Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Energie Cottbus vs SC Freiburg, 2018-19 ROUND OF 64

DFB-Pokal · 2018-19
FC Energie Cottbus
2 – 2
3 – 5 pen
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Mon 20 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
Andrej Startsev 42' Y
Kevin Scheidhauer 80' Y
Y 89' Nicolas Hofler
Y 101' Nils Petersen
Y 114' Lucas Holer

Overview

Match Preview

FC Energie Cottbus vs SC Freiburg — DFB-Pokal .

Match Details

  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Daniel Riehl
  • Referee Alexander Sather

Head-to-Head

3
3
3
FC Energie Cottbus 9 games · Avg 2.2 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-20 FC Energie Cottbus 2–2 SC Freiburg 2018-05-20 SC Freiburg 0–1 FC Energie Cottbus 2018-01-14 FC Energie Cottbus 1–1 SC Freiburg 2017-04-04 SC Freiburg 2–0 FC Energie Cottbus 2016-11-06 FC Energie Cottbus 0–0 SC Freiburg

Recent Form

FC Energie Cottbus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug SC Freiburg H 2–2 D
20 May SC Freiburg A 1–0 W
13 May Quess East Bengal FC H 4–1 W
06 May Eintracht Braunschweig A 2–0 W
28 Apr FC Carl Zeiss Jena H 1–1 D
22 Apr Borussia Mönchengladbach A 2–0 W
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug FC Energie Cottbus A 2–2 D
20 May FC Energie Cottbus H 0–1 L
12 May TSV 1860 München A 1–3 L
05 May SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 H 2–0 W
28 Apr BSC Hastedt A 1–3 L
23 Apr Shillong Lajong FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Energie Cottbus this season
0% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Freiburg
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Freiburg
Igor Matanovic 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . FC Energie Cottbus are looking to make home advantage count against SC Freiburg.
  • 5' Philipp Lienhart has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Freiburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Christian Streich will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Energie Cottbus and SC Freiburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 42' Andrej Startsev catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' Against the run of play, Marcelo Freitas has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 52' FC Energie Cottbus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' The 33-year-old Fabio Viteritti has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 66' Marco Terrazzino is replacing Gian-Luca Waldschmidt for the SC Freiburg side.
  • 71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Maximilian Zimmer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Freiburg.
  • 72' Florian Niederlechner makes way for Lucas Holer at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Freiburg.
  • 77' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Energie Cottbus must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kevin Scheidhauer.
  • 80' Kevin Scheidhauer gets the nod from FC Energie Cottbus. He replaces Maximilian Zimmer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' The whistle greets Manuel Gulde as he departs to be replaced by Tim Kleindienst.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Hofler.
  • 89' The whistle greets Streli Mamba as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Stanese.
  • 90' What a moment for Mike Frantz! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' A tactical swap from FC Energie Cottbus — Felix Geisler on, Kevin Scheidhauer off on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Energie Cottbus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcelo Freitas 1
Mike Frantz 1
Nils Petersen 1
Fabio Viteritti 1
Marcelo Freitas 1
Mike Frantz 1
Nils Petersen 1
Fabio Viteritti 1

Head to Head

2018-08-20 FC Energie Cottbus 2–2 SC Freiburg 2018-05-20 SC Freiburg 0–1 FC Energie Cottbus 2018-01-14 FC Energie Cottbus 1–1 SC Freiburg 2017-04-04 SC Freiburg 2–0 FC Energie Cottbus 2016-11-06 FC Energie Cottbus 0–0 SC Freiburg

FC Energie Cottbus Form

2018-08-20 FC Energie Cottbus 2–2 SC Freiburg D 2018-05-20 SC Freiburg 0–1 FC Energie Cottbus W 2018-05-13 FC Energie Cottbus 4–1 Quess East Bengal FC W 2018-05-06 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–2 FC Energie Cottbus W 2018-04-28 FC Energie Cottbus 1–1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena D 2018-04-22 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–2 FC Energie Cottbus W

SC Freiburg Form

2018-08-20 FC Energie Cottbus 2–2 SC Freiburg D 2018-05-20 SC Freiburg 0–1 FC Energie Cottbus L 2018-05-12 TSV 1860 München 3–1 SC Freiburg L 2018-05-05 SC Freiburg 2–0 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 W 2018-04-28 BSC Hastedt 3–1 SC Freiburg L 2018-04-23 SC Freiburg 1–3 Shillong Lajong FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 FC Energie Cottbus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Energie Cottbus50% Draw26% SC Freiburg24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Energie Cottbus or Draw
75%
Draw or SC Freiburg
50%
FC Energie Cottbus or SC Freiburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Energie Cottbus33% Draw46% SC Freiburg21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Energie Cottbus

Handicap FC Energie Cottbus covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Energie Cottbus keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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