Energie Cottbus v Holstein Kiel prediction

2. Bundesliga · Sat, 19 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT · LEAG Energie Stadion

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Energie Cottbus · Holstein Kiel

TACTIX’s free model pick for Energie Cottbus v Holstein Kiel, 2. Bundesliga on Sat, 19 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Energie Cottbus host Holstein Kiel in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 19 December (kick-off 12:30 UK).

The key numbers

Energie Cottbus have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions. Energie Cottbus are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

10 of Energie Cottbus’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in 10 of Energie Cottbus’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Energie Cottbus have two wins, two draws and six defeats in their last 10 home matches in all competitions — 0.80 points per game, scoring 1.20 and conceding 2.50. Energie Cottbus have scored 18 goals, the fifth-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Energie Cottbus have conceded 20 goals, the third-most (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Six of Holstein Kiel’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in seven of Holstein Kiel’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, Holstein Kiel have one win, one draw and five defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 0.57 points per game, scoring 0.71 and conceding 1.29. Holstein Kiel have scored 10 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Holstein Kiel have conceded 12 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Energie Cottbus (14th) and Holstein Kiel (17th) are two points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Holstein Kiel the stronger side, 50 rating points above Energie Cottbus (Holstein Kiel 1481, Energie Cottbus 1431, after at least 10 rated matches each).

Team news

Predicted Energie Cottbus XI (4-2-3-1): M. Lotka, K. Manu, H. Rorig, L. Erlein, L. Guwara, L. Michelbrink, T. Cigerci, L. Bittencourt, M. Hannemann, L. Copado, J. Butler — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Tolcay Cigerci (4.9 per match over 11 appearances, five goals and two assists) and L. Bittencourt (4.5 per match over nine appearances, three assists) have been Energie Cottbus’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Energie Cottbus (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Tolcay Cigerci averages 3.2 key passes per 90 over 851 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances. L. Bittencourt averages 1.9 key passes per 90 over 656 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last nine appearances.

Predicted Holstein Kiel XI (4-1-4-1): T. Weiner, H. Sekine, N. Madsen, L. Parduzi, I. Nekić, J. Meffert, A. Kaprálik, K. Davidsen, J. Therkelsen, G. Balzi, P. Harres — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, P. Harres (4.6 per match over 12 appearances, six goals and three assists) and G. Balzi (4.1 per match over 11 appearances, two goals) have been Holstein Kiel’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Holstein Kiel (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), P. Harres averages 3.2 shots per 90 over 1108 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances. G. Balzi averages 2.6 key passes per 90 over 800 minutes, with a key pass in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 19 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT · 2. Bundesliga · LEAG Energie Stadion
Recent form: Energie Cottbus 0W 3D 2L · Holstein Kiel 1W 2D 2L

Energie Cottbus v Holstein Kiel (2. Bundesliga): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 0.88

Goals

against 2 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 6

Corners

against 6.5 / 6 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

6.13 / 2.86

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 4.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.38 / 3.43

Cards

against 2.88 / 2 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Energie Cottbus for / against	Line	Holstein Kiel for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.5 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 17.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 14.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6.13 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.86 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.29 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	3.43 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5

Energie Cottbus

Energie Cottbus Goalkeeper

Energie Cottbus — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Lotka	11	90990 min	423.8 /90	131.2 /90	00 /90

Energie Cottbus — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Energie Cottbus before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Lotka n 8	90	3.4 6/6

Energie Cottbus Defensive

Energie Cottbus — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Luca Erlein	11	86945 min	161.5 /90	70.7 /90	90.9 /90	313 /90	50.5 /90	00 /90
Henry Rorig	11	79864 min	131.4 /90	101 /90	80.8 /90	293 /90	80.8 /90	20.2 /90
King Samuel Manu	10	89892 min	151.5 /90	202 /90	90.9 /90	656.6 /90	101 /90	50.5 /90
Fousseny Doumbia	8	48382 min	30.7 /90	92.1 /90	10.2 /90	153.5 /90	81.9 /90	00 /90
Axel Borgmann	7	77540 min	101.7 /90	40.7 /90	50.8 /90	233.8 /90	61 /90	10.2 /90
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Energie Cottbus — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Energie Cottbus before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Lotka n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/1	—
Luca Erlein n 8	84.4	0.7 4/1	0.8 5/1	—
Lukas Michelbrink n 8	83.4	0.7 4/1	0.7 5/0	—
Henry Rorig n 8	83.1	0.7 3/1	0.7 3/2	—
Tolcay Cigerci n 8	80.5	1.3 7/2	0.4 3/0	—
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Energie Cottbus — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Energie Cottbus before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Luca Erlein n 8	84.4	1.5 6/4
Lukas Michelbrink n 8	83.4	1.3 5/2
Henry Rorig n 8	83.1	1.6 6/4
Tolcay Cigerci n 8	80.5	1.1 6/2
King Samuel Manu n 8	89	1.5 8/3
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Energie Cottbus Attacking

Energie Cottbus — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Butler	10	60600 min	50.8 /90	10.2 /90	182.7 /90	111.7 /90	60.9 /90	101.5 /90
Dmytro Bohdanov	6	34201 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	20.9 /90	10.4 /90	20.9 /90	10.4 /90
L. Copado	4	79315 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	51.4 /90	51.4 /90	20.6 /90	41.1 /90
Lukas Michelbrink	11	83916 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	80.8 /90	40.4 /90	111.1 /90	30.3 /90
Tolcay Cigerci	11	77851 min	50.5 /90	20.2 /90	283 /90	121.3 /90	303.2 /90	121.3 /90
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Energie Cottbus — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Energie Cottbus before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Lotka n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Luca Erlein n 8	84.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Lukas Michelbrink n 8	83.4	1.1 5/2	0.5 4/0
Henry Rorig n 8	83.1	1.2 6/2	0.1 1/0
Tolcay Cigerci n 8	80.5	3.4 8/8	1.4 7/2
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Energie Cottbus — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Energie Cottbus before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Lotka n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Luca Erlein n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Lukas Michelbrink n 8	83.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Henry Rorig n 8	83.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tolcay Cigerci n 8	80.5	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
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Holstein Kiel

Holstein Kiel Goalkeeper

Holstein Kiel — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
T. Weiner	10	90900 min	282.8 /90	80.8 /90	00 /90
L. Rothenhagen	1	9090 min	33 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Holstein Kiel — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Holstein Kiel before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Weiner n 8	90	2.9 6/5

Holstein Kiel Defensive

Holstein Kiel — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
H. Sekine	11	90989 min	282.5 /90	151.4 /90	20.2 /90	625.6 /90	50.5 /90	30.3 /90
D. Zec	9	83744 min	91.1 /90	60.7 /90	20.2 /90	354.2 /90	141.7 /90	30.4 /90
I. Nekić	8	90720 min	162 /90	131.6 /90	30.4 /90	374.6 /90	70.9 /90	30.4 /90
Leon Parduzi	8	74588 min	172.6 /90	91.4 /90	50.8 /90	416.3 /90	71.1 /90	30.5 /90
N. Madsen	6	81483 min	50.9 /90	40.7 /90	40.7 /90	193.5 /90	61.1 /90	10.2 /90
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Holstein Kiel — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Holstein Kiel before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Sekine n 8	89.9	0.5 4/0	1 5/2	—
P. Harres n 8	89.8	1 3/2	1.3 6/2	—
J. Meffert n 8	86.9	0.6 3/2	0.6 4/1	—
A. Kaprálik n 8	84.1	1.3 6/4	2.3 7/6	—
T. Weiner n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
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Holstein Kiel — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Holstein Kiel before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Sekine n 8	89.9	2.9 7/5
P. Harres n 8	89.8	0.1 1/0
J. Meffert n 8	86.9	1.4 5/4
A. Kaprálik n 8	84.1	1.5 4/3
D. Zec n 8	81.8	1 6/1
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Holstein Kiel Attacking

Holstein Kiel — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
P. Harres	11	90988 min	60.5 /90	30.3 /90	333 /90	161.5 /90	111 /90	70.6 /90
G. de Regt	7	45316 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.9 /90	00 /90	82.3 /90	41.1 /90
G. Kvilitaia	3	52155 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	74.1 /90	10.6 /90	00 /90	21.2 /90
F. Alidou	2	4488 min	00 /90	00 /90	44.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
S. Skrzybski	1	2121 min	00 /90	00 /90	28.6 /90	14.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Holstein Kiel — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Holstein Kiel before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Sekine n 8	89.9	0.9 4/3	0 0/0
P. Harres n 8	89.8	3.1 8/7	1.4 7/4
J. Meffert n 8	86.9	0.8 3/3	0 0/0
A. Kaprálik n 8	84.1	2 7/5	0.4 3/0
T. Weiner n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Holstein Kiel — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Holstein Kiel before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Sekine n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Harres n 8	89.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Meffert n 8	86.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
A. Kaprálik n 8	84.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
T. Weiner n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Energie Cottbus v Holstein Kiel — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Energie CottbusDLDDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Holstein KielLDWDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Energie Cottbus#14 pos10 pts10 pl-2 GD

Holstein Kiel#17 pos8 pts10 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Energie Cottbus scored1.8

Holstein Kiel scored1

Energie Cottbus conceded2

Holstein Kiel conceded1.2

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