Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Energie Cottbus vs SV Werder Bremen, DFB-Pokal 2024-25 ROUND 1

DFB-Pokal · 2024-25
FC Energie Cottbus
1 – 3
Full Time
SV Werder Bremen
Mon 19 Aug 2024 · 16:00 UTC Stadion der Freundschaft HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 46' Niklas Stark
Maksimilian Pronichev 53' Y
Tolcay Cigerci 71' Y
Y 77' Justin Njinmah
Romario Hajrulla 78' R

Overview

Match Preview

FC Energie Cottbus vs SV Werder Bremen — DFB-Pokal at Stadion der Freundschaft.

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
FC Energie Cottbus 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals SV Werder Bremen
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-19 FC Energie Cottbus 1–3 SV Werder Bremen 2022-08-01 FC Energie Cottbus 1–2 SV Werder Bremen

Recent Form

FC Energie Cottbus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
12 Aug FC Bayern München H 1–3 L
20 Aug SC Freiburg H 2–2 D
20 May SC Freiburg A 1–0 W
SV Werder Bremen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug FC Energie Cottbus A 3–1 W
18 May VfL Bochum 1848 H 4–1 W
11 May RB Leipzig A 1–1 D
04 May Borussia Monchengladbach H 2–2 D
27 Apr FC Augsburg A 3–0 W
21 Apr VfB Stuttgart H 2–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadion der Freundschaft. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FC Energie Cottbus is showing some good football. However, FC Energie Cottbus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SV Werder Bremen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Niklas Stark made 464 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Senne Lynen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 32' SV Werder Bremen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Keke Topp on 32.
  • 37' GOAL! Keke Topp scores on 37.
  • 42' The travelling SV Werder Bremen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' It’s a booking for SV Werder Bremen player. Niklas Stark gets a card.
  • 46' Dennis Slamar is replacing Tim Campulka for the FC Energie Cottbus side.
  • 51' It’s high time Claus-Dieter Wollitz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' FC Energie Cottbus receives a card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 55' Goal! Keke Topp scores his 10 goal in 406 matches.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 61' The SV Werder Bremen manager makes a substitution. Keke Topp departs to be replaced by Justin Njinmah.
  • 64' Another substitution for FC Energie Cottbus to replace Maksimilian Pronichev by Romario Hajrulla on 64 minute.
  • 69' FC Energie Cottbus started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
  • 70' GOAL! Henry Rorig scores on 70.
  • 71' The referee shows FC Energie Cottbus player a card on 71.
  • 71' It is a substitution in SV Werder Bremen team. Felix Agu is replaced by Olivier Deman on 71 minute.
  • 76' 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 Joshua Putze suffering a number of foals already.
  • 77' It’s a booking for SV Werder Bremen player. Justin Njinmah gets a card.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Romario Hajrulla.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 86' The FC Energie Cottbus manager makes a substitution. Janis Juckel departs to be replaced by Axel Borgmann.
  • 87' Marco Grull is replacing Marvin Ducksch for the SV Werder Bremen side.
  • With this win, SV Werder Bremen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Energie Cottbus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz

SV Werder Bremen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keke Topp 3
Mitchell Weiser 1
Romano Schmid 1
Tim Heike 1
Henry Rorig 1

Head to Head

2024-08-19 FC Energie Cottbus 1–3 SV Werder Bremen 2022-08-01 FC Energie Cottbus 1–2 SV Werder Bremen

FC Energie Cottbus Form

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 2019-08-12 FC Energie Cottbus 1–3 FC Bayern München L 2018-08-20 FC Energie Cottbus 2–2 SC Freiburg D 2018-05-20 SC Freiburg 0–1 FC Energie Cottbus W

SV Werder Bremen Form

2024-08-19 FC Energie Cottbus 1–3 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-05-18 SV Werder Bremen 4–1 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2024-05-11 RB Leipzig 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2024-05-04 SV Werder Bremen 2–2 Borussia Monchengladbach D 2024-04-27 FC Augsburg 0–3 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-04-21 SV Werder Bremen 2–1 VfB Stuttgart W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 FC Energie Cottbus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 SV Werder Bremen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Energie Cottbus22% Draw24% SV Werder Bremen54%
Actual: SV Werder Bremen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FC Energie Cottbus or Draw
46%
Draw or SV Werder Bremen
78%
FC Energie Cottbus or SV Werder Bremen
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Energie Cottbus17% Draw42% SV Werder Bremen41%
Actual: SV Werder Bremen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
6.2%
0 – 3
5.6%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Energie Cottbus

Handicap FC Energie Cottbus covers Push SV Werder Bremen covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 22% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 17% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

FC Energie Cottbus keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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