GolVolt — Kaiserslautern vs Energie Cottbus: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Energie Cottbus concede 1.6 goals per match

Kaiserslautern0.0 Energie Cottbus1.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Kaiserslautern concede 0.0.

Streak

Energie Cottbus have scored in 8 matches in a row

LDWDLDDL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 15 goals in those matches.

Streak

Kaiserslautern unbeaten in 5 matches

WDWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 12 September, 0:3 against Magdeburg.

Player in form

Justin Butler: 4 goals in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.44

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.4).

Players to watch

2. Bundesliga, this season.

Semih Sahin

Kaiserslautern · midfielder

1goal 3assists 7.31avg rating

Last match, Nürnberg: rating 6.6.

Tolcay Cigerci

Energie Cottbus · midfielder

5goals 2assists 7.36avg rating

Last match, VfL Bochum 1848: 1 goal, rating 7.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Kaiserslautern at home and Energie Cottbus away, as in this match.

Kaiserslautern

at home · 10

7W1D2L1.6scored per match0.4conceded per match

Energie Cottbus

away · 5

1W2D2L1.8scored per match2.2conceded per match

Head to head

No verified previous meetings are available for this fixture.

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Kaiserslautern (3-4-3, last: Hannover 96) · Energie Cottbus (4-2-3-1, last: VfL Bochum 1848).

JKKrahl AMMurphy MGGyamfi SAAsta MHHaas MRRitter FKKunze LRRobinson IKKanaté MLLukovic TTTazemeta MLLotka HRRorig KMManu LEErlein LGGuwara LBBittencourt LMMichelbrink TCCigerci LCCopado MHHannemann JBButler

KaiserslauternEnergie Cottbus

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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