- Home form: Cottbus are unbeaten in 2. Bundesliga 2026/2027 home games (W1) scoring 3.00 goals per home game.
- Away form: Fürth have taken 1 point from 1 away game in the 2. Bundesliga 2026/2027, scoring and conceding 1.00 goal per away game.
- Key player: Tolcay Cigerci is Cottbus' main edge in the final third with 2 goals in 2 league games in the 2. Bundesliga 2026/2027.
An entertaining clash of styles at LEAG Energie Stadion, Germany
Table and recent form
Energie Cottbus are currently 8th in the 2. Bundesliga 2026/2027 table with 3 points after 2 matches while SpVgg Greuther Furth are 16th with 1 point after 2 matches. Cottbus come into Saturday's game on the back of a 2-game losing streak and will therefore be a little nervous, although their overall home numbers are pretty good in the 2. Bundesliga 2026/2027. FC Energie Cottbus have won 2 of their last 5 overall, losing 3, in all current competitions, but they are unbeaten at home in the league, winning their only home match.
Coaches and tactics
- Heiko Vogel has been the head coach of Greuther Furth since December 2025 and has developed them into a patient, compact team with a solid structure that presses at the right time and plays good possession football when they have the ball.
- For a team that likes to control the game, the Kleeblatt have performed admirably away from home in recent games.
- They are unbeaten in 3, winning 2 and drawing 1, although they have scored and conceded 1 goal per game in this period.
- Claus-Dieter Wollitz has been in charge of Energie Cottbus since July 2021 and he likes to build his teams around a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation, both of which are geared for quick transitions, high pressure and a big bite in the game.
- The difference here is the quality in the supply line, which is where Luca Erlein comes in, the ex-Eintracht Braunschweig playmaker has made an immediate impact on his new club with 1 assist in 2 games in the 2. Bundesliga 2026/2027.
Cottbus are not a happy camp right now
Cottbus have won their only 2. Bundesliga home game in 2026/2027. Greuther Furth have scored and conceded 1-1 in their only away 2. Bundesliga 2026/2027 game so far, so we can expect a goal or two here.
The match odds for this one seem very tight with both Cottbus and Greuther Furth available at 2.5, which doesn't seem right to us as Fürth come into this game in much better overall form than the hosts (W3, D1, L1 in their last 5 in all competitions). We see this as a close game in which Cottbus will have the edge due to the bite they will bring to the contest, but we think the away side will keep it tight, so we're siding with over 2.5 goals at 1.5 and both teams to score at 1.42, for an end-to-end affair with chances at both ends.
