Energie Cottbus vs VfL Bochum — 2. Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow3 clips- 9′VfL Bochum, yellow card:Foul
- 20′VfL Bochum, yellow card:Foul
- 21′Energie Cottbus, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 25′Energie Cottbus, yellow card:Time wasting
- 26′VfL Bochum, substitution:off
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′VfL Bochum, substitution:off
- 53′VfL Bochum, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- 56′Energie Cottbus, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- 64′VfL Bochum, substitution:off
- 65′Energie Cottbus, substitution:off
- 65′Energie Cottbus, substitution:off
- 70′VfL Bochum, goal:1–1assist
- 72′VfL Bochum, yellow card:Time wasting
- 75′Energie Cottbus, substitution:off
- 75′Energie Cottbus, substitution:off
- 77′VfL Bochum, yellow card:Foul
- 81′VfL Bochum, substitution:off
- 81′VfL Bochum, substitution:off
- 88′VfL Bochum, goal:1–2assist
- Full-time1 – 2
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Match report
VfL Bochum fight back late to beat Energie Cottbus 2-1
VfL Bochum came from behind to win 2-1 at Energie Cottbus in a 2. Bundesliga Matchday 10 fixture at Stadion der Freundschaft, scoring twice in the final 20 minutes after trailing since the first half. The result lifted the visitors from 14th place to 10th, one point and one place above their hosts.
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Cottbus went ahead in the 21st minute when Tolcay Ciğerci converted a penalty, and the home side took that 1-0 lead into the interval. Wollitz's team held the greater share of the ball, with 55 per cent possession, and they edged the shot count 14 to 12, but they could not add to their advantage.
Bochum levelled in the 70th minute. Christian Rasmussen supplied the pass for Philipp Hofmann to equalise, and the visitors found a winner with two minutes of normal time left. Mats Pannewig set up Rasmussen in the 88th minute to make it 2-1, and the home side had no reply.
The defeat left Cottbus 11th on 10 points after a run of five games containing three draws. Bochum, who beat FSV Mainz 05 2-0 in their previous outing, host Karlsruher SC on Sunday 8 November. Cottbus travel to Eintracht Braunschweig on Friday 6 November, also in the 2. Bundesliga.
Philipp Hofmann scored the equaliser in the 70th minute and was the top-rated performer on the pitch with 8.15. Christian Rasmussen supplied the assist for that goal and then struck the winner two minutes before full time.
Bochum were booked four times and committed 19 fouls to Cottbus's two, an unusually physical afternoon for the visitors.
VfL Bochum won 2–1 away against Energie Cottbus (half-time 1–0).
Energie Cottbus met VfL Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 10). Kick-off was Friday, 30 October 2026, 17:30 UTC at Stadion der Freundschaft. Referee: Florian Lechner.
Team pages: Energie Cottbus · VfL Bochum · 2. Bundesliga
Key moments
- 21' Goal (penalty): Tolcay Ciğerci — 1–0 · Watch Tolcay Ciğerci's goal video (21')
- 70' Goal: Philipp Hofmann (assist: Christian Rasmussen) — 1–1 · Watch Philipp Hofmann's goal video (70')
- 88' Goal: Christian Rasmussen (assist: Mats Pannewig) — 1–2 · Watch Christian Rasmussen's goal video (88')
Starting line-ups
Energie Cottbus (4-2-3-1)
VfL Bochum (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Energie Cottbus 37%, the draw 28%, VfL Bochum 35%. It finished Energie Cottbus 1–2 VfL Bochum.
Home advantage edges a near-level contest — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, the usual home advantage puts Energie Cottbus narrowly in front at 37%, though Bochum's cold finishing streak, which tends to bounce back, keeps them close at 35%. The draw sits at 28%, near the usual rate for sides this level, nudged up slightly by that finishing streak.
Why Energie Cottbus in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1404 to 1441. Sides this close won 42.4% of 15,646 home games (draw 27.2%, visitors 30.4%).
Why only 37%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. VfL Bochum sit -0.44 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.0% of 1,666 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally.
Why the draw at 28%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,237. The bounce-back factor adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Energie Cottbus are newly promoted — game 10 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides are said to struggle, but our rating already carries most of it: across 3,012 first-ten games since 2016 they won 26.8% where the rating expected 28.1% — inside the noise band, below it in six of the ten full seasons we hold and about level last season. VfL Bochum come into this after a busy window — 15 arrivals and 15 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Energie Cottbus vs VfL Bochum 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 Tolcay Ciğerci's goal against VfL Bochum (21').
- Watch Philipp Hofmann's goal against Energie Cottbus (70').
- Watch Christian Rasmussen's goal against Energie Cottbus (88').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Energie Cottbus 1–2 VfL Bochum. Explore more on the Energie Cottbus and VfL Bochum team pages or the 2. Bundesliga page.