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.
With 51 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, L. Benen was the man in the middle. 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