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Energie Cottbus v VfL Bochum 1848 : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 30th Oct, 17:30 BST, Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus

the Stadion der Freundschaft is the setting on Friday evening, as Claus-Dieter Wollitz's Energie Cottbus welcome Uwe Rösler's VfL Bochum 1848 in the Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 2 stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) performance included too. You can view it all, with infographics and the best odds available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Energie Cottbus
43%
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Draw
24%
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VfL Bochum
33%
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Draw 1-1
11%
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Energie Cottbus 2-1
9%
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Energie Cottbus 1-0
8%
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VfL Bochum 2-1
8%
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VfL Bochum 1-0
7%
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Energie Cottbus 2-0
6%
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Draw 2-2
6%
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Energie Cottbus 3-1
5%
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Draw 0-0
5%
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VfL Bochum 2-0
5%
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VfL Bochum 3-1
4%
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Energie Cottbus 3-0
4%
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Energie Cottbus 3-2
3%
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VfL Bochum 3-2
3%
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VfL Bochum 3-0
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
58%
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Under 2.5 Goals
42%
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Home 1st Goal
50%
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Away 1st Goal
47%
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No 1st Goal
3%
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BTTS - Yes
61%
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BTTS - No
39%
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BTTS - Home Win
23%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
18%
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Home/draw
67%
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Away/draw
57%
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Home/away
76%
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Over 1.5 Goals
81%
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Under 1.5 Goals
19%
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Over 3.5 Goals
36%
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Under 3.5 Goals
64%
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Over 4.5 Goals
19%
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Under 4.5 Goals
81%
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Over 5.5 Goals
9%
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Under 5.5 Goals
91%
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Over 0.5 Goals
95%
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Under 0.5 Goals
5%
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Home DNB
60%
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Away DNB
49%
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Energie Cottbus win to nil
20%
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VfL Bochum win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Energie Cottbus have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 0 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Energie Cottbus have outscored their opponents by 16 goals to 5 goals.

Home League Performance

Energie Cottbus have played 4 games at home winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 8 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

VfL Bochum are in 16th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 7 points having played 8 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won 2. VfL Bochum have conceded 9 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Energie Cottbus
VfL Bochum
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
H.Berlin87101122 
Nov 22
Apr 10
l
 
0-1A
Jan 23
2
Nurnberg85301018 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 6
Apr 24
Dec 5
3
Wolfsburg8431915 
Feb 13
d
 
4-4A
Oct 23
Mar 13
4
Kaiserslautern8431415 
May 23
Jan 16
Mar 6
l
 
2-0A
5
Heidenheim8422014 
Mar 13
Oct 24
Dec 12
May 8
6
Magdeburg8413313 
Apr 17
Nov 29
Dec 19
May 15
7
St. Pauli8251211 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 27
Apr 10
Nov 21
8
Arminia8323011 
Jan 30
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 3
9
Energie Cottbus8233-19 
-
-
Mar 20
Oct 30
10
Greuther8233-19 
l
 
3-4F
Feb 6
d
 
1-1F
Feb 20
11
Osnabruck8224-48 
Dec 5
Apr 24
l
 
0-1A
Feb 6
12
Dresden8224-48 
May 8
Dec 12
Feb 13
w
 
1-2F
13
Karlsruher8224-48 
Feb 20
w
 
0-3F
Nov 8
Apr 3
14
Hannover8224-58 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 23
Feb 27
l
 
2-1A
15
E. Braun8215-27 
Apr 3
Nov 6
Jan 30
w
 
0-1F
16
VfL Bochum8215-47 
Oct 30
Mar 20
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-
17
Darmstadt8215-107 
Mar 3
l
 
3-1F
Nov 27
Apr 17
18
Holstein8053-45 
Dec 19
May 15
May 23
Jan 16
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Energie Cottbus 9TH
4 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
8
Conceded
7
Games: Scored
4 / 4
Conceded
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
Failed to score
0 / 4
Won
1
Draw
2
Lost
1
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
7 / 8
Conceded
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
Failed to score
1 / 8
Won
2
Draw
3
Lost
3
VfL Bochum 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goal Statistics

Energie Cottbus have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Bundesliga 2 outings. Their PG of 1.6 against VfL Bochum 1848 on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Energie Cottbus 9th VfL Bochum 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that Energie Cottbus will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that VfL Bochum will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
4 home / away league games
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Energie Cottbus’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-20
VfL Bochum have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2026/2027 season
Energie Cottbus
PG (predicted goals)
VfL Bochum
1.6
1.4
Attack rating
54%
better
BOC
view stats
Games scored7
4
Failed to score1
4
Scored first6
3
Goals scored16
5
Avg. goals scored2
0.6
Avg. shots per game12
11
Avg. shots per goal6
18
Conversion rate for17
6
Avg. XG for1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+54%
Defence rating
BOC
10%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
7
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first2
5
Goals conceded17
9
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded12
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against18%
12%
Avg. XG against2.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+10%

Energie Cottbus v VfL Bochum Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Energie Cottbus Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8533
M LotkaJ ButlerL BittencourtT Cigerci
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Lotka GLK8
1
-
L. Erlein DEF811
-
F. Doumbia DEF8
-
H Rorig DEF8
2
-
L Bittencourt MID83
1
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T Cigerci MID841
3
-
L. Michelbrink MID811
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L Schrobenhauser FWD811
1
-
J Butler FWD851
2
-
M. Hannemann FWD81
1
-
K. Manu DEF711
2
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A Borgmann DEF7
1
-
D. Pelivan MID71
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C Kinsombi FWD71
2
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D. Bohdanov FWD62
1
-
J. boziaris MID5
1
-
T Campulka DEF3
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L Guwara  DEF1
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H. Zaydan DEF1
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R Malone DEF1
-
J Guttau MID1
-
E Engelhardt FWD1
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VfL Bochum Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8214
T HornK Miyoshi M WittekM Pannewig
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Horn GLK8
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K Mets DEF8
1
-
M Steinwender DEF8
2
-
M Wittek DEF81
2
-
K Miyoshi  MID821
1
-
C Rasmussen  FWD8
-
P Hofmann FWD82
2
-
G Holtmann FWD8
2
-
M Pannewig MID7
3
1
T. Meyer MID611
3
-
B Taz MID6
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D Hanslik FWD6
1
-
S Klaiber DEF5
2
-
O Olsen DEF4
1
-
J Steuckers FWD4
1
-
A. Crimaldi FWD4
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Y Karademir DEF3
-
E Cokaj MID31
2
-
J Mbom DEF2
-
C Patino MID2
-
L. Isbruch MID2
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M. Ouro-Tagba FWD1
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