Cottbus vs Hannover

9 August 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Lars Erbst

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Tolcay Ciğerci 14’, 71’ (pen)
  • Justin Butler 76’
  • Maurice Neubauer 28’

Match summary

Cottbus beat Hannover 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tolcay Ciğerci put Cottbus ahead with a direct free kick in the 14th minute and Maurice Neubauer equalised in the 28th minute. In the second half, Ciğerci put Cottbus back in front from the penalty spot in the 71st minute and Justin Butler made it 3-1 from a corner in the 76th minute.

Hannover can feel hard done by, creating 3.05 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Cottbus's 1.35 from 12.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
12 Shots 27
4 Shots on target 10
2 Corners 6
365 Passes 437
75.3% Pass accuracy 82.8%
12 Tackles 13
11 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Cottbus Hannover
Kick-off
Lucas CopadoShot on target
12’
Tolcay CiğerciFree Kick1-0 (Cottbus)
14’
15’
Kolja OudenneShot on target
18’
Lars Timo GindorfShot on target
24’
Kolja OudenneShot on target
28’
Maurice NeubauerLeft foot shot1-1 (Hannover)
37’
Lars Timo GindorfShot on target
41’
41’
Lars Timo GindorfShot on target
41’
Mustapha BunduShot on target
45+3’
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
65’
Kolja OudenneShot on target
Tolcay CiğerciPenalty2-1 (Cottbus)
71’
Justin ButlerRight foot shot3-1 (Cottbus)
76’
84’
Taycan EtcibasiShot on target
86’
Full-time3-1

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 3.05 14’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), 1-0 14’ 28’ Maurice Neubauer (Hannover), 1-1 28’ 71’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), 2-1 71’ 76’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), 3-1 76’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 3.05 14’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), 1-0 Ciğerci 14’ 28’ Maurice Neubauer (Hannover), 1-1 Neubauer 28’ 71’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), 2-1 Ciğerci 71’ 76’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), 3-1 Butler 76’
Cottbus 1.35 xGHannover 3.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hannover attacking Cottbus attacking 
71’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 37’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.51 xG, blocked 37’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 21’ Jean Hugonet (Hannover), set piece, 0.27 xG, off target 35’ Benjamin Källman (Hannover), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 45’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), set piece, 0.23 xG, blocked 15’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 54’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, off target 41’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 41’ Mustapha Bundu (Hannover), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 18’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 12’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 17’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Maurice Neubauer (Hannover), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 76’ King Manu (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Cottbus), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Benedikt Pichler (Hannover), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 65’ Waniss Taibi (Hannover), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Fousseny Doumbia (Cottbus), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Mustapha Bundu (Hannover), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Lucas Copado (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Hannover), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Hannover), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 84’ Taycan Etcibasi (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Jean Hugonet (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Jean Hugonet (Hannover), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Benjamin Källman (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 37’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.51 xG, blocked 37’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 21’ Jean Hugonet (Hannover), set piece, 0.27 xG, off target 35’ Benjamin Källman (Hannover), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 45’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), set piece, 0.23 xG, blocked 15’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 54’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, off target 41’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 41’ Mustapha Bundu (Hannover), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 18’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 12’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 17’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Maurice Neubauer (Hannover), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 27’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ King Manu (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Cottbus), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Benedikt Pichler (Hannover), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 65’ Waniss Taibi (Hannover), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Fousseny Doumbia (Cottbus), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Mustapha Bundu (Hannover), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Lars Timo Gindorf (Hannover), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Lucas Copado (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Hannover), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Hannover), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 84’ Taycan Etcibasi (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Jean Hugonet (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Kolja Oudenne (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Jean Hugonet (Hannover), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Benjamin Källman (Hannover), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Henry Rorig (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cottbus 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lotka
Rorig
Manu
Erlein
Zaydan 46’
Michelbrink
Bittencourt 77’
Ciğerci 2 83’
Boziaris 46’
Copado 46’
Engelhardt
Hannover 3-3-1-3 Starting XI
Loretz
Neubauer 79’
Tomiak 79’
Hugonet
Þórðarson
Oudenne
Allgeier
Taibi
Gindorf 79’
Källman 63’
Bundu 79’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 8 1 47 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ 1 2 2 4 3 26 1 – – –
90′ 2 – 1 8 2 59 1 – – –
90′ 1 1 3 2 1 38 – – 1 –
Jannis Zaydan Taken off
45′ 1 – 1 1 – 8 – – – –
Fousseny Doumbia Came on as a substitute
45′ – 2 – – – 33 2 – – –
Midfielders8 players
90′ – – 28 – 0.02 2 – 3 1 – –
Leonardo Bittencourt Taken off
77′ – – 41 – 0.02 1 – 5 – 2 –
Tolcay Ciğerci Taken off
83′ 2 – 21 1 0.24 – – 4 1 1 –
Jannis Boziaris Taken off
45′ – – 7 1 0.08 – – 2 – – –
Lucas Copado Taken off
45′ – – 10 1 0.12 – – – 1 – –
Moritz Hannemann Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 6 – 0.01 – – 5 1 1 –
Dominik Pelivan Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 6 – 0.00 – 1 – 1 – –
Axel Borgmann Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 3 – 0.00 – – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
90′ – – – – – 0.01 – 3 3 16 –
Justin Butler Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 1 1 0.02 0.01 – 4 1 16 –
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

Cottbus win 31% Avg odds 2.97
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59
Hannover win 43% Avg odds 2.11

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

Form going into the game

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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.