Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Energie Cottbus (2nd, 72 pts) and Wehen Wiesbaden (9th, 53 pts). Recent form told a different story for Wehen Wiesbaden: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Energie Cottbus ran at 1.89 scored and 1.34 conceded, Wehen Wiesbaden at 1.42 and 1.37.
6 games without a win framed Wehen Wiesbaden's arrival. Energie Cottbus had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Wehen Wiesbaden, 2.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Energie Cottbus, 2 draws and 3 for Wehen Wiesbaden, at 2.89 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Stadion der Freundschaft, capacity 22,528, hosted the game. 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: Moritz Hannemann (41'), Tolga Ciğerci (89') · Wehen Wiesbaden: Lukas Schleimer (37')
Key stats
Possession: Energie Cottbus 60% · Wehen Wiesbaden 40% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 3-2