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2. Bundesliga Round 8 Friday, 16 October 2026 FT
Energie CottbusHomeDLDDL
1:1Half-time 0:0
1. FC NürnbergAwayDDLLW
252154
Energie Cottbus winDraw1. FC Nürnberg win
Kick-off
Fri 16 Oct
Expected goals
3.86
1.56 : 2.30
Favourite
54%
1. FC Nürnberg
Over 2.5 goals
73%
model chance
Both teams to score
73%
model chance
Prices compared
1
in the odds table

Best odds for Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg

Bookmaker1X2Over 2.5Under 2.5BTTS yesBTTS no
1xBet3.604.251.801.273.141.323.10Bet

Best price in each column is marked. Lines move; the bookmaker page shows the current one.

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1. FC Nürnberg to win partner prices

The top 1X2 prices for Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg are 3.60 for Energie Cottbus at 1xBet, 4.25 for the draw at 1xBet and 1.80 for 1. FC Nürnberg at 1xBet.

Taking the best price on each outcome gives a payout of 93.6%, against the 94 to 96% a single bookmaker pays on this kind of match.

On the goal markets, over 2.5 pays 1.27 (1xBet) and under 2.5 3.14 (1xBet); both teams to score yes pays 1.32 (1xBet) and no 3.10 (1xBet).

The table lists every bookmaker line we hold for 1X2, over/under 2.5 and BTTS, with the best price in each column marked. Partner bookmakers carry a Bet button and open through a counted link; the others are shown for comparison only.

54%

Our prediction

1. FC Nürnberg to win
StrongExpected goals 1.56 : 2.30-3% against the best price
Double chanceEnergie Cottbus or 1. FC Nürnberg (no draw)
79% chance1.20
Goal lineOver 2.5 goals
73% chance1.27
BTTSBoth teams to score
73% chance1.32
Goal lineOver 1.5 goals
90% chance1.11fair
ScorelineCorrect score 1-2
9% chance11.49fair
Half-time / full-timeHalf-time 1. FC Nürnberg, full-time 1. FC Nürnberg
35% chance2.85fair

Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg prediction

Our Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg prediction and pick

Energie Cottbus host 1. FC Nürnberg on Friday, 16 October 2026 in the 2. Bundesliga, and the model has 1. FC Nürnberg at 54%, the draw at 21% and Energie Cottbus at 25%: that is the Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg prediction in one line.

Energie Cottbus are expected to score 1.56 and 1. FC Nürnberg 2.30, so the total line is 3.86 goals; over 2.5 lands at 73% and BTTS at 73%.

Every figure on the page comes from one Poisson score grid fitted to those two expected goal numbers, which is why the markets never contradict each other.

1. FC Nürnberg to win is the main selection, rated 54%. At 1.80 with 1xBet the market prices it at 56%, against 54% from the model.

Energie Cottbus or 1. FC Nürnberg (no draw) is the cover bet: two results out of three and a 79% chance, priced 1.20.

The draw sits at only 21%, so the 12 double chance and draw no bet keep more of the price than usual.

Form check: Energie Cottbus have won 0 of their last 5 with 5 scored and 8 conceded, 1. FC Nürnberg 1 of 5 scoring 10 and conceding 12.

Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg over 2.5 goals, BTTS and correct score

Under 2.5 goals is rated 27% and under 3.5 46%; on the other side over 1.5 stands at 90% and over 2.5 at 73%.

Over 2.5 goals is the goals selection at 73%; 1xBet pay 1.27.

Both teams to score is 73%: Energie Cottbus find the net in 79% of simulated matches and 1. FC Nürnberg in 90%. Energie Cottbus keep a clean sheet 10% of the time and 1. FC Nürnberg 21%.

Both teams to score is the stronger side of the BTTS market at 73%.

Three scorelines carry the most weight for Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg: 1-2 (8.7%), 1-1 (7.6%) and 2-2 (6.8%).

With the top scoreline at 8.7%, correct score stays a long-odds market for Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg; the goal lines above back the same view with steadier returns.

In the half-time / full-time market half-time 1. FC Nürnberg, full-time 1. FC Nürnberg leads at 35%. A goal before the break is rated 82%, since 45% of the expected goals fall in the first half.

Every market for Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg

Every chance below comes from the same score grid as the 25% / 21% / 54% split above, with the best bookmaker price where one exists and the fair price otherwise; the green bar marks the strongest line in each group.

Match result

Energie Cottbus to win25%3.60
Draw21%4.25
1. FC Nürnberg to win54%1.80
Energie Cottbus, draw no bet32%fair 3.13
1. FC Nürnberg, draw no bet68%fair 1.47

Double chance

Energie Cottbus or draw46%1.95
1. FC Nürnberg or draw75%1.26
Energie Cottbus or 1. FC Nürnberg (no draw)79%1.20

Goals

Over 0.5 goals98%fair 1.02
Over 1.5 goals90%fair 1.11
Over 2.5 goals73%1.27
Over 3.5 goals54%fair 1.86
Over 4.5 goals34%fair 2.91
Under 1.5 goals10%fair 9.71
Under 2.5 goals27%3.14
Under 3.5 goals46%fair 2.17

BTTS

Both teams to score73%1.32
Not both teams to score27%3.10

Halves

First-half goal82%fair 1.21
Over 1.5 first-half goals52%fair 1.93
Second-half goal88%fair 1.14

Team goals

Energie Cottbus to score79%fair 1.27
1. FC Nürnberg to score90%fair 1.11
Energie Cottbus clean sheet10%fair 10.00
1. FC Nürnberg clean sheet21%fair 4.76
Energie Cottbus to win to nil9%fair 10.87
1. FC Nürnberg to win to nil19%fair 5.18

Odd or even

Odd number of goals50%fair 2.00
Even number of goals50%fair 2.00

Most likely scores

1-28.7%
1-17.6%
2-26.8%
1-36.7%
2-15.9%
0-25.6%

Half-time / full-time

1. FC Nürnberg / 1. FC Nürnberg35.1%
Energie Cottbus / Energie Cottbus15.1%
Draw / 1. FC Nürnberg15.1%
Draw / Draw9.5%
Draw / Energie Cottbus8.3%

Questions about Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg

Who will win Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg?

The model gives 1. FC Nürnberg the best chance at 54%, with the draw at 21%. That is a majority outcome: the win is likelier than a draw and a defeat put together.

What is the correct score prediction for Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg?

1-2 is the most likely scoreline at 8.7%. Correct score odds are long because dozens of scorelines share the probability; the goal lines (over 2.5 at 73%) are the steadier way to back the same view.

Will both teams score in Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg?

The BTTS yes line is rated 73%. Energie Cottbus find the net in 79% of simulated matches and 1. FC Nürnberg in 90%.

When is Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg and where is the result shown?

Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg starts at 16:30 UTC on Friday, 16 October 2026, shown in your local time once the page loads. The live score runs on the page and every tip is graded after the final whistle.

Our pick, Energie Cottbus v 1. FC Nürnberg1. FC Nürnberg to win, 54%
1.80Bet