Saarbrücken vs Energie Cottbus – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

17/01/2026 at 08:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Ludwigspark Stadion (Saarbrücken).

3. Liga - Round 20
Referee: Exuzidis L. (Ger)
Where to Watch on TV:


Croatia	SportKlub 6
Germany	Magenta Sport, RBB TV, SR Fernsehen, SWR Fernsehen
Slovenia	SportKlub 3
Switzerland	Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
World	Onefootball

Match Stats


Ball possession
51%	49%
Total shots
16	7
Shots on target
7	4
Corner kicks
11	8
Yellow cards
2	2
Total shots
16	7
Shots on target
7	4
Shots off target
9	3
Corner kicks
11	8
Offsides
2	1
Free kicks
12	16
Throw ins
21	16
Fouls
14	10

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
28', Borgmann A. 🟨,
43', 0 - 1, Hannemann M. ⚽, Cigerci T. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 0)
46', Hannemann M. 🟨,
54', 1 - 1, Pick F. ⚽,
59', Hannemann M. ↓, Guwara L. ↑,
59', Boziaris J. ↓, Pelivan D. ↑,
61', Civeja T. 🟨,
66', Brunker K. ↓, Schmidt P. ↑,
66', Civeja T. ↓, Vasiliadis S. ↑,
78', Sontheimer P. ↓, Krahn E. ↑,
78', Elongo-Yombo R. ↓, Rabihic K. ↑,
82', Borgmann A. ↓, Moustfa C. Y. ↑,
88', Zeitz M. 🟨,
90+5', Michelbrink L. ↓, Manu K. S. ↑,
90+6', Engelhardt E. ↓, Butler J. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Saarbrücken
43.1%

Draw
24.9%

Energie Cottbus
32.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

40%

24.6%

35.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

39.8%

24.5%

35.6%

Saarbrücken - Energie Cottbus Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.14 ↓ (2.32)	3.69 ↓ (3.78)	2.85 ↑ (2.62)	9% (7.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

What is the prediction for Saarbrücken - Energie Cottbus?

Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Saarbrücken will win (votes: 8 - 66.7%). Cottbus will win (votes: 3 - 25%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 8.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Saarbrücken: 40% – 93.4%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Saarbrücken (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Cottbus (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 15 and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ 2. Bundesliga).
Saarbrücken is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 0 wins).
In recent matches, Cottbus has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
Cottbus may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Recently, Cottbus has had a series of home games.
In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.
In the last 3 head-to-head matches, Saarbrücken won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 6:8. (average 2:2.7).
Including home match between the teams, Saarbrücken won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 2:1.

How many head-to-head matches has Saarbrücken won against Energie Cottbus?

Saarbrücken has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Energie Cottbus won against Saarbrücken?

Energie Cottbus has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Saarbrücken - Energie Cottbus were as follows:

02.08.2025 Energie Cottbus - Saarbrücken 3:3

08.03.2025 Saarbrücken - Energie Cottbus 2:1

28.09.2024 Energie Cottbus - Saarbrücken 4:1

Latest results of Saarbrücken

20.12.2025 Hansa Rostock - Saarbrücken 1:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Saarbrücken - Hoffenheim II 2:2 ✺

07.12.2025 Waldhof Mannheim - Saarbrücken 2:1 ✺

29.11.2025 Saarbrücken - Rot-Weiß Essen 2:3 ✺

23.11.2025 1860 München - Saarbrücken 2:0 ✺

Latest results of Energie Cottbus

07.01.2026 Energie Cottbus - Altglienicke 2:2 ✺

19.12.2025 Energie Cottbus - Jahn Regensburg 2:2 ✺

14.12.2025 Wehen Wiesbaden - Energie Cottbus 3:1 ✺

06.12.2025 Energie Cottbus - Duisburg 3:2 ✺

29.11.2025 Energie Cottbus - Viktoria Köln 3:2 ✺

German 3 Bundesliga Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cottbus	22	13	4	5	48:36	12	43
2	Verl	22	11	8	3	54:30	24	41
3	Duisburg	22	11	7	4	38:23	15	40
4	RW Essen	22	10	9	3	42:33	9	39
5	VfL Osnabruck	22	11	6	5	31:22	9	39
6	Hansa Rostock	22	10	8	4	37:23	14	38
7	Wehen	22	10	5	7	29:25	4	35
8	Munich 1860	22	9	6	7	33:33	0	33
9	Mannheim	22	10	2	10	37:41	-4	32
10	Ingolstadt	22	8	7	7	40:31	9	31
11	Hoffenheim II	22	9	4	9	43:37	6	31
12	Viktoria Koln	22	9	3	10	31:30	1	30
13	Stuttgart II	22	8	5	9	27:36	-9	29
14	Regensburg	22	8	3	11	29:34	-5	27
15	Alemannia Aachen	22	7	4	11	33:41	-8	25
16	Saarbrucken	22	5	8	9	30:35	-5	23
17	Aue	22	5	7	10	25:36	-11	22
18	Ulm	22	7	1	14	30:45	-15	22
19	TSV Havelse	22	4	7	11	33:45	-12	19
20	Schweinfurt	22	3	0	19	19:53	-34	9

      Promotion ~ 2. Bundesliga
      Promotion ~ 2. Bundesliga (Promotion: )
      Relegation