Energie Cottbus vs VfL Bochum: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Energie Cottbus host VfL Bochum in 2. Bundesliga on Friday, 30 October 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 17:30 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Stadion Der Freundschaft in Cottbus. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Energie Cottbus in 11th place (10 points from 9 matches) and VfL Bochum in 14th place (8 points from 9 matches). Energie Cottbus hold a 2 points advantage over VfL Bochum in the standings.

Energie Cottbus have scored 17 goals and conceded 18 goals in the league, a goal difference of -1. VfL Bochum have scored 6 goals and conceded 10 goals in the league, a goal difference of -4.

Recent form

Energie Cottbus: 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (D-D-L-D-D), scoring 6 goals and conceding 8 goals. Energie Cottbus are without a win in 5 matches.

VfL Bochum: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-D-W), scoring 7 goals and conceding 5 goals.

VfL Bochum arrive in better form, taking 7 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 4 for Energie Cottbus.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Energie Cottbus averaged 1.2 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, while VfL Bochum averaged 1.4 scored and 1 conceded.

VfL Bochum have been harder to score against, conceding 1 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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