Stuttgart II hosted Viktoria Köln at the VirmachenDruk Arena on 16 August 2026 in the second round of the 3. Liga. The visitors secured a 3-1 victory. To be fair, the home side had shown more energy than their league position suggests.
Maximilian Herwerth turned the ball into his own net at 45+1 minutes to give Stuttgart II the lead. Yanik Spalt had already collected a yellow card at 36 minutes before being substituted at the break. The home side went into the interval with a one-goal advantage.
Oliver Rolke equalised for the hosts at 50 minutes, just after the restart. Alexander Prokopenko restored Viktoria Köln's advantage three minutes later. David Otto made it 1-3 at 61 minutes, and Stuttgart II had no response.
Both managers made changes in the second half. Alexander Prokopenko and Niklas Castelle were replaced together at 57 minutes. Julian Lüers and Maximilian Herwerth came off for Stuttgart II at 60 minutes. Lucas Wolf and Taylan Duman followed at 74 minutes.
The statistics show Stuttgart II had 56% possession with 79 attacks compared to 69 for the visitors. They took seven shots on target but only converted one. Viktoria Köln also registered seven shots on target with 44% accuracy.
The result leaves Stuttgart II with three points from three games in 16th place. Viktoria Köln move up to fifth place with six points after three matches. The visitors had secured two wins from their first three matches before facing Stuttgart II.