2. Bundesliga · 2026

Energie Cottbus 3–4 SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 2. Bundesliga

3–4Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

SpVgg Greuther Fürth won 3–4.

Shots
2314
Shots on target
67
Expected goals
3.071.93
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

SpVgg Greuther Fürth beat Energie Cottbus 4–3. Recorded in this match (Energie Cottbus – SpVgg Greuther Fürth): shots 23–14, shots on target 6–7, expected goals 3.07–1.93, possession 54%–46%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Energie Cottbus have recorded the higher season possession share.

53% ●PossessionEnergie Cottbus · SpVgg Greuther Fürth44%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricEnergie CottbusSpVgg Greuther FürthBaseline
Possession53%44%50.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots23 shots14 shotsEnergie Cottbus 23 shots, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 14 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots7 shotsEnergie Cottbus 6 shots, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 7 shots
  • Expected goals3.07 xG1.93 xGEnergie Cottbus 3.07 xG, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1.93 xG
  • Possession54%46%Energie Cottbus 54%, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 46%
  • Corners10 corners6 cornersEnergie Cottbus 10 corners, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 6 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls16 foulsEnergie Cottbus 11 fouls, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsEnergie Cottbus 2 cards, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2 cards
  • Passes450 passes389 passesEnergie Cottbus 450 passes, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 389 passes
  • Pass accuracy86.4%78.2%Energie Cottbus 86.4%, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 78.2%
  • Shots inside box16 shots10 shotsEnergie Cottbus 16 shots, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 10 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks3 blocksEnergie Cottbus 5 blocks, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves3 savesEnergie Cottbus 4 saves, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3 saves
  • Offsides4 offsides1 offsideEnergie Cottbus 4 offsides, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 7′Lucas CopadoGoal · Energie Cottbus
  2. 45′Felix KlausPenalty goal · SpVgg Greuther Fürth
  3. Half-time
  4. 46′Fousseny DoumbiaGoal · Energie Cottbus
  5. 50′Jannis HeuerYellow card · SpVgg Greuther Fürth
  6. 54′Jannis BoziarisYellow card · Energie Cottbus
  7. 70′Tolcay CiğerciGoal · Energie Cottbus
  8. 72′Ole PohlmannGoal · SpVgg Greuther Fürth
  9. 77′King ManuYellow card · Energie Cottbus
  10. 80′Felix KlausGoal · SpVgg Greuther Fürth
  11. 84′Doni ArifiYellow card · SpVgg Greuther Fürth
  12. 90′Dmytro BogdanovGoal · Energie Cottbus
  13. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Energie Cottbus · 2 player changesTolcay Ciğerci · Henry Rorig
  • 55′Energie Cottbus · 1 player changeTim Campulka
  • 66′SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 1 player changeOmar Sillah
  • 67′Energie Cottbus · 1 player changeJustin Butler
  • 73′SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 1 player changeLukas Reich
  • 79′Energie Cottbus · 1 player changeDmytro Bogdanov
  • 83′SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 2 player changesAaron Keller · Doni Arifi

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Energie Cottbus favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · SpVgg Greuther Fürth in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Energie Cottbus3 matchesSpVgg Greuther Fürth3 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 2.33 goals/match
2.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/32.67 goals/match
1.68 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 2.09 xG/match
15 shots/matchShots3/314.3 shots/match
3.33 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 6.67 shots/match
53% ●Possession3/344%
7.33 corners/match ●Corners3/34.33 corners/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls3/310 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 15:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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