Energie Cottbus vs FC Nurnberg Prediction & Betting Tips

How each side has been playing

Nürnberg's league form this season has been excellent. They've won five of their six 2. Bundesliga games and haven't lost, scoring plenty and keeping things tight at the back too.

Energie Cottbus: 20 completed matches; FC Nurnberg: 20 completed matches.

Energie Cottbus

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

40

Difference

-3

FC Nurnberg

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

5% 1 / 20

Scored

52

Conceded

21

Difference

+31

Cottbus have been far less settled. They've mixed wins over Bielefeld and Hannover with heavy defeats to Karlsruher and Fürth, and a couple of high-scoring draws show they can be got at defensively.

Nürnberg go into this unbeaten in the league, Cottbus with a record that swings both ways.

Comparative Team Statistics: Energie Cottbus vs FC Nurnberg

Where they sit

Six games in, Nürnberg are up in second place with 16 points from those five wins and a draw. Cottbus are down in seventh on 8 points, with two wins, two draws and two losses.

It's still early days across the division, but the gap in points and goal difference already reflects the contrast in how each team has started.

Where the goals have come from

M. Zoma has been in fine form for Nürnberg, with six goals in six appearances, and he's had support from Justvan, Scobel and Marhiev, who've all chipped in three apiece. That spread of scorers backs up their strong attacking numbers.

Energie Cottbus:

Best scorers:

T. Ciğerci - 4

J. Butler - 3

Best assist providers:

L. Bittencourt - 2

FC Nurnberg:

Best scorers:

M. Zoma - 6

J. Justvan - 3

P. Scobel - 3

Best assist providers:

F. Becker - 2

J. Fernandez - 2

Cottbus's threat has been more concentrated around T. Ciğerci, who has four goals in six games, with J. Butler adding three more. L. Bittencourt has been the main creative outlet with two assists.

What might shape the game

This fixture is still a few weeks away from where the season sits now, so both teams have time to build on or change these patterns. Based on what we've seen, though, Nürnberg's balance of scoring goals and not conceding many stands out.

Cottbus have shown they can score against decent opposition, but they've also leaked goals regularly, including four at home to Wolfsburg. That combination could make for an open game if their defensive habits continue.