Energie Cottbus before the duel against Stuttgart II: Losing is forbidden!

Energie Cottbus before the duel against Stuttgart II: Losing is forbidden!

On Friday evening, September 24th, 2025, FC Energie Cottbus will face the second team from VfB Stuttgart in the third division. An exciting duel is expected, which kicks off at 7 p.m. The omens are quite varied, as Cottbus had more difficult encounters against the second representatives of Bundesliga teams last season, but have already proven their own home game potential several times.

Coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz speaks plainly: “We scored well at home, but away from home we often lacked consistency.” Cottbus currently sits a comfortable distance of eight points from the relegation places - a solid basis for the desired goal of securing relegation. Cottbus can look back on a positive record in the five third division games against Stuttgart II so far. The statistics record three wins, two defeats and one draw.

Lineup and injuries

Despite the positive starting position, Cottbus still has to struggle with failures. Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant is unavailable due to a yellow-red card, and the injured Jonas Hofmann will not be able to help the team either. Nevertheless, momentum could come into play if Merveille Biankadi, who has recently joined the team, makes his debut. He has experience with over 200 third division appearances, but has not had any match practice in the last few months and could therefore be a little on the gums.

Stuttgart II, on the other hand, also scored six points in the last English week and is on par with Cottbus with a total of eleven points. It will be exciting to see how the two teams, each with similar points totals, will meet.

History and tactics

If you look at the last encounters between the two teams, it becomes clear that the second representatives of Bundesliga teams are often a tough nut to crack for Cottbus. Last season there was only one win in the six games against such teams, which underlines the challenge. The formation that coach Wollitz will choose in this game will be crucial in order to take into account the defensive weaknesses that became apparent against Hoffenheim II (1:4 defeat).

In summary, it can be said that Cottbus will give everything to impress in front of their home audience. All eyes are on the game and fans can look forward to an exciting duel. For further information about the line-up and preliminary reports for this game, visit kicker.de and [rbb24.de].