Braunschweig vs Cottbus

6 November 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Timo Gansloweit

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Braunschweig and Cottbus could not be separated in a goalless draw.

There was little between the sides on chances: Braunschweig created 0.73 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Cottbus 0.54 from 10.

Braunschweig and Cottbus played out a goalless draw on matchday 11 of the 2. Bundesliga. The visitors edged the possession with 54 percent to the hosts' 46 percent and registered 10 shots compared to Braunschweig's 9. Both sides struggled for clinical precision, with Braunschweig managing 1 shot on target from an expected goals figure of 0.73, while Cottbus recorded 2 shots on target from an expected goals total of 0.54. The match saw a physical contest featuring 14 fouls by the hosts and 16 by the visitors, alongside 5 corners for Braunschweig and 4 for Cottbus.

The first notable event occurred in the 19th minute when Mehmet Aydın of Braunschweig and Leonardo Bittencourt of Cottbus both received yellow cards for argument. The score remained 0-0 at half-time. Following the break, both managers utilised their substitutes, with Jan Urbich replacing Jovan Mijatović in the 46th minute for Braunschweig. Urbich missed a notable chance in the 79th minute with an xG of 0.24, and Cottbus substitute Jannis Boziaris sent a late chance off target in the 89th minute with an xG of 0.11, ensuring the match finished 0-0.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
9 Shots 10
1 Shots on target 2
5 Corners 4
85 Attacks 65
61 Dangerous attacks 47
372 Passes 446
75.0% Pass accuracy 80.9%
19 Tackles 17
14 Fouls 16
1 Yellow cards 1
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Braunschweig Cottbus
Kick-off
Jovan MijatovićShot on target
3’
Corner
7’
Corner
11’
Mehmet AydınArgument
19’
19’
Leonardo BittencourtArgument
Corner
34’
Corner
35’
Half-time0-0
Jan UrbichJovan Mijatović
46’
Second half underway
52’
Corner
53’
Luca ErleinShot on target
54’
Corner
56’
Corner
65’
Corner
Junior ZéRobin Heußer
70’
Tristan WagnerMehmet Aydın
70’
78’
Jannis BoziarisChristian Kinsombi
Corner
83’
85’
Justin ButlerShot on target
87’
Tolcay CiğerciLukas Michelbrink
87’
Fousseny DoumbiaLeon Guwara
Full-time0-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 0.54 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 0.54
Braunschweig 0.73 xGCottbus 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cottbus attacking Braunschweig attacking 
79’ Jan Urbich (Braunschweig), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 26’ Max Marie (Braunschweig), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 89’ Jannis Boziaris (Cottbus), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 53’ King Manu (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Jovan Mijatović (Braunschweig), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 14’ Christian Kinsombi (Cottbus), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Max Marie (Braunschweig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Aaron Opoku (Braunschweig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Kevin Ehlers (Braunschweig), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Mehmet Aydın (Braunschweig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Aaron Opoku (Braunschweig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Fabio Di Michele Sanchez (Braunschweig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Luca Erlein (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 79’ Jan Urbich (Braunschweig), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 26’ Max Marie (Braunschweig), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 89’ Jannis Boziaris (Cottbus), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 53’ King Manu (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Christian Kinsombi (Cottbus), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Jovan Mijatović (Braunschweig), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 1’ Max Marie (Braunschweig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Aaron Opoku (Braunschweig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Kevin Ehlers (Braunschweig), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Mehmet Aydın (Braunschweig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Aaron Opoku (Braunschweig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Fabio Di Michele Sanchez (Braunschweig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Luca Erlein (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Braunschweig 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Hoffmann
Aydın 70’
Ehlers
Frenkert
Sanchez
Flick
Marie
Opoku
Heußer 70’
Sturm
Mijatović 46’
Cottbus 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lotka
Rorig
Manu
Erlein
Guwara 87’
Bittencourt
Michelbrink 87’
Hannemann
Copado
Kinsombi 78’
Butler

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Ron Thorben Hoffmann
90′ 2 0 36 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Mehmet Aydın Taken off
70′ 1 – – 5 1 24 – – –
Kevin Ehlers
90′ 2 2 1 5 2 38 – – – –
Lukas Frenkert
90′ 2 1 2 5 1 50 1 – – –
Fabio Di Michele Sanchez
90′ 1 1 – 1 – 29 1 – – –
Tristan Wagner Came on as a substitute
20′ – 1 – – – 11 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Florian Flick
90′ – – 47 – – 4 – 6 1 1 –
Max Marie
90′ – – 43 2 – 4 3 8 3 3 –
Aaron Opoku
90′ – – 28 – – 2 – 3 1 – –
Robin Heußer Taken off
70′ – – 19 3 – 1 – 4 – 2 –
Yann Sturm
90′ – – 24 – – – 1 1 2 1 –
Junior Zé Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 10 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Forwards2 players
Jovan Mijatović Taken off
45′ – – 1 1 0.08 – – 1 1 4 –
Jan Urbich Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 1 – 0.24 – – 4 2 8 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Braunschweig win 49% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.84
Cottbus win 27% Avg odds 3.43

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Braunschweig LWLWL
Cottbus DLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.