Germany - 2. BundesligaSchücoArenaData current as of 13 August 2026

Arminia Bielefeld vs Energie Cottbus: match statistics

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Arminia Bielefeld vs Energie Cottbus: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Arminia Bielefeld play Energie Cottbus in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The match date is 16 August 2026. Venue: SchücoArena.

Current form

Arminia Bielefeld: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match. Energie Cottbus: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Arminia Bielefeld scores 1.00 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Energie Cottbus scores 3.00 and concedes 1.00. League average: 3.44 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Arminia Bielefeld 100%, Energie Cottbus 100%. Over 2.5: Arminia Bielefeld 100%, Energie Cottbus 100%. League level: BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 67%.

xG, shots and style

Arminia Bielefeld has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.18. Arminia Bielefeld: 11.0 shots per match, Energie Cottbus: 12.0.

Match halves

Arminia Bielefeld: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00. Energie Cottbus: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.00.

Goals by minute

Arminia Bielefeld: 76-90+ (1 goals). Energie Cottbus: 0-15 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Bundesliga: 3.44 goals per match, BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 67%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.83)
(3.90)
(3.78)

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.

Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
1Goals scored / match3
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
2Goals conceded / match1
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
44%Average possession45%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
5Shots on target / match4
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11Shots per match12
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
5Shots on target4
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
9.1%Shot conversion25%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
44%Possession45%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
1.31xG for1.18
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
2.4xG against2.83
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus

Shooting quality

Arminia Bielefeld: BalancedEnergie Cottbus: Counter-attacking
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
Accuracy (shots on target)45%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.200.75

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.

Arminia Bielefeld
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 2.40BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Energie Cottbus
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 2.83BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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 200% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Arminia Bielefeld · 3 goals / match - Energie Cottbus

Energie Cottbus is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Arminia Bielefeld · 1 goals / match - Energie Cottbus

Arminia Bielefeld scoring profile: very strong

Arminia Bielefeld scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Energie Cottbus keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

Energie Cottbus scoring profile: very strong

Energie Cottbus scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Arminia Bielefeld keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

1Goals scored (season)3
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
2Goals conceded (season)1
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
3Average goals in match4
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
1Goals scored (last 5)3
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
2Goals conceded (last 5)1
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%2 goals100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%3 goals100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%4 goals0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
100%2 goals0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%3 goals0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%4 goals0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie 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.

100%
Arminia Bielefeld - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.1 of 1 matches
67%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%Scored in both halves100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie 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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie 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.

Arminia Bielefeld - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Energie Cottbus - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per match (1st half)1
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0Goals scored (1st half)1
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
1Goals conceded (1st half)1
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
1Average goals (1st half)2
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%Clean sheet before half-time0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
100%No goal before half-time0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)3
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
1Goals scored (2nd half)2
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
2Average goals (2nd half)2
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%Clean sheet after half-time100%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus
0%No goal after half-time0%
Arminia BielefeldEnergie Cottbus

Arminia Bielefeld - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Energie Cottbus - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-1.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Arminia Bielefeld - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.001.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Energie Cottbus - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.003.00
Goals scored / match1.02.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%100%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

Arminia Bielefeld
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

3.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 2.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Arminia Bielefeld

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
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.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

Energie Cottbus

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.65
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+3.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.82
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.83
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
180%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* 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 (2. Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Arminia BielefeldLigaEnergie Cottbus
Average goals in match 3.003.44 4.00
Both teams scored 100%67% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%67% 100%
Clean sheets 0%22% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%78% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%78% 100%

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

3.44
Average goals per match
67%
Both teams scored
67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / match
1.67
Away goals / match
+7%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defence advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
22%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
67%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Arminia Bielefeld and Energie Cottbus play?

Arminia Bielefeld face Energie Cottbus on 16 August 2026 in 2. Bundesliga at SchücoArena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Arminia Bielefeld vs Energie Cottbus?

Arminia Bielefeld score 1.00 goals per game on average and Energie Cottbus 3.00. The 2. Bundesliga average is 3.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 67% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Arminia Bielefeld's matches and 100% of Energie Cottbus's.

What form are Arminia Bielefeld and Energie Cottbus in?

Over the last 5 games Arminia Bielefeld have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and Energie Cottbus 1-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

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