Match Report
Energie Cottbus went into the game 2nd in the table on 72 points; Rot-Weiss Essen sat 3rd on 70 — a 2-point gap. Rot-Weiss Essen had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table.
Momentum sat with Rot-Weiss Essen, winners of their last eight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Energie Cottbus against 15/15 for Rot-Weiss Essen.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Energie Cottbus 1, draws 1, Rot-Weiss Essen 2, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings.
Goal scorers
Energie Cottbus: Tolcay Cigerci (73'), Tolcay Cigerci (82'), Tolcay Cigerci (78'), Erik Engelhardt (32'), Merveille Biankadi (90') · Rot-Weiss Essen: Marek Janssen (53'), Ramien Safi (21'), Torben Müsel (39')
Key stats
Possession: Energie Cottbus 63% · Rot-Weiss Essen 37% · Total shots: 22-16 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 8-6