Viktoria Cologne make the trip to LEAG Energie Stadion on Saturday for the 3rd Liga meeting with home team Energie Cottbus.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Energie Cottbus v Viktoria Cologne, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.
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Energie Cottbus
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Energie Cottbus will be looking for an improved result here after a 4-1 3rd Liga defeat in their last game at the hands of Borussia Dortmund II.
The only player to score from Energie Cottbus was Tolcay Ciğerci (70'). Kjell-Arik Wätjen (13'), Yannik Lührs (38') and Paul-Philipp Besong (42', 54') scored for Borussia Dortmund II.
In their past six games, Claus-Dieter Wollitz's Energie Cottbus have hit the back of the net a total of 6 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.
Viktoria Cologne
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Since a losing effort in their last game against Arminia Bielefeld in 3rd Liga competition, Viktoria Cologne and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Mael Corboz (19') and Julian Kania (90') scored for Arminia Bielefeld.
The numbers tell their own story, and Viktoria Cologne have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in total. In defence, Viktoria Cologne can certainly do much better. Historical results aside, we will just have to wait and see if the trend will continue on in this game.
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Head to head
The last league meeting featuring these sides was 3rd Liga match day 15 on 22/11/2024 and the score finished Viktoria Cologne 0-1 Energie Cottbus.
The match was refereed by Marc-Philipp Eckermann.
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Team News: Viktoria Cologne
Viktoria Cologne manager Olaf Janßen has multiple availability issues to deal with. Oskar Hill (Meniscus tear), Malek El Mala (double ligament tear) and Suheyel Najar (muscular problems) can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Energie Cottbus will probably be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.
At the other end, Viktoria Cologne will be up against it to score but we do think it’s quite likely that they will be scoring as well.
We’re predicting a comfortable 3-1 win for Energie Cottbus when the full-time whistle blows.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the 90 minute result market, staking on Energie Cottbus is available for 1.95, a wager on a draw is 3.8 & betting on the winning team to be Viktoria Cologne can get you 3.5. Those are the top prices being offered at the current time.
Andre Moura,
10:03 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Energie Cottbus
Formed: 1966
Stadium: LEAG Energie Stadion (22,528)
Captain: Axel Borgmann
Chairman: Sebastian Lemke
Manager: Claus-Dieter Wollitz
Competitions: 3rd Liga position 4
🔑 Star Man: Tolcay Ciğerci
Regularly deployed in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Tolcay Ciğerci was born in Nordenham, Germany. Having made a first senior appearance for Hamburg in the 2014 - 2015 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has accumulated 13 league goals in this 3. Liga 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 31 appearances.