Energie Cottbus
- Cottbus are second in 3.Liga 2025-2026 with 49 points from 26 games.
- Energie Cottbus are unbeaten in their last five matches (W2, D3).
- They have taken seven points from their last three at home.
- Claus-Dieter Wollitz’s side beat Erzgebirge Aue 2-1 away and held SC Verl 0-0 at home in their last two outings.
- Their home record reads eight wins, five draws and just one defeat from 14 home games this season.
Hansa Rostock
- Rostock sit in sixth with 43 points from 26 games and are only just keeping themselves in the playoff mix.
- Brinkmann’s team press high and engage in physical duels, especially on the wings.
- They want to force turnovers and then overload the box with numbers and quick crosses, but it has been an inconsistent formula so far.
- Rostock snapped a winless run by beating RW Essen 3-2 at home, but prior to that were beaten 1-0 at 1860 Munich.
- Hansa Rostock are winless in their last two away league games, picking up just a single point.
Head-to-Head
- FC Energie Cottbus have won the last three head-to-head matchups with Hansa Rostock in all competitions.
- In the last head-to-head in 3.Liga 2025/2026 (just five months ago), Cottbus won 3-1 away.
Key Players
- Erik Engelhardt has scored 15 league goals in 26 appearances in 2025-26.
- Ryan Don Naderi has bagged eight times in 18 league games for Rostock, while Emil Holten has three of their last six goals.
Betting Insights
- Energie can be relied on to win this one with an 2.6 home odds available.
- Cottbus have averaged 2.29 goals per game at home this season and conceded 1.43 per game.
- Rostock average 1.83 away goals per game and concede 0.92 per away match.
- Erik Engelhardt has scored two of Cottbus’s last six goals, so he is worth a wager to score any time on Saturday.
Prediction
Promotion-chasing Cottbus can overcome Hansa .
