Friday , 6 November 2026

FC Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nurnberg, 2. Bundesliga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2026-27
FC Energie Cottbus
1 – 1
Full Time
1. FC Nurnberg
Fri 16 Oct 2026 · 16:30 UTC Stadion der Freundschaft HT 45' · FT 45'
Justin Butler 56' 1–0
1–1 79' Styopa Mkrtchyan
Y 34' Adam Markhiev
Henry Rorig 45' Y
Y 61' Alexios Kalogeropoulos
Tolcay Cigerci 68' Y
Christian Kinsombi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg — 2. Bundesliga at Stadion der Freundschaft.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Bickel (Germany)
  • Assistant 1 Sascha Thielert
  • Assistant 2 Christoph Kluge (Germany)
6 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 25.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 10 28
2 1. FC Nurnberg 10 21
3 VfL Wolfsburg 10 19
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 10 18
5 1. FC Magdeburg 10 17
6 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 10 15
7 Arminia Bielefeld 10 14
8 FC St. Pauli 1910 10 12
9 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 10 12
10 VfL Osnabrück 10 11
11 VfL Bochum 1848 10 11
12 Hannover 96 10 11
13 Karlsruher SC 10 11
14 FC Energie Cottbus 10 10
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 10 10
16 SV Darmstadt 98 10 9
17 Holstein Kiel 10 8
18 SG Dynamo Dresden 10 8

Head-to-Head

1
FC Energie Cottbus 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals 1. FC Nurnberg
Last 5 meetings
2026-10-16 FC Energie Cottbus 1–1 1. FC Nurnberg

Recent Form

FC Energie Cottbus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct 1. FC Nurnberg H 1–1 D
10 Oct SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–3 L
20 Sep FC St. Pauli 1910 H 1–1 D
13 Sep Karlsruher SC A 3–0 W
05 Sep VfL Wolfsburg A 4–4 D
29 Aug SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 H 3–4 L
1. FC Nurnberg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct FC Energie Cottbus A 1–1 D
10 Oct VfL Wolfsburg H 4–4 D
19 Sep Karlsruher SC A 1–0 W
11 Sep Hannover 96 H 2–1 W
05 Sep Holstein Kiel A 2–2 D
29 Aug Arminia Bielefeld H 4–1 W

Season Stats

FC Energie Cottbus 1. FC Nurnberg
#14 Position #2
10 Points 21
10 Played 10
2 / 4 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 1
18 Scored 24
20 Conceded 13
-2 GD +11
1.00 PPG 2.10
20% Win % 60%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
FC Energie Cottbus this season
20% Clean Sheets
1. FC Nurnberg this season

FC Energie Cottbus are 14th (10 pts). 1. FC Nurnberg are 2nd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Energie Cottbus
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
3/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
1. FC Nurnberg
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/4
61-75
6/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Energie Cottbus
Tolcay Cigerci 5 G 2 A
Justin Butler 5 G 1 A
Lucas Copado 2 G 1 A
Dmytro Bohdanov 2 G
1. FC Nurnberg
Mohamed Ali Zoma 7 G
Piet Scobel 5 G 1 A
Adam Markhiev 3 G 2 A
Julian Justvan 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Energie Cottbus launch into their encounter with 1. FC Nurnberg.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Mohamed Ali Zoma is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Energie Cottbus so far.
  • 15' FC Energie Cottbus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined 1. FC Nurnberg backline.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alexios Kalogeropoulos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FC Nurnberg.
  • 30' Dmytro Bohdanov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' Mohamed Ali Zoma makes way for William Boving at the 33 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FC Nurnberg.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Adam Markhiev. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 39' FC Energie Cottbus are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against 1. FC Nurnberg's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 44' Marcel Lotka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 473 appearances.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Henry Rorig.
  • 50' FC Energie Cottbus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' Justin Butler adds to his 5 season tally! FC Energie Cottbus lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' Alexios Kalogeropoulos picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' Leon Guwara makes way for Fousseny Doumbia at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Energie Cottbus.
  • 66' 1. FC Nurnberg ring the changes. Rayan Ghrieb has done his job and it is now time for Rafael Lubach to step up.
  • 68' The referee shows FC Energie Cottbus player a card on 68.
  • 73' A quiet spell here at Stadion der Freundschaft. 1. FC Nurnberg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 79' A stunning finish from Styopa Mkrtchyan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 80' The FC Energie Cottbus bench stirs into life. Henry Rorig is withdrawn and Christian Kinsombi gets his opportunity.
  • 82' The whistle greets King Manu as he departs to be replaced by Tim Campulka.
  • 87' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Energie Cottbus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' FC Energie Cottbus receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Energie Cottbus Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz

1. FC Nürnberg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miroslav Klose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Justin Butler 1
Styopa Mkrtchyan 1

Head to Head

2026-10-16 FC Energie Cottbus 1–1 1. FC Nurnberg

FC Energie Cottbus Form

2026-10-16 FC Energie Cottbus 1–1 1. FC Nurnberg D 2026-10-10 SV Darmstadt 98 3–1 FC Energie Cottbus L 2026-09-20 FC Energie Cottbus 1–1 FC St. Pauli 1910 D 2026-09-13 Karlsruher SC 0–3 FC Energie Cottbus W 2026-09-05 VfL Wolfsburg 4–4 FC Energie Cottbus D 2026-08-29 FC Energie Cottbus 3–4 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 L

1. FC Nürnberg Form

2026-10-16 FC Energie Cottbus 1–1 1. FC Nurnberg D 2026-10-10 1. FC Nurnberg 4–4 VfL Wolfsburg D 2026-09-19 Karlsruher SC 0–1 1. FC Nurnberg W 2026-09-11 1. FC Nurnberg 2–1 Hannover 96 L 2026-09-05 Holstein Kiel 2–2 1. FC Nurnberg D 2026-08-29 1. FC Nurnberg 4–1 Arminia Bielefeld L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.47 FC Energie Cottbus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2 1. FC Nürnberg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Energie Cottbus29% Draw24% 1. FC Nürnberg47%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

FC Energie Cottbus or Draw
53%
Draw or 1. FC Nürnberg
71%
FC Energie Cottbus or 1. FC Nürnberg
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Energie Cottbus21% Draw39% 1. FC Nürnberg40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
3.8%
1 – 4
3.5%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Energie Cottbus

Handicap FC Energie Cottbus covers Push 1. FC Nürnberg covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 13% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 20% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 16% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

FC Energie Cottbus keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
1. FC Nürnberg keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.