.
9. Preußen Münster — 12 points from 9 played (3 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost), 16 scored, 18 conceded, goal difference -2. Form, oldest first: W D L D L.
10. Verl — 12 points from 9 played (3 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost), 14 scored, 17 conceded, goal difference -3. Form, oldest first: W D W D D.
11. Stuttgart II — 11 points from 9 played (3 won, 2 drawn, 4 lost), 16 scored, 18 conceded, goal difference -2. Form, oldest first: L L D D W.
12. Alemannia Aachen — 11 points from 9 played (3 won, 2 drawn, 4 lost), 13 scored, 16 conceded, goal difference -3. Form, oldest first: D L W L L.
13. FC Ingolstadt 04 — 11 points from 9 played (3 won, 2 drawn, 4 lost), 12 scored, 15 conceded, goal difference -3. Form, oldest first: W L L L W.
14. SV Wehen — 11 points from 9 played (3 won, 2 drawn, 4 lost), 12 scored, 15 conceded, goal difference -3. Form, oldest first: L W L W W.
15. Fortuna Köln — 10 points from 9 played (2 won, 4 drawn, 3 lost), 8 scored, 10 conceded, goal difference -2. Form, oldest first: D L W D L.
16. SV Meppen — 10 points from 9 played (3 won, 1 drawn, 5 lost), 11 scored, 16 conceded, goal difference -5. Form, oldest first: L L L D W.
17. SSV Jahn Regensburg — 9 points from 9 played (2 won, 3 drawn, 4 lost), 20 scored, 19 conceded, goal difference +1. Form, oldest first: D L D W D.
18. SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach — 9 points from 9 played (2 won, 3 drawn, 4 lost), 9 scored, 16 conceded, goal difference -7. Form, oldest first: D D L L D.
19. Würzburger Kickers — 8 points from 9 played (2 won, 2 drawn, 5 lost), 13 scored, 19 conceded, goal difference -6. Form, oldest first: L W L L D.
20. Havelse — 5 points from 9 played (1 won, 2 drawn, 6 lost), 12 scored, 22 conceded, goal difference -10. Form, oldest first: D L L L D.

What moved

Measured against 2026-10-14, the last update whose numbers changed — not against the last time the page was built, because an unchanged projection is carried forward rather than restamped. 20 clubs moved in all; the rest are in the projection below.

• FC Ingolstadt 04 — title chance up 0.2, to 0.3%; bottom-three risk down 13.4, to 11%.
• SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach — bottom-three risk down 9.4, to 61.5%.
• MSV Duisburg — title chance up 6.4, to 51.4%.
• FC Viktoria Köln — title chance down 6.2, to 15.8%; bottom-three risk up 0.5, to 0.5%.
• Waldhof Mannheim — title chance up 0.2, to 0.7%; bottom-three risk up 5.7, to 9.4%.

Season projection

Every one of the 290 matches this competition has left, played out 10,000 times by the same model that makes our match predictions — but rating each side on its whole season rather than its last six games, since one hot run should not decide a title race. The figures are final positions, not qualification or relegation: those depend on each country's rules and playoffs. A statistical estimate, not betting advice. Movement is measured against 2026-10-14, the last update whose numbers changed.

1. MSV Duisburg — projected to finish on 75.9 points, from 24 after 9 played. Wins it 51.4% (up 6.4), finishes top three 81.4%, bottom four 0%.
2. Rot-Weiß Essen — projected to finish on 67 points, from 18 after 9 played. Wins it 13.4% (down 2.7), finishes top three 48.7%, bottom four 0.2%.
3. FC Viktoria Köln — projected to finish on 66.4 points, from 19 after 9 played. Wins it 15.8% (down 6.2), finishes top three 47.3%, bottom four 0.8%.
4. Fortuna Düsseldorf — projected to finish on 62.6 points, from 14 after 9 played. Wins it 6.6% (up 4.7), finishes top three 29.9%, bottom four 0.9%.
5. Hansa Rostock — projected to finish on 59.1 points, from 15 after 9 played. Wins it 4% (up 0.1), finishes top three 19.7%, bottom four 3.3%.
6. Preußen Münster — projected to finish on 56.5 points, from 12 after 9 played. Wins it 1.8% (down 1.8), finishes top three 11.4%, bottom four 3.8%.
7. Verl — projected to finish on 55.9 points, from 12 after 9 played. Wins it 1.4% (down 0.3), finishes top three 12.1%, bottom four 7.4%.
8. Alemannia Aachen — projected to finish on 55.3 points, from 11 after 9 played. Wins it 1.6% (down 0.7), finishes top three 10.4%, bottom four 6.8%.
9. FC Saarbrücken — projected to finish on 55.2 points, from 14 after 9 played. Wins it 1.1% (down 0.4), finishes top three 10.2%, bottom four 5.7%.
10. Hoffenheim II — projected to finish on 53.4 points, from 13 after 9 played. Wins it 0.9% (up 0.3), finishes top three 7.8%, bottom four 9%.
11. SSV Jahn Regensburg — projected to finish on 51.4 points, from 9 after 9 played. Wins it 0.5%, finishes top three 5.2%, bottom four 13.7%.
12. Waldhof Mannheim — projected to finish on 50.9 points, from 13 after 9 played. Wins it 0.7% (up 0.2), finishes top three 5.3%, bottom four 15.3%.
13. FC Ingolstadt 04 — projected to finish on 49.4 points, from 11 after 9 played. Wins it 0.3% (up 0.2), finishes top three 3.5%, bottom four 17.7%.
14. SV Wehen — projected to finish on 49.3 points, from 11 after 9 played. Wins it 0.2% (up 0.1), finishes top three 3.4%, bottom four 19.1%.
15. SV Meppen — projected to finish on 46.2 points, from 10 after 9 played. Wins it 0.1% (up 0.1), finishes top three 0.8%, bottom four 28.2%.
16. Fortuna Köln — projected to finish on 46 points, from 10 after 9 played. Wins it 0% (down 0.1), finishes top three 1%, bottom four 28%.
17. Stuttgart II — projected to finish on 45.8 points, from 11 after 9 played. Wins it 0.2% (up 0.1), finishes top three 1.6%, bottom four 30.4%.
18. Würzburger Kickers — projected to finish on 41.1 points, from 8 after 9 played. Wins it 0.1% (up 0.1), finishes top three 0.5%, bottom four 50.4%.
19. SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach — projected to finish on 36.5 points, from 9 after 9 played. Wins it 0%, finishes top three 0.1%, bottom four 73%.
20. Havelse — projected to finish on 31.4 points, from 5 after 9 played. Wins it 0%, finishes top three 0%, bottom four 86.1%.

Top scorers

1. N. Boujellab (SSV Jahn Regensburg) — 3 goals, 1 assist.
2. P. Remmert (MSV Duisburg) — 3 goals.
3. D. Waidner (Verl) — 2 goals.
4. N. X. Muteba NTumba (Waldhof Mannheim) — 2 goals.
5. L. Hermes (SSV Jahn Regensburg) — 1 goal, 2 assists.
6. N. Castelle (FC Viktoria Köln) — 1 goal, 1 assist.
7. F. Eisele (SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach) — 1 goal, 1 assist.
8. F. Higl (Preußen Münster) — 1 goal, 1 assist.
9. Montell Ndikom (Preußen Münster) — 1 goal, 1 assist.
10. R. Massimo (SV Wehen) — 1 goal, 1 assist.
11. L. Wolf (FC Viktoria Köln) — 1 goal.
12. M. Janssen (Rot-Weiß Essen) — 1 goal.
13. L. Lokotsch (FC Ingolstadt 04) — 1 goal.
14. B. Makanda (Hoffenheim II) — 1 goal.
15. J. Ulbricht (Waldhof Mannheim) — 1 goal.
16. L. Bierschenk (Waldhof Mannheim) — 1 goal.
17. O. Schönfelder (SSV Jahn Regensburg) — 1 goal.
18. E. Hottmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) — 1 goal.
19. L. Molinari (SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach) — 1 goal.
20. M. Schuster (Hansa Rostock) — 1 goal.