Energie Cottbus vs Viktoria Köln: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Energie Cottbus play Viktoria Köln in 3. Liga (Germany). The match date is 29 November 2025 at 14:00. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Energie Cottbus: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Viktoria Köln: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Energie Cottbus scores 1.89 and concedes 1.34 goals per match. Viktoria Köln scores 1.34 and concedes 1.39. League average: 3.21 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Energie Cottbus 66%, Viktoria Köln 47%. Over 2.5: Energie Cottbus 68%, Viktoria Köln 53%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

xG, shots and style

Energie Cottbus has higher xG: 1.68 vs 1.40. Energie Cottbus: 13.9 shots per match, Viktoria Köln: 11.4.

Match halves

Energie Cottbus: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 1.08. Viktoria Köln: half-time lead 34%, second-half goals 0.74.

Goals by minute

Energie Cottbus: 76-90+ (17 goals). Viktoria Köln: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

3. Liga: 3.21 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
3 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

46Possession (%)54
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
20Shots13
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
7Shots on target5
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
2.27xG1.56
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
10Corners7
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
73Dangerous attacks55
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
18Fouls17
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
4Cards5
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
1.89Goals scored / match1.34
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
1.34Goals conceded / match1.39
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
52%Average possession51%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
5.39Shots on target / match4.55
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.87Shots per match11.45
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
5.39Shots on target4.55
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
13.7%Shot conversion11.7%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
52%Possession51%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
1.68xG for1.4
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
1.44xG against1.43
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

Shooting quality

Energie Cottbus: Efficient finishingViktoria Köln: Balanced
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
Accuracy (shots on target)39%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.29

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

2.4 pts / match - Energie Cottbus · 0.8 pts / match - Viktoria Köln

Energie Cottbus
WWLWW
Season result split
55% W24% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-9-8
1.89 pts / match · goal difference +21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-7-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
DDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Viktoria Köln
LLWLD
Season result split
39% W16% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-6-17
1.34 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-3-9
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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 41% better for: goals scored per match.

1.89 goals / match - Energie Cottbus · 1.34 goals / match - Viktoria Köln

Energie Cottbus scoring profile: very strong

Energie Cottbus scores in 84% of matches (32 of 38 matches), while Viktoria Köln keeps a clean sheet in 29% (11 of 38 matches).

Viktoria Köln scoring profile: strong

Viktoria Köln scores in 68% of matches (26 of 38 matches), while Energie Cottbus keeps a clean sheet in 26% (10 of 38 matches).

72Goals scored (season)51
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
51Goals conceded (season)53
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
3.24Average goals in match2.74
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
11Goals scored (last 5)3
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal68%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
58%2 goals47%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
34%3 goals16%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
8%4 goals3%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal71%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
37%2 goals45%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
18%3 goals16%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
5%4 goals5%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time8%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
8%BTTS in both halves3%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
42%Scored in both halves24%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
60%BTTS - last 520%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

Match halveswhen 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 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.63 pts / match - Energie Cottbus · 1.32 pts / match - Viktoria Köln

Energie Cottbus - half-time state
42% leading37% draw21% trailing
Viktoria Köln - half-time state
34% leading29% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.63Points per match (1st half)1.32
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.61
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
1.37Average goals (1st half)1.24
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
58%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
42%No goal before half-time61%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

After half-time (2nd half)

1.61Points per match (2nd half)1.21
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
1.08Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.76
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
1.87Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
47%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln
32%No goal after half-time47%
Energie CottbusViktoria Köln

Energie Cottbus - second-half results

45% W26% R29% P
62
Half-time points
31
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
61
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding131%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Viktoria Köln - second-half results

29% W34% R37% P
50
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding115%

Leads at half-time in 34% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Energie Cottbus - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.20
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.61.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference0+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Viktoria Köln - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-4-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Energie Cottbus
ScoredConceded
9
5
0-15
10
8
16-30
12
8
31-45
9
7
46-60
15
10
61-75
17
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Viktoria Köln
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
9
9
16-30
8
8
31-45
8
11
46-60
6
9
61-75
14
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Energie Cottbus

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Viktoria Köln

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Energie CottbusLigaViktoria Köln
Average goals in match 3.243.21 2.74
Both teams scored 66%64% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%64% 53%
Clean sheets 26%21% 29%
Goal before half-time 74%77% 74%
Goal after half-time 87%83% 74%

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

3.21
Average goals per match
64%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.76
Home goals / match
1.45
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Energie Cottbus 1 - 0 - 0 Viktoria Köln. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Energie Cottbus vs Viktoria Köln?

The 3. Liga match finished Energie Cottbus 3:2 Viktoria Köln. 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 Viktoria Köln?

Energie Cottbus score 1.89 goals per game on average and Viktoria Köln 1.34. The 3. Liga average is 3.21 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 66% of Energie Cottbus's matches and 47% of Viktoria Köln's.

What form are Energie Cottbus and Viktoria Köln in?

Over the last 5 games Energie Cottbus have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Viktoria Köln 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.