Prediction Energie Cottbus - FC St. Pauli today 18:30 20/09/2026.

Energie Cottbus has a stable starting lineup with key players such as Marcel Lotka (goalkeeper), Tolcay Cigerci (midfielder), Lucas Copado (striker), and Luca Erlein (defender) who maintain consistent performance in many matches, creating cohesion and effectiveness in their playing style.

Energie Cottbus has an impressive goal-scoring ability with an average of 2.0 goals per game, demonstrated through emphatic victories such as 3-1 against Hannover and 3-1 against Greuther Furth, highlighting their notable attacking strength.

The open attacking style with a match rate of three or more goals (Over 2.5) reached 90% in the last 10 matches, reflecting high levels of initiative and control of the game.

Energie Cottbus maintains stability in using the 4-2-3-1 formation for 80% of matches, demonstrating tactical consistency, despite maintaining flexibility in changing formations in some matches

The reserve team is balanced, with players like Justin Butler and Dominik Pelivan being used appropriately, not overly reliant on the 'backbone' group, but still ensuring continuity in the playing style.

The clean sheet percentage (20%) and the percentage of matches lost without scoring (20%) indicate a lack of reliability in both aspects, but it is not a serious issue to the point of directly affecting match outcomes.

Energie Cottbus has experienced an unstable period with 6 losses in their last 10 matches, including heavy defeats such as 0-3 against Arminia Bielefeld and 0-2 against Augsburg, reflecting a lack of focus and the inability to maintain good results

Energie Cottbus's defense is a major weakness, conceding 25 goals (an average of 2.5 goals per game) and only managing to keep a clean sheet once, highlighting a lack of discipline and poor defensive organization.

The high number of yellow cards (13 cards in 10 matches, an average of 1.3 cards per match) reflects uncontrolled playing behavior, especially in the 4-4 match against Wolfsburg (4 yellow cards), affecting the stability of the team's formation.

St. Pauli maintains a stable squad structure with key players such as Ben Voll (goalkeeper), David Nemeth, Arkadiusz Pyrka, Louis Oppie (defender), Mathias Rasmussen (midfielder), and Taichi Hara, Martijn Kaars (forward), creating a cohesive playing style.

St. Pauli is in 9th place in the Bundesliga 2 2026-2027 table after 5 matches, reflecting their ability to maintain stable points despite only securing 1 win.

An open attacking style with an average goal-scoring rate of 2.8 per game and a consistent ability to create opportunities, demonstrating proactive play and control of the game in many matches.

St. Pauli's goal difference is balanced (7-7) in 5 matches, showing a flourish in attack but also existing weaknesses in defense

The 3-4-1-2 formation is the primary choice, offering stability but lacking clear variation in recent matches.

The clean sheet rate is 20% (1 match) out of 5 matches, showing that the defensive capability is not too bad but also not sufficiently reliable.

Inconsistent form in the last 10 matches, with mixed results of wins, draws, and losses, including a heavy defeat of 1-4 against Bournemouth and 1-2 against Kaiserslautern

Weak defensive capability with 17 goals conceded (an average of 1.7 per game) and only 1 clean sheet in 10 games, along with a high BTTS (both teams to score) rate of 80%, indicates vulnerability in open games.

Disciplinary issues in matches, with 14 yellow cards (an average of 1.4 per match) over 10 matches, reflect a lack of focus and emotional control.