FC Energie Cottbus

vs

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II

Preview

Energie Cottbus

• Energie Cottbus (2nd, 40 points from 21 games) sit well inside the promotion zone for the 3.Liga 2025-2026.
• He has built an experienced squad that packs a punch at home, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing just 1 at the Energie Stadion this season.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II

• TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II (9th, 31 points from 21) are in mid-table obscurity.
• The young German boss favours high-tempo, possession-based soccer, relying on the young talent from the Hoffenheim academy to press opponents high up the field, win the ball back and then overload the opposition with rotations.
• Kleineheismann’s Hoffenheim II are more concerned with developing players than chasing promotion, as the 9th placed side’s record indicates.

Key Players

• Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab leads the Hoffenheim attack with 9 league goals in 18 appearances.
• The evergreen talisman Erik Engelhardt (13 goals in 21 games) is Cottbus’s biggest threat.
• With 3 assists in his last 5 appearances, Tolcay Cigerci has also been a creative spark for the hosts.

Betting Insights

• At 2.0, Energie Cottbus are favorites for this matchup and Hoffenheim II are 3.2, making the hosts very much the more likely winner at the weekend.
• Hoffenheim II’s strong away record of 21 goals in 10 fixtures (2.1 per match) suggests the visitors will contribute at least once to the scoreline.
• Energie’s average of 2.55 scored and 1.64 conceded per home game is a major home advantage.

Head-to-Head

• Cottbus can get revenge for August’s 4-1 defeat.
• A scoreline which will still be fresh in the memory of the home fans.

Prediction

• As the visitors are the more attack-minded team and can create plenty of chances with their rotations, we think Hoffenheim II will get on the scoresheet.
• However, Energie’s average of 2.55 scored and 1.64 conceded per home game is more than enough to see them take all three points, and we’re backing them to do just that as they seek revenge for their 4-1 defeat to Hoffenheim II in August 2025.