Arminia Bielefeld vs 16.08.26 11:303 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Grodowski hat-trick sinks Cottbus as Bielefeld cruise to 3-0 win
Arminia Bielefeld thrashed Energie Cottbus 3-0 in a 2. Bundesliga Regular Season - 2 fixture, with Joel Grodowski scoring all three goals to complete a hat-trick against a Cottbus side that never found a foothold.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Grodowski opened the scoring in the 26th minute, finishing an assist from Henri Koudossou, and doubled the lead just eleven minutes later to put Bielefeld firmly in control at half-time with a 2-0 advantage. Cottbus could not respond, and the contest was effectively settled long before Grodowski completed his treble from the penalty spot in the 76th minute to make it 3-0.
Bielefeld dominated territorially despite having less of the ball, controlling only 40 percent of possession but still producing far more attempts on goal than their visitors. Cottbus, managed by Claus-Dieter Wollitz, failed to register a single shot on target across the match, a reflection of how comfortably Oliver Kirch's side saw out the contest at home.
Grodowski scored all three of Bielefeld's goals, including a second-half penalty, and was rated 10.0 for his hat-trick display.
Cottbus failed to register a shot on target all match, underlining how one-sided the contest was despite their share of possession.
Arminia Bielefeld beat Energie Cottbus 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
Arminia Bielefeld met Energie Cottbus in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 11:30 UTC at Schüco-Arena. Referee: Florian Lechner.
Team pages: Arminia Bielefeld · Energie Cottbus · 2. Bundesliga
Key moments
- 26' Goal: Joel Grodowski (assist: Henri Koudossou) — 1–0 · Watch Joel Grodowski's goal video (26')
- 37' Goal: Joel Grodowski — 2–0 · Watch Joel Grodowski's goal video (37')
- 76' Goal (penalty): Joel Grodowski — 3–0 · Watch Joel Grodowski's goal video (76')
Starting line-ups
Arminia Bielefeld (4-1-4-1)
Energie Cottbus (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Arminia Bielefeld 42%, the draw 27%, Energie Cottbus 31%. It finished Arminia Bielefeld 3–0 Energie Cottbus.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Arminia Bielefeld's 42% is home ground and little else. The draw at 27% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Arminia Bielefeld in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1560 to 1568. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,789 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%).
Why only 42%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Arminia Bielefeld's column. Across 10,596 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 27%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.4 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,927. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
A 16-point possession gap between near-equal sides is unusual. Gaps this extreme are too rare to receipt — around 360 measured games, under our 300-game floor — so it's noted at 0 points. Energie Cottbus are newly promoted — game 2 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Arminia Bielefeld vs Energie Cottbus final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this 2. Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Joel Grodowski's goal against Energie Cottbus (26').
- Watch Joel Grodowski's goal against Energie Cottbus (37').
- Watch Joel Grodowski's goal against Energie Cottbus (76').
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Arminia Bielefeld vs Energie Cottbus?
Arminia Bielefeld beat Energie Cottbus 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
›Who scored in Arminia Bielefeld vs Energie Cottbus?
Joel Grodowski (26') for Arminia Bielefeld; Joel Grodowski (37') for Arminia Bielefeld; Joel Grodowski (76') (penalty) for Arminia Bielefeld.
›Where can I watch Arminia Bielefeld vs Energie Cottbus highlights?
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