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

Result
1:1
17/01/2026 at 08:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • 3. Liga - Round 20
  • Referee: Exuzidis L. (Ger)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
croatiaCroatiaSportKlub 6
germanyGermanyMagenta Sport, RBB TV, SR Fernsehen, SWR Fernsehen
sloveniaSloveniaSportKlub 3
switzerlandSwitzerlandSunrise TV, Sunrise TV
worldWorldOnefootball

Match Stats

Ball possession
51%49%
Total shots
167
Shots on target
74
Corner kicks
118
Yellow cards
22
Total shots
167
Shots on target
74
Shots off target
93
Corner kicks
118
Offsides
21
Free kicks
1216
Throw ins
2116
Fouls
1410

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%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Saarbrücken has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.1%)
  • Energie Cottbus has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.3%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Saarbrücken than the current prediction. (-3.3%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Energie Cottbus than the current prediction. (+3.5%)
  • 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.
    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
    Latest results of Energie Cottbus
    German 3 Bundesliga Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1VfL Osnabruck32197654:272764
    2RW Essen321710565:501561
    3Cottbus32179661:441760
    4Duisburg32169755:421357
    5Hansa Rostock321511657:362156
    6Verl32159871:442754
    7Munich 1860321481047:43450
    8Alemannia Aachen321461257:52548
    9Wehen321461243:40348
    10Mannheim321451351:56-547
    11Viktoria Koln321351446:44244
    12Regensburg321261444:48-442
    13Stuttgart II321261440:51-1142
    14Ingolstadt3210101251:44740
    15Hoffenheim II321161559:58139
    16Saarbrucken328131142:47-537
    17Ulm32851941:63-2229
    18TSV Havelse32681847:73-2626
    19Aue32591837:60-2324
    20Schweinfurt32522530:76-4617

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