Rot-Weiss Essen vs Energie Cottbus: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rot-Weiss Essen play Energie Cottbus in 3. Liga (Germany). The match date is 23 November 2025 at 19:30. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

Rot-Weiss Essen: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Energie Cottbus: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rot-Weiss Essen scores 2.05 and concedes 1.74 goals per match. Energie Cottbus scores 1.89 and concedes 1.34. League average: 3.21 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rot-Weiss Essen 82%, Energie Cottbus 66%. Over 2.5: Rot-Weiss Essen 68%, Energie Cottbus 68%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

xG, shots and style

Rot-Weiss Essen has higher xG: 1.84 vs 1.68. Rot-Weiss Essen: 16.1 shots per match, Energie Cottbus: 13.9.

Match halves

Rot-Weiss Essen: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 1.16. Energie Cottbus: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 1.08.

Goals by minute

Rot-Weiss Essen: 76-90+ (22 goals). Energie Cottbus: 76-90+ (17 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 8.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

69Possession (%)31
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
20Shots12
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
9Shots on target6
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
2.53xG1.45
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
8Corners1
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
90Dangerous attacks38
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
14Fouls12
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
1Cards1
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

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.

Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
2.05Goals scored / match1.89
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
1.74Goals conceded / match1.34
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
51%Average possession52%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
5.84Shots on target / match5.39
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

16.05Shots per match13.87
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
5.84Shots on target5.39
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
12.8%Shot conversion13.7%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
51%Possession52%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
1.84xG for1.68
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
1.52xG against1.44
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

Shooting quality

Rot-Weiss Essen: AttackingEnergie Cottbus: Efficient finishing
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
Accuracy (shots on target)36%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.35

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 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Rot-Weiss Essen · 2.4 pts / match - Energie Cottbus

Rot-Weiss Essen
LLLWW
Season result split
53% W26% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
20-10-8
1.84 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-4-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 2.12Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
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 away (W-D-L)
10-2-7
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%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.

Rot-Weiss Essen is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

2.05 goals / match - Rot-Weiss Essen · 1.89 goals / match - Energie Cottbus

Energie Cottbus is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.74 goals / match - Rot-Weiss Essen · 1.34 goals / match - Energie Cottbus

Rot-Weiss Essen scoring profile: very strong

Rot-Weiss Essen scores in 95% of matches (36 of 38 matches), while Energie Cottbus keeps a clean sheet in 26% (10 of 38 matches).

Energie Cottbus scoring profile: very strong

Energie Cottbus scores in 84% of matches (32 of 38 matches), while Rot-Weiss Essen keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

78Goals scored (season)72
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
66Goals conceded (season)51
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
3.79Average goals in match3.24
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
9Goals scored (last 5)11
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
15Goals conceded (last 5)6
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

How often they score at least...

95%1 goal84%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
58%2 goals58%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
39%3 goals34%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
13%4 goals8%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

How often they concede at least...

84%1 goal74%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
45%2 goals37%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
24%3 goals18%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
8%4 goals5%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

* 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

34%BTTS at half-time26%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
16%BTTS in both halves8%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
37%Scored in both halves42%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS55%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
80%BTTS - last 560%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

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

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
53%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
24%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
37%Min. 3 goals after half-time32%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

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 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.47 pts / match - Rot-Weiss Essen · 1.63 pts / match - Energie Cottbus

Rot-Weiss Essen - half-time state
37% leading37% draw26% trailing
Energie Cottbus - half-time state
42% leading37% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.47Points per match (1st half)1.63
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
0.89Goals scored (1st half)0.82
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
0.71Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
1.61Average goals (1st half)1.37
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
47%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
39%No goal before half-time42%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

After half-time (2nd half)

1.55Points per match (2nd half)1.61
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
1.16Goals scored (2nd half)1.08
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
1.03Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
2.18Average goals (2nd half)1.87
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
34%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus
29%No goal after half-time32%
Rot-Weiss EssenEnergie Cottbus

Rot-Weiss Essen - second-half results

37% W45% R18% P
56
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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.

Rot-Weiss Essen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match1.41.6
Average goals in match2.42.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals60%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5
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

* 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.

Rot-Weiss Essen
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
11
11
16-30
16
12
31-45
9
6
46-60
13
15
61-75
22
18
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (22 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

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.

* 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

3.51
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
74%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+128%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
80%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Rot-Weiss Essen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.6 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.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.64
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

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.
130%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
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%

* 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

Rot-Weiss EssenLigaEnergie Cottbus
Average goals in match 3.793.21 3.24
Both teams scored 82%64% 66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%64% 68%
Clean sheets 16%21% 26%
Goal before half-time 79%77% 74%
Goal after half-time 82%83% 87%

^ 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: Rot-Weiss Essen 0 - 0 - 1 Energie Cottbus. Average goals 8.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Rot-Weiss Essen vs Energie Cottbus?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Rot-Weiss Essen vs Energie Cottbus?

Rot-Weiss Essen score 2.05 goals per game on average and Energie Cottbus 1.89. The 3. Liga average is 3.21 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 82% of Rot-Weiss Essen's matches and 66% of Energie Cottbus's.

What form are Rot-Weiss Essen and Energie Cottbus in?

Over the last 5 games Rot-Weiss Essen have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Energie Cottbus 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rot-Weiss Essen vs Energie Cottbus?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Rot-Weiss Essen vs Energie Cottbus: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.