Energie Cottbus vs MSV Duisburg: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Energie Cottbus played against MSV Duisburg in 3. Liga (Germany). The game was played on December 6, 2025. Final score: 3:2.

Recent form

Energie Cottbus has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. MSV Duisburg has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Energie Cottbus scores 2.25 goals per game and allows 1.63. MSV Duisburg scores 1.88 and allows 1.19. Games in this league average 3.17 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 69% of Energie Cottbus's games and 75% of MSV Duisburg's. The Over 2.5 rates are 81% and 75%, compared with league averages of 65% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Energie Cottbus has the higher season xG average, 1.74 to 1.56 per game. Energie Cottbus takes 14.0 shots per game, while MSV Duisburg takes 12.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Energie Cottbus leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 1.44 goals per game after halftime. MSV Duisburg leads at halftime in 38% and scores 1.06 after halftime.

When the teams score

Energie Cottbus's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (10 goals). For MSV Duisburg, it is minutes 61-75 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

3. Liga games average 3.17 goals. Both teams score in 65% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
2 : 2
Second half

Game stats

49Possession (%)51
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
13Shots11
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
9Shots on target3
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
1.82xG1.31
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
4Corners3
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
50Dangerous attacks55
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
10Fouls11
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
2Cards3
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

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

Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
2.25Goals scored / game1.88
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
1.63Goals allowed / game1.19
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
49%Average possession47%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
5.94Shots on target / game4.88
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14Shots per game12.56
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
5.94Shots on target4.88
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
16.1%Shot conversion14.9%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
49%Possession47%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
1.74xG for1.56
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
1.47xG against1.31
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

Shooting quality

Energie Cottbus: AttackingMSV Duisburg: Counter-attacking
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
Accuracy (shots on target)42%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.39

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Energie Cottbus is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Energie Cottbus · 1.6 pts / game - MSV Duisburg

Energie Cottbus
WLLWW
Season result split
63% W13% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-2-4
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-2-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
MSV Duisburg
DDWLW
Season result split
56% W31% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-2
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-2
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow 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 20% better for: goals scored per game.

2.25 goals / game - Energie Cottbus · 1.88 goals / game - MSV Duisburg

MSV Duisburg is 37% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.63 goals / game - Energie Cottbus · 1.19 goals / game - MSV Duisburg

Energie Cottbus scoring profile: very strong

Energie Cottbus scores in 88% of games (14 of 16 meczów), while MSV Duisburg keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 meczów).

MSV Duisburg scoring profile: very strong

MSV Duisburg scores in 88% of games (14 of 16 meczów), while Energie Cottbus keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 meczów).

36Goals scored (season)30
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
26Goals conceded (season)19
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
3.88Average goals per game3.06
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
10Goals scored (last 5)7
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
11Goals conceded (last 5)7
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal88%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
69%2 goals63%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
50%3 goals31%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
13%4 goals6%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal75%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
50%2 goals25%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
25%3 goals13%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
6%4 goals6%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

* 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.

65%
League average

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time19%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
13%BTTS in both halves6%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
50%Scored in both halves38%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS63%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
60%BTTS - last 580%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
56%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
69%Min. 2 goals after half-time69%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
44%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

MSV Duisburg is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - Energie Cottbus · 1.63 pts / game - MSV Duisburg

Energie Cottbus - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing
MSV Duisburg - half-time state
38% leading50% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1.63
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
0.81Goals scored (1st half)0.81
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
1.56Average goals (1st half)1.31
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
50%Clean sheet before half-time69%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
44%No goal before half-time44%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

After half-time (2nd half)

1.69Points per game (2nd half)1.63
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
1.44Goals scored (2nd half)1.06
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
2.31Average goals (2nd half)1.75
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
38%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg
19%No goal after half-time31%
Energie CottbusMSV Duisburg

Energie Cottbus - second-half results

50% W19% D31% L
24
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 63%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

MSV Duisburg - second-half results

38% W50% D13% L
26
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding147%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 56%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

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.

Energie Cottbus - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.00
Goals scored / game0.61.4
Goals allowed / game0.81.4
Average goals per game1.42.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
MSV Duisburg - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.20
Goals scored / game1.00.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game2.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Energie Cottbus
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
3
4
16-30
5
5
31-45
6
1
46-60
10
6
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

MSV Duisburg
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
6
2
16-30
4
5
31-45
1
1
46-60
9
3
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

3.47
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
72%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
77%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
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.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.51
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

MSV Duisburg

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (3. Liga).

Teams vs league

Energie CottbusLigaMSV Duisburg
Average goals per game 3.883.17 3.06
Both teams scored 69%65% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 81%63% 75%
Clean sheets 19%21% 25%
Goal before half-time 75%75% 69%
Goal after half-time 100%85% 81%

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

3.17
Average goals per game
65%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.69
Home goals / game
1.48
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Energie CottbusGoalErik EngelhardtAssist: Merveille Biankadi
  2. MSV DuisburgYellow cardConnor Noß
  3. MSV DuisburgSubstitutionOn: Thilo TöpkenOff: Steffen Meuer
  4. Energie CottbusGoalMerveille Biankadi
  5. MSV DuisburgYellow cardTobias Fleckstein
  6. MSV DuisburgSubstitutionOn: Niklas JessenOff: Mert Göckan
  7. MSV DuisburgSubstitutionOn: Tim HeikeOff: Leon Müller
  8. Energie CottbusYellow cardJustin Butler
  9. MSV DuisburgYellow cardCan Coskun
  10. Energie CottbusGoalSimon Straudi
  11. Energie CottbusSubstitutionOn: Ted TattermuschOff: Justin Butler
  12. MSV DuisburgGoalMax DittgenAssist: Florian Egerer
  13. Energie CottbusYellow cardAnderson-Lenda Lucoqui
  14. Energie CottbusGoalTolcay CigerciAssist: Axel Borgmann

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Energie Cottbus vs MSV Duisburg?

The 3. Liga match finished Energie Cottbus 3:2 MSV Duisburg. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Energie Cottbus vs MSV Duisburg?

Energie Cottbus score 2.25 goals per game on average and MSV Duisburg 1.88. The 3. Liga average is 3.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 69% of Energie Cottbus's matches and 75% of MSV Duisburg's.

What form are Energie Cottbus and MSV Duisburg in?

Over the last 5 games Energie Cottbus have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and MSV Duisburg 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Energie Cottbus vs MSV Duisburg — 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.