Thursday , 2 July 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 Monchengladbach 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 Munchen A 1–3 L
05 May SpVgg Greuther Furth 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Energie Cottbus to score. At the same time, SC Freiburg does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Freiburg that had 493 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 15' FC Energie Cottbus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Florian Niederlechner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Energie Cottbus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' The referee shows SC Freiburg player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 42' It’s a booking for FC Energie Cottbus player. Andrej Startsev gets a Yellow card.
  • 47' Marcelo Freitas puts FC Energie Cottbus on the lead.
  • 52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrej Startsev made 159 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' 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 Philipp Lienhart suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' The travelling SC Freiburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' It is a substitution in SC Freiburg team. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replaced by Marco Terrazzino on 66 minute.
  • 71' FC Energie Cottbus is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Holer. He replaces Florian Niederlechner on 72 minute.
  • 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' The referee shows FC Energie Cottbus player a Yellow card on 80.
  • 80' FC Energie Cottbus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Scheidhauer is hanging Maximilian Zimmer on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Another substitution for SC Freiburg to replace Manuel Gulde by Tim Kleindienst on 85 minute.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nicolas Hofler.
  • 89' Another change for FC Energie Cottbus made on 89 minute. Streli Mamba leaves to be changed by Daniel Stanese.
  • 90' What an equalizer from Mike Frantz!
  • 90' Time for substitution for FC Energie Cottbus. Kevin Scheidhauer is replaced by Felix Geisler.
  • The final score is 2-2.

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
Nils Petersen 1
Fabio Viteritti 1
Marcelo Freitas 1
Mike Frantz 1
Nils Petersen 1
Fabio Viteritti 1
Marcelo Freitas 1
Mike Frantz 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 Monchengladbach 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 Munchen 3–1 SC Freiburg L 2018-05-05 SC Freiburg 2–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth 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.