Sunday , 13 September 2026

FC Energie Cottbus vs Hannover 96, 2. Bundesliga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2026-27
FC Energie Cottbus
3 – 1
Full Time
Hannover 96
Sun 9 Aug 2026 · 11:30 UTC Stadion der Freundschaft 18,361 HT 45' · FT 45'
Tolcay Cigerci 14' 1–0
1–1 28' Maurice Neubauer
Tolcay Cigerci pen 71' 2–1
Justin Butler 76' 3–1
Y 45' Boris Tomiak
Y 86' Jean Hugonet

Overview

Match Preview

FC Energie Cottbus vs Hannover 96 — 2. Bundesliga at Stadion der Freundschaft.

Match Details

  • Referee Lars Erbst
  • Assistant 1 Manuel Bergmann
  • Assistant 2 Cengiz Kabalakli (Germany)
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
FC Energie Cottbus 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Hannover 96
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-09 FC Energie Cottbus 3–1 Hannover 96 2025-08-16 FC Energie Cottbus 1–0 Hannover 96

Recent Form

FC Energie Cottbus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Hannover 96 H 3–1 W
28 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–4 L
16 Aug Hannover 96 H 1–0 W
19 Aug SV Werder Bremen H 1–3 L
13 Aug SC Paderborn 07 H 0–7 L
01 Aug SV Werder Bremen H 1–2 L
Hannover 96
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug FC Energie Cottbus A 1–3 L
17 May 1. FC Nurnberg H 3–3 D
09 May VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–1 D
03 May SC Preußen Münster H 3–3 D
25 Apr Karlsruher SC A 3–1 W
18 Apr SC Paderborn 07 H 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Energie Cottbus Hannover 96
#13 Position #15
4 Points 4
4 Played 5
1 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
10 Scored 5
12 Conceded 8
-2 GD -3
1.00 PPG 0.80
25% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Energie Cottbus this season
20% Clean Sheets
Hannover 96 this season

FC Energie Cottbus are 13th (4 pts). Hannover 96 are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Energie Cottbus
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Hannover 96
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Energie Cottbus
Tolcay Cigerci 4 G
Dmytro Bohdanov 2 G
Justin Butler 1 G 1 A
Hannover 96
Lars Gindorf 3 G
Maurice Neubauer 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stadion der Freundschaft. FC Energie Cottbus are looking to make home advantage count against Hannover 96.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Energie Cottbus side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Lars Gindorf needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 14' GOAL! Tolcay Cigerci scores on 14.
  • 19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Energie Cottbus and Hannover 96 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 24' FC Energie Cottbus are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Hannover 96's 3-3-3-1 shape.
  • 28' Maurice Neubauer does the damage! The net is bulging and Hannover 96 surge ahead!
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Hannover 96 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' Boris Tomiak has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Boris Tomiak on 45 minutes.
  • 46' FC Energie Cottbus ring the changes. Lucas Copado has done his job and it is now time for Justin Butler to step up.
  • 51' Hannover 96 have won 172 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' FC Energie Cottbus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' The whistle greets Benjamin Kallman as he departs to be replaced by Benedikt Pichler.
  • 68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hayate Matsuda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tolcay Cigerci makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 76' Assisted by Luca Erlein with the perfectly-timed delivery and Justin Butler makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 77' Dominik Pelivan gets the nod from FC Energie Cottbus. He replaces Leonardo Bittencourt and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' The Hannover 96 bench stirs into life. Boris Tomiak is withdrawn and Ime Okon gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Taycan Etcibasi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lars Gindorf on 80 minute.
  • 84' Tolcay Cigerci makes way for Axel Borgmann at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Energie Cottbus.
  • 86' That is a card for Hannover 96. Jean Hugonet will be fuming at that decision.
  • 3-1 the final result. Hannover 96 will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Energie Cottbus Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Hannover 96 Lineups

3-3-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tolcay Cigerci 2
Maurice Neubauer 1
Justin Butler 1

Head to Head

2026-08-09 FC Energie Cottbus 3–1 Hannover 96 2025-08-16 FC Energie Cottbus 1–0 Hannover 96

FC Energie Cottbus Form

2026-08-09 FC Energie Cottbus 3–1 Hannover 96 W 2025-10-28 FC Energie Cottbus 1–4 RB Leipzig L 2025-08-16 FC Energie Cottbus 1–0 Hannover 96 W 2024-08-19 FC Energie Cottbus 1–3 SV Werder Bremen L 2023-08-13 FC Energie Cottbus 0–7 SC Paderborn 07 L 2022-08-01 FC Energie Cottbus 1–2 SV Werder Bremen L

Hannover 96 Form

2026-08-09 FC Energie Cottbus 3–1 Hannover 96 L 2026-05-17 Hannover 96 3–3 1. FC Nurnberg D 2026-05-09 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 Hannover 96 D 2026-05-03 Hannover 96 3–3 SC Preußen Münster D 2026-04-25 Karlsruher SC 1–3 Hannover 96 W 2026-04-18 Hannover 96 1–1 SC Paderborn 07 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.23 FC Energie Cottbus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Hannover 96 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Energie Cottbus52% Draw22% Hannover 9626%
Actual: FC Energie Cottbus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

FC Energie Cottbus or Draw
74%
Draw or Hannover 96
48%
FC Energie Cottbus or Hannover 96
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Energie Cottbus39% Draw38% Hannover 9623%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.6%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Energie Cottbus

Handicap FC Energie Cottbus covers Push Hannover 96 covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Energie Cottbus keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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