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%.
  • Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Saarbrücken will win (2 of 3 users predict this - 66.67%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
  • 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 Osnabruck35227658:283073
    2Cottbus35199768:482066
    3RW Essen351810773:581564
    4Duisburg35189863:471663
    5Hansa Rostock351612764:422260
    6Verl351610975:472858
    7Alemannia Aachen351761266:551157
    8Munich 18603515101052:47555
    9Wehen351481349:47250
    10Mannheim351471457:65-849
    11Viktoria Koln351451648:49-147
    12Regensburg351371552:55-346
    13Ingolstadt3511101455:49643
    14Stuttgart II351271645:59-1443
    15Saarbrucken359141244:50-641
    16Hoffenheim II351171761:65-440
    17TSV Havelse35881953:77-2432
    18Ulm35952146:72-2632
    19Aue ✔ 355121842:65-2327
    20Schweinfurt ✔ 35552533:79-4620

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