VfL Wolfsburg VS Energie Cottbus

2026/2027 2. Bundesliga, Germany

Volkswagen Arena

2. Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg WOB

Energie Cottbus ENE

KICKOFF :

Round 4 Regular Season

CONTEXT

VfL Wolfsburg welcomes Energie Cottbus to the Volkswagen Arena for a 2. Bundesliga regular season fixture in the 2026/2027 campaign. The hosts sit fourth in the domestic standings while the visitors occupy eighth place. Wolfsburg carries a narrow power edge of 0.8 points and enters with a markedly stronger recent form rating. Both sides operate without recent outing details in the dataset. The match pits two closely matched teams in terms of overall strength yet highlights a clear home advantage in current momentum. Set piece and efficiency metrics lack supporting data at this stage. This league encounter offers an opportunity for Wolfsburg to leverage its positional standing and form edge against a Cottbus side still finding consistency. The contest unfolds under standard league conditions with no knockout implications.

TL;DR

Structural: VfL Wolfsburg holds a marginal power advantage of 0.8 points over Energie Cottbus.
Form: The home side enters with a superior form score of 11.11 compared to the visitors 1.89.
Squad: Squad composition details remain unspecified in the available pre-match data.
Efficiency: Efficiency metrics are not provided for either team ahead of this fixture.
Transition: Transition play information is unavailable in the current dataset.
Set pieces: Set piece data is unavailable due to missing xG information for both sides.
xVariable: The xVariable assessment is not supplied for this league match.

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

T. Strobl

C. Wollitz

1.67

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.33

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

0 - 0 - 0

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

44.19

43.41

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

VfL Wolfsburg

Energie Cottbus

Power Score

44.19

43.41

League Position

Global Rank

100

268

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

VfL Wolfsburg — Opponent-weighted form score

Energie Cottbus — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) VfL Wolfsburg Energie Cottbus

General Information

Date & Time

Competition

2026/2027 2. Bundesliga, Germany · Round 4 · Regular Season

Stadium

Volkswagen Arena

Capacity

30000

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

T. Strobl Coach

Squad ▼

Timon Wellenreuther Goalkeeper

Pavao Pervan Goalkeeper

Jakub Zieliński Goalkeeper

Hauke Wahl Defender

Joakim Mæhle Defender

Denis Vavro Defender

Rogério Oliveira da Silva Defender

Moritz Jenz Defender

Kilian Fischer Defender

Aaron Zehnter Defender

Sael Kumbedi Nseke Defender

Cleiton Santana dos Santos Defender

Jonas Adjei Adjetey Defender

Mathys Angely Defender

Christian Dannemann Eriksen Midfielder

Maximilian Arnold Midfielder

Yannick Gerhardt Midfielder

Elvis Rexhbecaj Midfielder

Mattias Svanberg Midfielder

Vinicius de Souza Costa Midfielder

Aster Vranckx Midfielder

Muhammed Damar Midfielder

Bence Dárdai Midfielder

Pharell Hensel Midfielder

Fabian Reese Attacker

Robert Nesta Glatzel Attacker

Fraser Hornby Attacker

Alexander Bernhardsson Attacker

Mohamed El Amine Amoura Attacker

Alessio Besio Attacker

Trevor Chidubem Benedict Attacker

Kento Shiogai Attacker

Bruno Katz Attacker

Manager ▼

C. Wollitz Coach

Squad ▼

Marcel Laurenz Lotka Goalkeeper

Kevin Kratzsch Goalkeeper

Max Böhnke Goalkeeper

Malte Wilke Goalkeeper

Axel Borgmann Defender

Anderson-Lenda Lucoqui Defender

Ryan Malone Defender

Tim Campulka Defender

Henry Rorig Defender

Fousseny Doumbia Defender

Luca Erlein Defender

King Samuel Manu Defender

Hasan Jannis Zaydan Defender

Joey Taubeneck Defender

Leonardo Bittencourt Midfielder

Tolcay Cigerci Midfielder

Jonas Hofmann Midfielder

Dominik Pelivan Midfielder

Julian Guttau Midfielder

Jannis boziaris Midfielder

Lukas Michelbrink Midfielder

Aaron Reschke Midfielder

Erik Engelhardt Attacker

Christian Kinsombi Attacker

Justin Butler Attacker

Moritz Hannemann Attacker

Lucas Copado Schrobenhauser Attacker

Dmytro Bohdanov Attacker

CONCLUSION

Wolfsburg will look to capitalise on its stronger domestic position and superior form when facing Cottbus at home. The narrow power differential suggests a competitive affair yet the hosts appear better equipped to dictate proceedings. Without detailed efficiency or set piece insights the emphasis falls on overall momentum and league standing. Cottbus must improve its recent form to challenge effectively on the road. Both teams operate in a standard league setting where points matter for mid-table security. The absence of knockout tie context keeps focus solely on this single fixture. Expect Wolfsburg to press for a positive result while Cottbus seeks to stabilise its campaign through disciplined organisation.

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