Arminia Bielefeld 3–0 Energie Cottbus — Match Stats & Analysis

2. Bundesliga · 2026Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 11:30 UTC

Arminia Bielefeld

3–0Full-time analysis

Energie Cottbus

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

Match at a glance

Arminia Bielefeld won 3–0.

Shots: 1710
Shots on target: 50
Expected goals: 3.570.56
Possession: 40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arminia Bielefeld beat Energie Cottbus 3–0. Recorded in this match (Arminia Bielefeld – Energie Cottbus): shots 17–10, shots on target 5–0, expected goals 3.57–0.56, possession 40%–60%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots17 shots10 shotsArminia Bielefeld 17 shots, Energie Cottbus 10 shots
Shots on target5 shots0 shotsArminia Bielefeld 5 shots, Energie Cottbus 0 shots
Expected goals3.57 xG0.56 xGArminia Bielefeld 3.57 xG, Energie Cottbus 0.56 xG
Possession40%60%Arminia Bielefeld 40%, Energie Cottbus 60%
Corners7 corners10 cornersArminia Bielefeld 7 corners, Energie Cottbus 10 corners
Fouls12 fouls18 foulsArminia Bielefeld 12 fouls, Energie Cottbus 18 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsArminia Bielefeld 2 cards, Energie Cottbus 2 cards
Passes345 passes518 passesArminia Bielefeld 345 passes, Energie Cottbus 518 passes
Pass accuracy78%83%Arminia Bielefeld 78%, Energie Cottbus 83%
Shots inside box14 shots7 shotsArminia Bielefeld 14 shots, Energie Cottbus 7 shots
Blocked shots7 blocks7 blocksArminia Bielefeld 7 blocks, Energie Cottbus 7 blocks
Goalkeeper saves0 saves2 savesArminia Bielefeld 0 saves, Energie Cottbus 2 saves
Offsides4 offsides1 offsideArminia Bielefeld 4 offsides, Energie Cottbus 1 offside

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Arminia Bielefeld: 17 shots, 5 on target, 3.54 xG. Energie Cottbus: 10 shots, 0 on target, 0.58 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Arminia Bielefeld 3.54 xG · Energie Cottbus 0.58 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

8.02 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-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.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4