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Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg prediction and preview

16 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.36Market probability 70%Final score 1–1

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Energie Cottbus host 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga (Germany) on 16 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.36, which the bookmaker market rated at about 70% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Energie Cottbus 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg.

Going into the match, Energie Cottbus had won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches, scoring 19 and conceding 24. 1. FC Nürnberg had won 7, drawn 3 and lost 0 of their last 10, with 26 scored and 13 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Energie Cottbus's last 10 and 8 of 1. FC Nürnberg's last 10; 8 and 8 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Energie Cottbus averaged 2.00 goals scored and 2.45 conceded across 11 matches; away from home 1. FC Nürnberg averaged 3.00 scored and 1.30 conceded across 10.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.64 goals from Energie Cottbus and 2.17 from 1. FC Nürnberg. From that it rates a home win at 29%, a draw at 22% and an away win at 49%, against 30%, 24% and 46% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 72%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Energie Cottbus (green) and 1. FC Nürnberg (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form31% – 69%
Attack48% – 52%
Defence40% – 60%
Overall strength38% – 61%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Energie CottbusLDDWD1.902.4070%80%
1. FC NürnbergDWWWD2.601.3080%80%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Double Chance 1277%1.25
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals77%1.20
BTTS Yes70%1.36
BTTS 1st Half - No69%1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals51%1.80
Over 10.5 Corners50%1.83
1. FC Nürnberg Win46%2.00
1. FC Nürnberg HT & FT31%3.10

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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