Hansa RostockL21 Aug · Home VfB Stuttgart · 0:4W30 Aug · Away FC Saarbrücken · 4:2D5 Sep · Home SV Wehen · 1:1L11 Sep · Away FC Viktoria Koln · 0:4W16 Sep · Home Stuttgart II · 3:2D20 Sep · Away Rot-Weiß Essen · 1:1
3:2
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
Stuttgart IIL16 Aug · Home FC Viktoria Koln · 1:3L28 Aug · Away Fortuna Düsseldorf · 0:1W6 Sep · Away FC Wurzburger Kickers · 2:1L13 Sep · Home Preussen Munster · 1:2L16 Sep · Away Hansa Rostock · 2:3D19 Sep · Home Jahn Regensburg · 3:3
In the 3. Liga game on 16 September 2026, Hansa Rostock beat Stuttgart II 3:2. Match numbers: shots on target 8:4, corners 3:4.
Match report
Hansa Rostock secured a hard-fought 3-2 win over Stuttgart II at the Ostseestadion on Wednesday evening, moving to within five points of the top six in the 3rd League. The result came after a match where the visitors controlled possession but could not match the hosts' clinical finishing when it mattered most. And here's the thing about this game — it was decided by moments, not sustained pressure.
Leon Dajaku opened the scoring in the twenty-third minute, giving Hansa an early advantage that Stuttgart II chased for the remainder of the half. The visitors responded with more possession and more attacks, but their inability to create clear chances meant they could not find an equaliser before the break. By then, Hansa had established a lead they would not surrender without a fight.
The second half opened with tension, and Kenan Fatkic doubled Hansa's advantage from the penalty spot in the fiftieth minute. Stuttgart II pulled one back through Lauri Lukas Penna just four minutes later, but Veit Stange restored the two-goal cushion in the sixty-fifth minute. Benno Dietze grabbed a late consolation in the eighty-seventh minute, but by then the outcome was already clear.
Stuttgart II dominated the ball with 59 per cent possession and launched 95 attacks compared to Hansa's 73, yet they managed only four shots on target while the hosts hit the target eight times. To be fair, Hansa's efficiency was the difference — three shots on target off target suggests they were not wasteful when opportunities arose. Stuttgart II's five shots off target told a different story.
The victory moves Hansa Rostock to fifth place with eleven points from six games, while Stuttgart II remain sixteenth with just six points. The hosts had suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to Viktoria Köln on Tuesday, so this result provides some momentum after a difficult week. Stuttgart II's loss extends their winless run to two matches and keeps them deep in the lower half.
