Energie Cottbus vs VfL Bochum

Energie Cottbus face VfL Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga on Friday 30 October 2026, kick-off 17:30 UTC at LEAG Energie Stadion, Cottbus.

Energie Cottbus are 12th with 11 points from 11 games, while VfL Bochum are 8th with 14. That leaves VfL Bochum 3 points ahead.

At home this season Energie Cottbus average 1.8 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game; on the road VfL Bochum average 1.2 scored and 1.2 conceded. Energie Cottbus have kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times; VfL Bochum have 1 clean sheet and 4 blanks.

Energie Cottbus have scored 3 and conceded 5 in their last 4 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. VfL Bochum have scored 10 and conceded 4 in their last 4 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Energie Cottbus come into this fixture with a recent record of 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats, while VfL Bochum have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the same window. Energie Cottbus currently sit 12th on 11 points, with VfL Bochum placed 8th on 14 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 10 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. The model expects at least one side to be kept off the scoresheet, backing the NG selection. The Both Teams To Score selection (NG) is assigned a 75% probability at odds of 1.33.

• VfL Bochum have the better recent form (13 pts vs 3 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Energie Cottbus have scored 18 goals this season compared with 11 for VfL Bochum.
• Defensively, Energie Cottbus have conceded 20 and VfL Bochum have conceded 13.
• League positions: Energie Cottbus 12th, VfL Bochum 8th.
• Energie Cottbus have won 1 of 5 home matches in this competition.
• VfL Bochum have won 3 of 5 away matches in this competition.

• Energie Cottbus have failed to score in 2 of 11 games and VfL Bochum in 4 of 11.
• Clean sheets this season: Energie Cottbus 2, VfL Bochum 1.
• Both teams scored in 3 of Energie Cottbus' last 4 matches.
• Both teams scored in 3 of VfL Bochum's last 4 matches.
• Both sides scored in 2 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings.

In the last 4 meetings, Energie Cottbus have won 0, VfL Bochum have won 3 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 13 April 2014, finished Vfl Bochum 2-1 Energie Cottbus.