Germany - 2. BundesligaWalter-Birkhold-JugendstadionData current as of 20 October 2026

Heidenheim vs Energie Cottbus: match statistics

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Heidenheim vs Energie Cottbus: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Heidenheim play Energie Cottbus in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: Walter-Birkhold-Jugendstadion.

Current form

Heidenheim: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Energie Cottbus: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Heidenheim scores 1.88 and concedes 1.88 goals per match. Energie Cottbus scores 2.00 and concedes 2.13. League average: 3.11 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Heidenheim 63%, Energie Cottbus 75%. Over 2.5: Heidenheim 63%, Energie Cottbus 75%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Heidenheim has higher xG: 1.78 vs 1.74. Heidenheim: 16.8 shots per match, Energie Cottbus: 16.0.

Match halves

Heidenheim: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.00. Energie Cottbus: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 1.25.

Goals by minute

Heidenheim: 76-90+ (6 goals). Energie Cottbus: 61-75 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Bundesliga: 3.11 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.65)
(4.70)
(4.14)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
1.88Goals scored / match2
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
1.88Goals conceded / match2.13
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
47%Average possession52%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
5.88Shots on target / match5.63
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

16.75Shots per match16
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
5.88Shots on target5.63
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
11.2%Shot conversion12.5%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
47%Possession52%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
1.78xG for1.74
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
1.74xG against1.86
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus

Shooting quality

Heidenheim: AttackingEnergie Cottbus: Attacking
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
Accuracy (shots on target)35%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.36

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Heidenheim is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Heidenheim · 1.2 pts / match - Energie Cottbus

Heidenheim
WWDDL
Season result split
50% W25% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-2
1.75 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-0
Last 5 at home
3-1-0
WWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Energie Cottbus
DWDLD
Season result split
25% W38% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-3
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-2
Last 5 away
1-1-2
LDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.91Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 6% better for: goals scored per match.

1.88 goals / match - Heidenheim · 2 goals / match - Energie Cottbus

Heidenheim is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.88 goals / match - Heidenheim · 2.13 goals / match - Energie Cottbus

Heidenheim scoring profile: very strong

Heidenheim scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Energie Cottbus keeps a clean sheet in 13% (1 of 8 matches).

Energie Cottbus scoring profile: very strong

Energie Cottbus scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Heidenheim keeps a clean sheet in 38% (3 of 8 matches).

15Goals scored (season)16
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
15Goals conceded (season)17
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
3.75Average goals in match4.13
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
5Goals scored (last 5)10
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
5Goals conceded (last 5)9
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal88%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
38%2 goals50%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
25%3 goals50%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
25%4 goals13%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal88%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
63%2 goals50%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
50%3 goals50%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
13%4 goals25%
HeidenheimEnergie 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.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

38%BTTS at half-time50%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
13%BTTS in both halves25%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
13%Scored in both halves50%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
40%BTTS - last 580%
HeidenheimEnergie 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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time63%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
50%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time75%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Heidenheim is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / match - Heidenheim · 1.25 pts / match - Energie Cottbus

Heidenheim - half-time state
38% leading25% draw38% trailing
Energie Cottbus - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)1.25
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
0.88Goals scored (1st half)0.75
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
1.13Goals conceded (1st half)1
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
2Average goals (1st half)1.75
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
38%Clean sheet before half-time38%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
50%No goal before half-time25%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)1.25
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.25
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)1.13
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
1.75Average goals (2nd half)2.38
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
38%Clean sheet after half-time25%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus
50%No goal after half-time38%
HeidenheimEnergie Cottbus

Heidenheim - second-half results

25% W50% D25% L
11
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Energie Cottbus - second-half results

38% W13% D50% L
10
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. 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.

Heidenheim - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.40.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Energie Cottbus - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.62.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Heidenheim
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
3
3
16-30
2
3
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.94
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.0 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
127%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
69%
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
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Heidenheim

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
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.
139%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Energie Cottbus

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
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.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
148%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
121%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

HeidenheimLigaEnergie Cottbus
Average goals in match▲ 3.753.11▲ 4.13
Both teams scored▲ 63%58%▲ 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 63%58%▲ 75%
Clean sheets▲ 38%24%▼ 13%
Goal before half-time▼ 75%78%▲ 88%
Goal after half-time▼ 75%82%▲ 100%

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

3.11
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.76
Home goals / match
1.35
Away goals / match
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Heidenheim and Energie Cottbus play?

Heidenheim face Energie Cottbus on 24 October 2026 in 2. Bundesliga at Walter-Birkhold-Jugendstadion. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Heidenheim vs Energie Cottbus?

Heidenheim score 1.88 goals per game on average and Energie Cottbus 2.00. The 2. Bundesliga average is 3.11 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Heidenheim's matches and 75% of Energie Cottbus's.

What form are Heidenheim and Energie Cottbus in?

Over the last 5 games Heidenheim have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Energie Cottbus 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Heidenheim vs Energie Cottbus — 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.