FC Ingolstadt 04 before the season finale: This is how the team stands before the home game against Waldhof Mannheim

FC Ingolstadt 04 goes into the last matchday of the 3rd league as 13th in the table – thus from the secure midfield, but without the chance to stabilize the season with a longer series. After 37 games, they have 46 points and a goal difference of 60:55. The Schanzer have thus scored more goals than they have conceded, but at the same time have already suffered 15 defeats. (Status: 11.05.2026, Data: news.de)

The situation before the last matchday

Ingolstadt is in 13th place in the 3rd league before the final home game. The record: 12 wins, 10 draws, and 15 defeats. With 60 goals scored and 55 conceded, this results in a goal difference of +5 – a value that becomes especially important in the tight table when teams finish level on points.

On Saturday, May 16, 2026, FC Ingolstadt 04 will host SV Waldhof Mannheim at 1:30 p.m. in the Audi Sportpark. The opponent arrives as ninth in the table.

Recently mixed results with a win in Munich

The recent form curve remains erratic: From the last five league games, Ingolstadt took two wins and suffered three defeats. What is striking is less the bare record than the distribution of the results: In this period, there was no home win, both successes were achieved away.

• May 9: 2:1 at TSV 1860 Munich (away win)
• Previously at home: 3:5 against Erzgebirge Aue
• April 25: 3:0 at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II (away win)
• 0:1 at home against VfL Osnabrück
• 1:4 at Rot-Weiss Essen

This creates a clear arc of suspense for the season finale: Ingolstadt comes with a sense of achievement from Munich, but must deliver the finish at home of all places – where consistency has recently been lacking.

The season numbers show light and shadow

Over the entire season, the statistics reflect a team that rarely "manages" games, but often ends up in open phases: 60 own goals stand for offensive power, but 55 goals conceded also for recurring vulnerability. The fact that Ingolstadt is in the lower midfield of the table despite a positive goal difference fits this mixture of attacking effect and too many setbacks in individual matches.

• Biggest home win: 4:1 against SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball
• Biggest away win: 6:2 at TSV Havelse
• Highest scoring game: 3:5 against Erzgebirge Aue

Against Waldhof Mannheim, there is now the opportunity to end an overall mixed season at least with a home result that matches the offensive output of the season – and defines the picture before the summer more by a successful conclusion than by the recent fluctuations.