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 Osnabruck29177549:262358
    2Cottbus29158654:431153
    3RW Essen291410559:481152
    4Verl29149667:412651
    5Duisburg29149652:401251
    6Hansa Rostock291311552:322050
    7Munich 186029147845:37849
    8Wehen29146942:321048
    9Mannheim291331347:53-642
    10Alemannia Aachen291251251:50141
    11Ingolstadt291010949:391040
    12Viktoria Koln291151340:39138
    13Stuttgart II291151335:46-1138
    14Regensburg291061337:43-636
    15Hoffenheim II291051453:53035
    16Saarbrucken297121040:43-333
    17Aue29591533:52-1924
    18Ulm29731938:61-2324
    19TSV Havelse29581641:64-2323
    20Schweinfurt29422326:68-4214

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