Match Report
The table read 17th (Energie Cottbus, 45 pts) against 20th (Aalen, 31 pts), 14 points apart. Energie Cottbus ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Energie Cottbus ran at 1.34 scored and 1.53 conceded, Aalen at 1.18 and 1.63.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Aalen.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Energie Cottbus 1, draws 1, Aalen 2, at 4.75 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more.
The match was played at Stadion der Freundschaft (capacity 22,528). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Energie Cottbus: J. Gjasula (12'), J. Matuwila (77') · Aalen: Nicolas Sessa (31')
Key stats
Possession: Energie Cottbus 53% · Aalen 47% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 7-4