Match Report
Erzgebirge Aue, 18th on 34 points, faced a 38-point deficit to Energie Cottbus (2nd, 72). The last five rounds placed Erzgebirge Aue 4th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Erzgebirge Aue were scoring 1.34 and conceding 1.84, Energie Cottbus 1.89 and 1.34, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Erzgebirge Aue had gone 6 games without a win. Energie Cottbus had not lost in 7 games. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Erzgebirge Aue, 9/15 for Energie Cottbus.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Erzgebirge Aue 2, draws 2, Energie Cottbus 4, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings.
The venue was Erzgebirgsstadion, with room for 5,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Erzgebirge Aue: Marcel Bär (5') · Energie Cottbus: King Manu (12'), Axel Borgmann (90')
Key stats
Possession: Erzgebirge Aue 42% · Energie Cottbus 58% · Total shots: 3-15 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 3-10