Germany - 2. BundesligaStadion der FreundschaftData current as of 18 September 2026

Energie Cottbus vs St. Pauli: match statistics

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Energie Cottbus vs St. Pauli: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Energie Cottbus play St. Pauli in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The match date is 20 September 2026. Venue: Stadion der Freundschaft.

Current form

Energie Cottbus: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. St. Pauli: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Energie Cottbus scores 2.60 and concedes 2.40 goals per match. St. Pauli scores 1.40 and concedes 1.40. League average: 3.44 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Energie Cottbus 60%, St. Pauli 80%. Over 2.5: Energie Cottbus 100%, St. Pauli 60%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 69%.

xG, shots and style

Energie Cottbus has higher xG: 1.85 vs 1.76. Energie Cottbus: 18.0 shots per match, St. Pauli: 15.6.

Match halves

Energie Cottbus: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 1.80. St. Pauli: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.80.

Goals by minute

Energie Cottbus: 61-75 (4 goals). St. Pauli: 31-45+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Bundesliga: 3.44 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 69%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.20)
(3.70)
(2.09)

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 CottbusSt. Pauli
2.6Goals scored / match1.4
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
2.4Goals conceded / match1.4
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
50%Average possession50%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
5.8Shots on target / match5.6
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

18Shots per match15.6
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
5.8Shots on target5.6
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
14.4%Shot conversion9%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
50%Possession50%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
1.85xG for1.76
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
2.09xG against1.37
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

Shooting quality

Energie Cottbus: AttackingSt. Pauli: Attacking
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
Accuracy (shots on target)32%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.450.25

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 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Energie Cottbus · 1.2 pts / match - St. Pauli

Energie Cottbus
WLLDW
Season result split
40% W20% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.85Opponent xG: 2.09BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 100%
St. Pauli
DDLDW
Season result split
20% W60% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 away
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 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 86% better for: goals scored per match.

2.6 goals / match - Energie Cottbus · 1.4 goals / match - St. Pauli

St. Pauli is 71% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.4 goals / match - Energie Cottbus · 1.4 goals / match - St. Pauli

Energie Cottbus scoring profile: very strong

Energie Cottbus scores in 80% of matches (4 of 5 matches), while St. Pauli keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 matches).

St. Pauli scoring profile: very strong

St. Pauli scores in 100% of matches (5 of 5 matches), while Energie Cottbus keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 matches).

13Goals scored (season)7
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
12Goals conceded (season)7
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
5Average goals in match2.8
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
13Goals scored (last 5)7
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
12Goals conceded (last 5)7
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal100%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
80%2 goals40%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
80%3 goals0%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
20%4 goals0%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal80%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
60%2 goals60%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
60%3 goals0%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
40%4 goals0%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

* 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.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

60%BTTS at half-time20%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
40%BTTS in both halves20%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
80%Scored in both halves20%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
40%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
60%BTTS - last 580%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
80%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
80%Min. 2 goals after half-time80%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
40%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

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.

St. Pauli is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Energie Cottbus · 1.2 pts / match - St. Pauli

Energie Cottbus - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing
St. Pauli - half-time state
20% leading60% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.2
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
0.8Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
1.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.4
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
2.2Average goals (1st half)1
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
20%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
20%No goal before half-time60%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

After half-time (2nd half)

1.8Points per match (2nd half)1.2
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
1.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
2.8Average goals (2nd half)1.8
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
40%Clean sheet after half-time20%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli
20%No goal after half-time20%
Energie CottbusSt. Pauli

Energie Cottbus - second-half results

60% W0% D40% L
5
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

St. Pauli - second-half results

20% W60% D20% L
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 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 match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.81.8
Goals conceded / match1.41.0
Average goals in match2.22.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference-3+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
St. Pauli - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

St. Pauli
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
0
31-45
2
4
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.90
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.0 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
80%
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

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.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.75
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
144%
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
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

St. Pauli

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
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.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

Energie CottbusLigaSt. Pauli
Average goals in match 5.003.44 2.80
Both teams scored 60%60% 80%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%69% 60%
Clean sheets 20%22% 20%
Goal before half-time 100%78% 60%
Goal after half-time 100%82% 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
60%
Both teams scored
69%
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
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
13%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Energie Cottbus and St. Pauli play?

Energie Cottbus face St. Pauli on 20 September 2026 in 2. Bundesliga at Stadion der Freundschaft. 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 St. Pauli?

Energie Cottbus score 2.60 goals per game on average and St. Pauli 1.40. The 2. Bundesliga average is 3.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 69% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Energie Cottbus's matches and 80% of St. Pauli's.

What form are Energie Cottbus and St. Pauli in?

Over the last 5 games Energie Cottbus have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and St. Pauli 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Energie Cottbus vs St. Pauli?

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