Energie Cottbus 1-1 1. FC Nürnberg: result and goals
Energie Cottbus and 1. FC Nürnberg drew 1-1 on Friday, 16 October 2026 in the 2. Bundesliga.
Goals: Justin Butler 56', Styopa Mkrtchyan 79'.
Energie Cottbus sit 9th on 10 points.
1. FC Nürnberg sit 2nd on 18 points.
Energie Cottbus have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
1. FC Nürnberg have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Energie Cottbus won 0, 1. FC Nürnberg won 3, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- 2. Bundesliga
- Kick-off
- Friday, 16 October 2026, 17:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- Stadion Der Freundschaft, Cottbus
Match facts
- Stadium
- LEAG Energie Stadion · Cottbus
- Capacity: 22,528 seats · Natural grass
Referee
Felix Bickel
Record: 2. Bundesliga
- Games
- 15
- Yellows per game
- 3.8
- Reds
- 1
- Penalties
- 2
- Fouls per game
- 22.0
Absences
Energie Cottbus
- Axel BorgmannInjured · Expected back: early November 2026
- Erik EngelhardtInjured · Expected back: mid-October 2026
- Julian GuttauInjured · Expected back: mid-October 2026
1. FC Nürnberg
- Finn BeckerInjured · Expected back: early November 2026
- Kristian MandicInjured · Expected back: early November 2026
- Mikayil FayeInjured
Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.
Match events
COTFCNLive commentary
- 90'+1'Christian Kinsombi (Energie Cottbus) Yellow Card at 90'+1'
- 82'Tim Campulka (Energie Cottbus) Substitution at 82'
- 80'Dmytro Bohdanov (Energie Cottbus) Substitution at 80'
- 80'Christian Kinsombi (Energie Cottbus) Substitution at 80'
- 79'Styopa Mkrtchyan (1. FC Nürnberg) Goal at 79'
- 68'Tolcay Cigerci (Energie Cottbus) Yellow Card at 68'
- 66'Styopa Mkrtchyan (1. FC Nürnberg) Substitution at 66'
- 65'Rafael Lubach (1. FC Nürnberg) Substitution at 65'
- 65'Dominik Pelivan (Energie Cottbus) Substitution at 65'
- 65'Fousseny Doumbia (Energie Cottbus) Substitution at 65'
- 61'Alexios Kalogeropoulos (1. FC Nürnberg) Yellow Card at 61'
- 56'Justin Butler (Energie Cottbus) Goal at 56'
- 45'+1'Henry Rorig (Energie Cottbus) Yellow Card at 45'+1'
- 34'Adam Markhiev (1. FC Nürnberg) Yellow Card at 34'
- 33'William Bøving (1. FC Nürnberg) Substitution at 33'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Defence
Duels
Discipline
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Defence
Duels
Discipline
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Defence
Duels
Discipline
Expected goals (xG)
1.86–1.35
xG on target (xGOT)
1.71–1.23
Shots
14–19
Big chances
3–2
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Eric Porstner
1. FC Nürnberg
Ratings
Energie Cottbus7.0
- 7.72King Manu
- 7.732Leonardo BittencourtA
- 7.631Justin Butler⚽
- 7.510Tolcay Ciğerci
- 7.225Leon Guwara
- 7.11Marcel Lotka
- 7.19Lucas Copado
- 7.011Moritz Hannemann
- 6.93Henry Rorig
- 6.98Lukas Michelbrink
- 6.721Luca Erlein
- 6.413Dmytro Bogdanov▲80'
- 6.35Dominik Pelivan▲65'
- 6.223Fousseny Doumbia▲65'
- 5.97Christian Kinsombi▲80'
1. FC Nürnberg7.1
- 8.141Eric PorstnerA
- 7.61Jan Reichert
- 7.620Fynn Otto
- 7.67Rayan Ghrieb
- 7.610Julian Justvan
- 7.36Adam Markhiev
- 7.24Alexios Kalogeropoulos
- 7.25Styopa Mkrtchyan⚽▲66'
- 7.011William Bøving▲33'
- 6.932Tim Janisch
- 6.719Piet Scobel
- 6.518Rafael Lubach▲66'
- 6.28Javier Fernández
- 6.123Mohamed Alì Zoma
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Cottbus · Substitutes
- 23Fousseny Doumbia▲65'6.2
- 5Dominik Pelivan▲65'6.3
- 7Christian Kinsombi▲80'5.9
- 13Dmytro Bogdanov▲80'6.4
- 4Tim Campulka▲82'
- 29Kevin Kratzsch
- 16Ryan Malone
- 19Jannis Boziaris
- 6Jonas Hofmann
Manager: Claus-Dieter Wollitz
1. FC Nürnberg · Substitutes
- 11William Bøving▲33'7.0
- 5Styopa Mkrtchyan▲66'7.2
- 18Rafael Lubach▲66'6.5
- 13Robin Lisewski
- 21Giannis Masouras
- 14Andrea Ceresoli
- 28Can Moustfa
- 35Marc Kornwachs
- 9Sigurd Haugen
Manager: Miroslav Klose
Head to head
1
Cottbus
0
Draws
0
1. FC Nürnberg
1 gameGoals per game: 2.0Both teams scored: 0 %Over 2.5 goals: 0 %
1
Cottbus
0
Draws
0
1. FC Nürnberg
1 gameGoals per game: 2.0Both teams scored: 0 %Over 2.5 goals: 0 %
- 19 Sept 19992. BundesligaEnergie Cottbus2–01. FC NürnbergW
- 19 Sept 19992. BundesligaEnergie Cottbus2–01. FC NürnbergW
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Recent form
Energie Cottbus
2. Bundesliga
- LASV Darmstadt 981–310 Oct 2026
- DHSt. Pauli1–120 Sept 2026
- WAKarlsruher SC3–013 Sept 2026
- DAVfL Wolfsburg4–45 Sept 2026
- DHSt. Pauli1–120 Sept 2026
- LASV Darmstadt 981–310 Oct 2026
- WAKarlsruher SC3–013 Sept 2026
- DAVfL Wolfsburg4–45 Sept 2026
- No games with this filter.
1. FC Nürnberg
2. Bundesliga
- DHVfL Wolfsburg4–410 Oct 2026
- WAKarlsruher SC1–019 Sept 2026
- WHHannover 962–111 Sept 2026
- DAHolstein Kiel2–25 Sept 2026
- DHVfL Wolfsburg4–410 Oct 2026
- WHHannover 962–111 Sept 2026
- WAKarlsruher SC1–019 Sept 2026
- DAHolstein Kiel2–25 Sept 2026
- No games with this filter.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 25 | WWWDW | |
| 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +9 | 18 | DWWWD | |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 18 | LWDWW | |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +9 | 16 | LWDWD | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +8 | 16 | WDWLW | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | WDDLD | |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | +2 | 12 | WDWDD | |
| 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 11 | LDWWL | |
| 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 | DWDDL | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 | LDDLW | |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 | LDLDW | |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 | WLDDL | |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 8 | DLLLD | |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 | DLWLD | |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 8 | LLLWL | |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 8 | WLWLD | |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 | LDLWL | |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 5 | DLDLD |
FAQ
What was the score in Energie Cottbus v 1. FC Nürnberg?
Energie Cottbus and 1. FC Nürnberg drew 1-1 on Friday 16 October (2. Bundesliga).
Who scored in Energie Cottbus v 1. FC Nürnberg?
Goals: Justin Butler 56' and Styopa Mkrtchyan 79'.
When do Energie Cottbus play next?
Energie Cottbus play VfL Bochum on Friday 30 October at 17:30 (UK time).
When do 1. FC Nürnberg play next?
1. FC Nürnberg play Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday 28 October at 19:45 (UK time).