EBS Braunschweig Braunschweig - FCE FC Energie FC Energie Cottbus

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EINTRACHT-STADION(21,151 Spectators)

Timo Gansloweit

FINAL

Full-time: Braunschweig 0-0 Cottbus

That's it in Braunschweig! The second half also remains goalless and offers few highlights. Neither side gave an inch, but they could hardly make their mark going forward. Braunschweig extended their unbeaten run at home to four games, while Cottbus' winless streak stretched to six games.

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Full-time

87'

More attacking power

Ciğerci comes on to bolster the attack. Doumbia is also on the pitch. Guwara and Michelbrink are no longer in the game.

87'

Substitution

Fousseny Doumbia

87'

Substitution

Tolcay Ciğerci

Lukas Michelbrink

0:15

A hint of a chance

It's a tame effort from Butler, who doesn't pose Hoffmann any threat from range.

84'

Corner to Braunschweig

Marie's ball lands in Lotka's arms.

82'

No Braunschweig effort on goal for a long time

Braunschweig's last shot on goal dates back to the 35th minute

80'

The final 10 minutes

Can either team take control of this match?

78'

Wollitz makes a change

Kinsombi leaves the pitch for Boziaris.

78'

Substitution

Jannis Boziaris

Christian Kinsombi

72'

Maybe this time?

Di Michele Sanchez whips a free-kick from the right into the box, but Lotka catches the ball safely.

71'

Disjointed contest

At the moment, neither team shows any real game plan. As a result, there are few goalscoring chances.

70'

Substitutions two and three

Heusser and Aydin have called it a day. In their place, Wagner and Zé can now show what they can do.

70'

Substitution

70'

Substitution

Mehmet Can Aydın

66'

Dwindling chance of victory

At kick-off, Energie Cottbus's probability of winning stood at 26.8 per cent. It has since dropped significantly and, in the 67th minute, is now only 16.8 per cent.

65'

Win Probability

Win Probability

Kick-off!

26.8 %

67'

16.8 %

62'

Cottbus become more active

Energie already have more attempts on goal in the second half than in the whole of the first.

58'

Cottbus try their luck

Michelbrink gets a shot away from the edge of the box following a corner, but his effort is blocked.

Hoffmann is on hand

Cottbus don't have many chances, but when they do, Braunschweig can rely on their keeper.

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53'

Similar start

As in the first half, Braunschweig begin with intensity but once again fail to capitalise.

48'

Chance goes begging

Opoku nudges the ball past Erlein and would have had a clear run down the right-hand side. However, the referee blows his whistle and brings play back for a foul on the defender.

46'

A substitution for Brausnchweig

Kornetka takes Mijatović off and replaces him with Urbich.

46'

The ball is rolling again!

Braunschweig get the second half under way.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Braunschweig 0-0 Cottbus

Braunschweig started with real intensity and put Energie goalkeeper Lotka under early pressure, but failed to score. After that, Cottbus grew into the game and had the best chance of the match through Kinsombi's effort off the post, but the teams go into the interval level.

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45'

+ 2

Substitution

Jovan Mijatović

Half-time

45'

+ 1

Into added time

The fourth official has signalled one additional minute.

42'

Butler makes his presence felt

Kinsombi's cross is slightly overhit, but Hannemann puts the ball back into a dangerous area. Butler tries his luck with a volley, but ultimately drags it well wide.

39'

Strong counter-pressing

As soon as Cottbus get the ball, the hosts press them straight away. Time and again they win the one-on-one situations,

0:19

Like the two before it...

...the corner is initially cleared. But Cottbus are lucky, as Lotka misjudges Aydin's follow-up cross, just managing to tip the ball round the post for another corner with his fingertips. It remains the case that the hosts fail to make use of the set piece.

34'

Braunschweig fail to capitalise

Bittencourt clearly handles the ball and that leads to the set piece. From this, Braunschweig win a third corner, which amounts to nothing.

29'

Lotka uncertain

The Cottbus goalkeeper tries to find Rorig with a pass, but plays it out of play. Braunschweig are unable to benefit from the throw-in.

24'

Erlein takes a big risk

In the penalty area, Erlein sticks his foot in and catches Opoku on the foot. However, the Cottbus player clearly plays the ball beforehand, so the challenge is fair.

23'

A bit of calm

Braunschweig's early pressure has eased off a little, and Cottbus are also finding their way into the match.

Lotka on hand!

Mijatović tests the Cottbus goalkeeper in the fourth minute.

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0:31

Tempers flare

Bittencourt and Aydin exchange a few choice words. Gansloweit then books both players.

19'

Yellow card

Mehmet Can Aydın

19'

Yellow card

Leonardo Bittencourt

15'

Off the post!

Kinsombi races away down the left flank before cutting inside and unleashing a curling right-footed effort towards the far corner, but it cannons back off the post! Hoffmann, at full stretch, would have been helpless had it gone in.

12'

Another one, please

Braunschweig win yet another corner, but once again the visiting team manage to clear it.

9'

Good start

Subsequently, the hosts stay on the front foot and keep up the pressure. The move ends with a shot from Opoku, which sails clearly over the bar in the end.

8'

Game's first corner

Marie whips the ball in from the right, but Manu heads it clear.

4'

Early test for Lotka

The Löwen striker tries his luck from a central position, around 18 metres out, but Lotka gathers the ball without any trouble.

3'

First set piece

Rorig commits a foul on the right touchline. Aydin steps up level with the edge of the box and whips the ball in. However, the visitors clear it without any problems.

1'

Manu blocks Marie's shot

Heußer sets up Marie, whose right-footed shot from is blocked by Manu.

1'

We're under way!

Referee Gansloweit gets the match under way.

Kick-off!

Opoku: 100 Bundesliga 2 appearances

A milestone match for Opoku! The attacker is playing in Bundesliga 2 for the 100th time today. His appearances are split across 55 matches for Kaiserslautern, 21 for Regensburg, four for Hamburg and, including today, 20 for Braunschweig.

More on that Cottbus team

The visitors make just one change, with Ciğerci, Energie's top scorer (five goals, two assists), replaced by Kinsombi.

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More on that Braunschweig team

Braunschweig have made three changes, and they are the expected ones: Frenkert, Heußer and Mijatović came on for Hoti, Ze and Urbich at the start of the second half in last Friday's defeat at Bielefeld, made a clearly bigger impact and are now preferred in the starting XI.

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Starting line-up: FC Energie Cottbus

Formation:4-2-3-1

Starting line-up: Eintracht Braunschweig

Formation:4-4-2

Lars Kornetka on facing Cottbus

"Cottbus have played better than some of their results suggest. We've tried to focus on ourselves, because we simply weren't at our best in the Bielefeld game."

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Claus-Dieter Wollitz on facing Braunschweig

"We will field a team that plays with concentration and discipline. We have to get back on track and need a solid defensive structure when out of possession."

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Unhappy hunting ground

Energie's only victory at the Eintracht-Stadion to date came over 20 years ago, when a stoppage-time Francis Kioyo goal secured a 1-0 win in March 2006.

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Guard of honour

The last Bundesliga 2 meeting between the sides on 6 May 2013 ended goalless, but there was a memorable moment before kick-off as the Cottbus players formed a guard of honour for their opponents - who had just secured promotion to the Bundesliga.

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2:14

Last time out: Arminia Bielefeld 3-1 Eintracht Braunschweig

Braunschweig slipped down to 15th - level on points and goal difference with Cottbus - following their reverse at Bielefeld.

2:14

Last time out: Energie Cottbus 1-2 Bochum

Cottbus were on the wrong end of a late comeback last Friday, dropping to 14th in the table after losing to Bochum.

Previous meeting: Eintracht Braunschweig 1-1 Energie Cottbus

The teams played out a feisty encounter in the third tier when they last met in May 2019, with a red card apiece being issued in the final few minutes. Cottbus were ultimately relegated, while Braunschweig survived on goal difference.

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