Germany - 2. BundesligaData current as of October 26, 2026

Energie Cottbus vs Bochum: match statistics

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Energie Cottbus vs Bochum: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Energie Cottbus plays Bochum in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The game is scheduled for October 30, 2026.

Recent form

Energie Cottbus has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Bochum has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Energie Cottbus scores 1.89 goals per game and allows 2.00. Bochum scores 0.67 and allows 1.11. Games in this league average 3.02 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 78% of Energie Cottbus's games and 44% of Bochum's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 22%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Energie Cottbus has the higher season xG average, 1.64 to 1.60 per game. Energie Cottbus takes 15.0 shots per game, while Bochum takes 15.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Energie Cottbus leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 1.11 goals per game after halftime. Bochum leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.22 after halftime.

When the teams score

Energie Cottbus's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). For Bochum, it is minutes 16-30 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

2. Bundesliga games average 3.02 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.55)
(3.75)
(2.38)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Energie CottbusBochum
1.89Goals scored / game0.67
Energie CottbusBochum
2Goals allowed / game1.11
Energie CottbusBochum
51%Average possession53%
Energie CottbusBochum
5.33Shots on target / game4.33
Energie CottbusBochum

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15Shots per game15.67
Energie CottbusBochum
5.33Shots on target4.33
Energie CottbusBochum
12.6%Shot conversion4.3%
Energie CottbusBochum
51%Possession53%
Energie CottbusBochum
1.64xG for1.6
Energie CottbusBochum
2.01xG against1.38
Energie CottbusBochum

Shooting quality

Energie Cottbus: AttackingBochum: Attacking
Energie CottbusBochum
Accuracy (shots on target)36%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.15

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Energie Cottbus is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Energie Cottbus · 0.4 pts / game - Bochum

Energie Cottbus
WDLDD
Season result split
22% W44% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-3
1.11 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 at home
1-2-1
WLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.94BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Bochum
DLLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
22% W22% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-5
0.89 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 away
2-0-2
WWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Energie Cottbus is 182% better for: goals scored per game.

1.89 goals / game - Energie Cottbus · 0.67 goals / game - Bochum

Bochum is 80% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Energie Cottbus · 1.11 goals / game - Bochum

Energie Cottbus scoring profile: very strong

Energie Cottbus scores in 89% of games (8 of 9 games), while Bochum keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 games).

Bochum scoring profile: very strong

Bochum scores in 56% of games (5 of 9 games), while Energie Cottbus keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 games).

17Goals scored (season)6
Energie CottbusBochum
18Goals conceded (season)10
Energie CottbusBochum
3.89Average goals per game1.78
Energie CottbusBochum
7Goals scored (last 5)3
Energie CottbusBochum
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Energie CottbusBochum

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal56%
Energie CottbusBochum
44%2 goals11%
Energie CottbusBochum
44%3 goals0%
Energie CottbusBochum
11%4 goals0%
Energie CottbusBochum

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal89%
Energie CottbusBochum
44%2 goals22%
Energie CottbusBochum
44%3 goals0%
Energie CottbusBochum
22%4 goals0%
Energie CottbusBochum

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

44%BTTS at half-time11%
Energie CottbusBochum
22%BTTS in both halves0%
Energie CottbusBochum
44%Scored in both halves0%
Energie CottbusBochum

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Energie CottbusBochum
22%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Energie CottbusBochum
80%BTTS - last 560%
Energie CottbusBochum

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time89%
Energie CottbusBochum
56%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Energie CottbusBochum
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Energie CottbusBochum

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time56%
Energie CottbusBochum
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
Energie CottbusBochum
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Energie CottbusBochum

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Energie Cottbus is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / game - Energie Cottbus · 1.11 pts / game - Bochum

Energie Cottbus - half-time state
33% leading44% draw22% trailing
Bochum - half-time state
33% leading11% draw56% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per game (1st half)1.11
Energie CottbusBochum
0.78Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Energie CottbusBochum
0.89Goals conceded (1st half)0.78
Energie CottbusBochum
1.67Average goals (1st half)1.22
Energie CottbusBochum
44%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Energie CottbusBochum
22%No goal before half-time67%
Energie CottbusBochum

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per game (2nd half)1.11
Energie CottbusBochum
1.11Goals scored (2nd half)0.22
Energie CottbusBochum
1.11Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
Energie CottbusBochum
2.22Average goals (2nd half)0.56
Energie CottbusBochum
22%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Energie CottbusBochum
44%No goal after half-time78%
Energie CottbusBochum

Energie Cottbus - second-half results

33% W11% D56% L
13
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 22%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Bochum - second-half results

22% W44% D33% L
10
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 22%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.5

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Energie Cottbus - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.200.80
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Bochum - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.20
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Energie Cottbus
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
0
3
16-30
4
4
31-45
3
2
46-60
4
1
61-75
3
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Bochum
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
3
1
16-30
0
4
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Energie Cottbus

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
160%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Bochum

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.66
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.93
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
54%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Energie CottbusLigaBochum
Average goals per game▲ 3.893.02▼ 1.78
Both teams scored▲ 78%56%▼ 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 67%56%▼ 22%
Clean sheets▼ 11%25%▼ 11%
Goal before half-time▲ 89%77%▲ 89%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%83%▼ 56%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.02
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / game
1.25
Away goals / game
+42%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defensive advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Energie Cottbus and Bochum play?

Energie Cottbus face Bochum on October 30, 2026 in 2. Bundesliga. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Energie Cottbus vs Bochum?

Energie Cottbus score 1.89 goals per game on average and Bochum 0.67. The 2. Bundesliga average is 3.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 78% of Energie Cottbus's matches and 44% of Bochum's.

What form are Energie Cottbus and Bochum in?

Over the last 5 games Energie Cottbus have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Bochum 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Energie Cottbus vs Bochum?

The statistical background for Energie Cottbus vs Bochum — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.