Darmstadt vs Cottbus

10 October 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Justin Joel Hasmann

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Noah Weißhaupt 36’
Aleksandar Vukotić 77’
Yannik Lührs 88’

Justin Butler 4’

Match summary

Darmstadt came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Cottbus. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Justin Butler put Cottbus ahead in the 4th minute and Noah Weißhaupt equalised in the 36th minute. In the second half, Aleksandar Vukotić put Darmstadt in front with a header in the 77th minute and Yannik Lührs made it 3-1 in the 88th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Darmstadt created 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Cottbus 1.48 from 10.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%

16 Shots 10

7 Shots on target 6

7 Corners 8

90 Attacks 88

45 Dangerous attacks 34

343 Passes 468

79.6% Pass accuracy 83.3%

16 Tackles 9

12 Fouls 10

3 Yellow cards 3

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Darmstadt Cottbus

Kick-off

4’

Justin ButlerRight foot shot

0-1

20’

Justin ButlerShot on target

26’

Tolcay CiğerciShot on target

33’

Justin ButlerShot on target

Noah WeißhauptRight foot shot

1-1

36’

Marco RichterShot on target

38’

45+1’

Christian KinsombiFoul

Half-time1-1

46’

Lucas CopadoChristian Kinsombi

Second half underway

53’

Lucas CopadoShot on target

55’

Fousseny DoumbiaAxel Borgmann

Milan SmitFoul

62’

63’

Justin ButlerArgument

Hiroki AkiyamaNicolas Verkooijen

64’

Lance DuijvestijnLee Ho-jae

65’

69’

Dmytro BogdanovMoritz Hannemann

69’

Dominik PelivanLeonardo Bittencourt

Yannik LührsWilliam Mikelbrencis

74’

Fynn LakenmacherMarco Richter

74’

Lance DuijvestijnShot on target

75’

Noah WeißhauptShot on target

76’

Aleksandar VukotićHeader

2-1

77’

80’

Tolcay CiğerciArgument

Noah WeißhauptFoul

80’

81’

Jannis BoziarisLukas Michelbrink

Kai KlefischShot on target

83’

Lance DuijvestijnFoul

85’

Yannik LührsLeft foot shot

3-1

88’

90+1’

Jannis BoziarisShot on target

Yosuke FurukawaNoah Weißhaupt

90+2’

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.

Darmstadt 1.38 xGCottbus 1.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cottbus attacking Darmstadt attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Marcel Schuhen	90′	4	1	32	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


William Mikelbrencis Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	22	1	–	–	–
Patric Pfeiffer	90′	1	2	1	1	–	44	–	–	–	–
Aleksandar Vukotić	90′	3	–	–	7	4	45	2	1	–	–
Raoul Petretta	90′	1	1	–	2	–	38	–	–	1	–
Yannik Lührs Came on as a substitute	16′	1	–	–	2	–	2	–	1	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Marco Richter Taken off	74′	–	–	19	–	0.03	1	–	2	–	1	–
Kai Klefisch	90′	–	–	39	1	0.03	2	1	4	1	2	–
Nicolas Verkooijen Taken off	64′	–	–	20	–	0.01	2	–	3	1	–	–
Noah Weißhaupt Taken off	89′	1	–	21	2	0.12	1	–	5	1	3
Hiroki Akiyama Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	9	1	0.12	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lance Duijvestijn Came on as a substitute	25′	–	1	10	2	0.11	1	–	2	1	–

Forwards3 players


Lee Ho-jae Taken off	65′	–	1	2	–	0.19	0.11	1	4	1	20	–
Milan Smit	90′	–	–	–	–	–	0.04	3	5	–	17
Fynn Lakenmacher Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	–	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Marcel Lotka	90′	4	3	48	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Henry Rorig	90′	3	1	–	5	1	30	–	–	–	–
King Manu	90′	1	4	–	9	2	70	2	–	1	–
Luca Erlein	90′	–	1	2	–	–	83	–	–	–	–
Axel Borgmann Taken off	55′	1	–	–	2	1	17	–	–	–	–
Fousseny Doumbia Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	22	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Leonardo Bittencourt Taken off	69′	–	–	37	–	0.01	2	–	4	1	1	–
Lukas Michelbrink Taken off	81′	–	–	45	–	0.03	–	–	1	–	–	–
Moritz Hannemann Taken off	69′	–	–	19	2	0.05	2	–	3	2	–	–
Tolcay Ciğerci	90′	–	–	36	2	0.33	–	–	1	2	–
Christian Kinsombi Taken off	45′	–	–	10	–	0.01	–	–	–	1	–
Dominik Pelivan Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	8	–	0.43	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jannis Boziaris Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	11	2	0.22	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Justin Butler	90′	1	–	3	3	0.94	0.01	1	3	1	15
Lucas Copado Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	1	0.02	0.11	–	2	2	13	–
Dmytro Bogdanov Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	0.03	–	2	–	4	–

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

Darmstadt win 45% Avg odds 2.03

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.89

Cottbus win 31% Avg odds 2.98

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

Form going into the game

Darmstadt L L L W L

Cottbus L L D W D

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Previous and next meeting

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