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
    1Cottbus25146551:381348
    2Duisburg25137546:321446
    3VfL Osnabruck25137538:241446
    4Verl25128560:382244
    5RW Essen251110448:41743
    6Wehen25125838:281041
    7Hansa Rostock251010541:281340
    8Munich 186025116840:35539
    9Ingolstadt2599744:341036
    10Mannheim251131141:46-536
    11Viktoria Koln251051036:33335
    12Stuttgart II251051032:40-835
    13Hoffenheim II25951147:45232
    14Alemannia Aachen25951142:46-432
    15Regensburg25941233:38-531
    16Saarbrucken25610933:36-328
    17Aue25591128:40-1224
    18Ulm25721633:51-1823
    19TSV Havelse25471435:55-2019
    20Schweinfurt25312121:59-3810

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