VfL Wolfsburg v Energie Cottbus

2. Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg v Energie Cottbus in 2. Bundesliga ended 4:4. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: VfL Wolfsburg v Energie Cottbus

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · VfL Wolfsburg at 50.5% - the match finished 4:4, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · VfL Wolfsburg X 2 · Energie Cottbus Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 39.8% 23.3% 36.9% Home win · VfL Wolfsburg ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 50.5% 22.3% 27.3% Home win · VfL Wolfsburg ✘ Missed
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · VfL Wolfsburg ✘ Missed
Final score 4:4 Draw
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.30 on a VfL Wolfsburg win, 5.35 on the draw and 8.53 on a Energie Cottbus win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
VfL Wolfsburg win 1.30 1.33 Unibet 76.9% 50.5%
Draw 5.35 6.00 Dafabet 18.7% 22.3%
Energie Cottbus win 8.53 9.62 Pinnacle 11.7% 27.3%
Over 2.5 goals 1.39 1.45 Betano 71.9% 63.4%
Under 2.5 goals 2.83 2.97 Pinnacle 35.3% 36.6%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.68 1.80 Betfair 59.5% 58.2%
Both teams to score - No 2.07 2.15 William Hill 48.3% 41.8%
Updated: 05.09.2026 04:42 · Average odds across 12 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: VfL Wolfsburg v Energie Cottbus

  1. 4′Robert Glatzel · Penalty
  2. 6′King Samuel Manu · Yellow card
  3. 25′Vinicius de Souza Costa · Goal (assist: Fabian Reese)
  4. 34′Robert Glatzel · Goal (assist: Alexander Bernhardsson)
  5. 45+4′Luca Erlein · Goal
  6. 45′Justin Butler · Substitution (off: Moritz Hannemann)
  7. 45′fousseny doumbia · Substitution (off: Christian Kinsombi)
  8. 45′Lucas Copado · Substitution (off: Dmytro Bogdanov)
  9. 49′King Samuel Manu · Goal (assist: Lukas Michelbrink)
  10. 52′Robert Glatzel · Substitution (off: Kento Shiogai)
  11. 53′Maximilian Arnold · Substitution (off: Muhammed Damar)
  12. 62′Elvis Rexhbecaj · Yellow card
  13. 67′Tolcay Cigerci · Penalty
  14. 68′Leonardo Bittencourt · Substitution (off: Dominik Pelivan)
  15. 70′Mathys Angély · Yellow card
  16. 78′Vinicius de Souza Costa · Substitution (off: Mattias Svanberg)
  17. 78′Fabian Reese · Substitution (off: Alessio Besio)
  18. 79′Mattias Svanberg · Goal (assist: Mathys Angély)
  19. 82′Lukas Michelbrink · Substitution (off: Jannis Boziaris)
  20. 84′Tolcay Cigerci · Yellow card
  21. 86′Elvis Rexhbecaj · Substitution (off: Yannick Gerhardt)
  22. 90+1′Dmytro Bogdanov · Goal (assist: Christian Kinsombi)
  23. 90+2′Dmytro Bogdanov · Yellow card
  24. 90+4′Moritz Hannemann · Yellow card

Match statistics: VfL Wolfsburg v Energie Cottbus

Statistic VfL Wolfsburg Energie Cottbus
Possession 51% 49%
Shots on target 7 9
Total shots 19 21
Shots off target 8 8
Blocked shots 4 4
Corners 4 9
Fouls 13 12
Offsides 0 3
Yellow cards 1 4
Red cards 1 0
Saves 5 3
Passes 403 376

Line-ups: VfL Wolfsburg v Energie Cottbus

VfL Wolfsburg 4-3-3

Starting XI

  1. 2 K. Fischer 6.1
  2. 5 Vinicius Souza 7.0
  3. 6 H. Wahl 6.3
  4. 11 F. Reese 7.7
  5. 17 A. Bernhardsson 7.5
  6. 19 R. Glatzel 8.2
  7. 21 J. Mæhle 6.2
  8. 22 M. Angely 5.5
  9. 27 M. Arnold 5.9
  10. 30 J. Zieliński 6.5
  11. 37 E. Rexhbeçaj 6.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 7 K. Shiogai 7.1
  2. 12 P. Pervan
  3. 14 P. Hensel
  4. 18 J. Adjetey
  5. 20 M. Damar 5.9
  6. 23 A. Besio 6.6
  7. 31 Y. Gerhardt 5.8
  8. 32 M. Svanberg 7.0
  9. 33 Cleiton

Energie Cottbus 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 M. Lotka 5.9
  2. 2 K. Manu 6.4
  3. 3 H. Rorig 6.2
  4. 8 Lukas Michelbrink 6.8
  5. 9 L. Copado 6.2
  6. 10 T. Ciğerci 7.6
  7. 20 A. Borgmann 6.1
  8. 21 Luca Erlein 6.4
  9. 23 Fousseny Doumbia 5.9
  10. 31 J. Butler 5.6
  11. 32 L. Bittencourt 6.7
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 T. Campulka
  2. 5 D. Pelivan 5.8
  3. 7 C. Kinsombi 6.6
  4. 11 M. Hannemann 6.5
  5. 13 Dmytro Bohdanov 8.0
  6. 16 R. Malone
  7. 19 J. Boziaris 5.7
  8. 29 K. Kratzsch
  9. 42 J. Zaydan

Form and head-to-head: VfL Wolfsburg v Energie Cottbus

VfL Wolfsburg

LWDWD

Energie Cottbus

WLLLW

2. Bundesliga standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Hertha BSC 5 5 0 0 +9 15 WWWWW
2 1. FC Nürnberg 5 4 1 0 +9 13 WDWWW
3 1. FC Heidenheim 5 4 0 1 +2 12 WWWLW
4 1. FC Magdeburg 5 3 0 2 +2 9 WLWWL
5 VfL Wolfsburg 5 2 2 1 +3 8 LDWWD
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 2 2 1 +1 8 LWWDD
7 Energie Cottbus 5 2 1 2 +1 7 WDLLW
8 VfL Bochum 5 2 1 2 0 7 DWLWL
9 St. Pauli 5 1 3 1 0 6 WDLDD
10 VfL Osnabrück 5 2 0 3 -3 6 LWWLL
11 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 5 1 2 2 -2 5 DLWLD
12 Karlsruher SC 5 1 2 2 -5 5 LDLDW
13 Eintracht Braunschweig 5 1 1 3 0 4 DLLLW
14 Arminia Bielefeld 5 1 1 3 -2 4 LDLWL
15 Hannover 96 5 1 1 3 -3 4 LDWLL
16 SV Darmstadt 98 5 1 1 3 -4 4 WLLLD
17 Dynamo Dresden 5 1 1 3 -5 4 DLLWL
18 Holstein Kiel 5 0 3 2 -3 3 LDLDD

Managers: VfL Wolfsburg v Energie Cottbus

C. Wollitz
Energie CottbusManagerC. WollitzGermany

Match information: VfL Wolfsburg v Energie Cottbus

Kick-off
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Competition
2. Bundesliga
Round
Regular Season – 4
City
Wolfsburg
Surface
grass
Capacity
30,000