Karlsruher SC vs Energie Cottbus 2. Bundesliga prediction & result
Final score: Karlsruher SC 0-3 Energie Cottbus.
Before kick-off the model made it 43% Karlsruher SC, 27% draw, 30% Energie Cottbus — fair odds of 2.33, 3.70 and 3.33.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
The model got this one wrong.
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Has the model earned this number?
Karlsruher SC at 43%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Karlsruher SC vs Energie Cottbus
Line-ups
- 1H. BernatG
- 36Rafael Pinto PedrosaD
- 28M. FrankeD
- 22C. KobaldD
- 3D. OfliD
- 23T. CivejaM
- 26D. H. ZorM
- 19Louey Ben FarhatM
- 10M. WanitzekM
- 11N. EichingerM
- 13S. FukudaF
- 33V. BerghD
- 25L. EgloffM
- 30R. HimmelmannG
- 17E. LaghrissiF
- 15Paul SchollD
- 24S. TrémouletD
- 6S. VäänänenM
- 37J. PonenteF
- 27J. D. MeyerF
- 1M. LotkaG
- 3H. RorigD
- 2K. ManuD
- 21Luca ErleinD
- 20A. BorgmannD
- 8Lukas MichelbrinkM
- 32L. BittencourtM
- 10T. CiğerciM
- 19J. BoziarisM
- 9L. CopadoM
- 31J. ButlerF
- 4T. CampulkaD
- 23Fousseny DoumbiaD
- 11M. HannemannF
- 6J. HofmannM
- 7C. KinsombiM
- 16R. MaloneD
- 5D. PelivanM
- 13Dmytro BohdanovF
- 29K. KratzschG
Form going into Karlsruher SC vs Energie Cottbus
Karlsruher SC
All competitions we cover
- D2-2away to Hannover 964 September 2026
- L2-5VfL Wolfsburg29 August 2026
- D0-0away to 1. FC Kaiserslautern15 August 2026
- W2-1Arminia Bielefeld8 August 2026
Energie Cottbus
All competitions we cover
- D4-4away to VfL Wolfsburg5 September 2026
- L3-4SpVgg Greuther Fürth29 August 2026
- L0-3away to Arminia Bielefeld16 August 2026
- W3-1Hannover 969 August 2026
What these results say
- Karlsruher SC failed to win 3 of these 4 matches.
- Karlsruher SC scored in 3 of these 4 matches.
- Karlsruher SC conceded in 3 of these 4 matches.
- Energie Cottbus conceded in every one of these 4 matches.
- Every one of these 4 matches for Energie Cottbus had three goals or more.
- Energie Cottbus failed to win 3 of these 4 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
2. Bundesliga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Energie Cottbus | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 11 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Karlsruher SC vs Energie Cottbus
- 17 March 2019Energie Cottbus 0–2 Karlsruher SC3. Liga
- 29 September 2018Karlsruher SC 2–0 Energie Cottbus3. Liga
- 15 March 2014Energie Cottbus 1–0 Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga
- 20 September 2013Karlsruher SC 2–0 Energie Cottbus2. Bundesliga
- 17 February 2012Karlsruher SC 2–0 Energie Cottbus2. Bundesliga
Leading scorers: Karlsruher SC and Energie Cottbus
Karlsruher SC
No player in 2. Bundesliga's leading scorers — 15 league goals as a side.
Energie Cottbus
GoalsAssists
- T. Ciğerci52
- J. Butler51
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Energie Cottbus won 3–0 at Karlsruher SC. The model had leaned towards a win for Karlsruher SC at 43% and given a win for Energie Cottbus 30%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. The goals: Lukas Michelbrink 45+2' for Energie Cottbus, Dominik Pelivan 55' for Energie Cottbus, Justin Butler 62' for Energie Cottbus.