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2. Bundesliga · 2026

Eintracht Braunschweig vs Energie Cottbus · 2. Bundesliga

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
22.33
Expected goals
1.971.86
Shots
17.517.5
Possession
48.3%53.3%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: eintracht Braunschweig's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Alongside it: eintracht Braunschweig's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Eintracht Braunschweig's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Eintracht Braunschweig's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match2 goals/match1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Eintracht Braunschweig show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Eintracht Braunschweig's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

17.5 shots/match ▲ShotsEintracht Braunschweig · Energie Cottbus17.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricEintracht BraunschweigEnergie CottbusBaseline
Shots17.5 shots/match17.5 shots/match15.3 shots/match
Shots against16.8 shots/match17.3 shots/match15.6 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Eintracht Braunschweig favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · Energie Cottbus in 4 · 5 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Eintracht Braunschweig6 matchesEnergie Cottbus6 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored6/6▲ 2.33 goals/match
2.17 goals/matchGoals allowed6/62.17 goals/match
1.97 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/61.86 xG/match
17.5 shots/matchShots6/617.5 shots/match
7.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/65.67 shots/match
48.3%Possession6/6● 53.3%
4.5 corners/matchCorners6/6● 7.83 corners/match
9.33 fouls/matchFouls6/613.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness48 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

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 nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 6 Nov 2026, 17:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in 2. Bundesliga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsEintracht BraunschweigEnergie Cottbus
Competition2. Bundesliga
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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