Match Report
Rot-Weiss Essen (3rd, 70 pts) visited Energie Cottbus (2nd, 72 pts) with 2 points between them. Rot-Weiss Essen had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Energie Cottbus ran at 1.89 scored and 1.34 conceded, Rot-Weiss Essen at 2.05 and 1.74.
Rot-Weiss Essen entered with eight wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Energie Cottbus held 7 points of 15 and Rot-Weiss Essen 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Energie Cottbus win, 2 for Rot-Weiss Essen, 1 draw, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Stadion der Freundschaft (capacity 22,528). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rot-Weiss Essen led 2-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 5-3.
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