Which matches shall we look at?
Darmstadt 6 games · Cottbus 6 games · 2026-27 seasonWho is in form?
goals scoredgoals concededexpected goals (xG)
DarmstadtLast 5 games1 W · 0 D · 4 L0.6 points a game3 scored · 11 conceded
- L
WolfsburgA18 Sept15 - W
BielefeldH11 Sept21 - L
KaiserslauternA5 Sept03 - L
HannoverH30 Aug01 - L
DresdenA16 Aug01
Last 10 at home: 4W 3D 3Lthis season 1.3 points a game at home · 7th in the league at home
CottbusLast 5 games1 W · 2 D · 2 L1.0 points a game11 scored · 12 conceded
- D
St PauliH20 Sept11 - W
KarlsruheA13 Sept30 - DWolfsburgA5 Sept44
- L
Greuther FürthH29 Aug34 - LBielefeldA16 Aug03
Last 3 away: 1W 1D 1Lthis season 1.3 points a game away · 6th in the league away
The two sides side by side
SeasonBadge: league rank (1 = best). Tick: the league average.
Who is ahead?on 8 measures
Darmstadt 0Level 1Cottbus 7
Goals
Goals scoredleague average 1.7league avg 1.7
17.0.82.34.
Goals concededleague average 1.7 · lower is betterleague avg 1.7 · lower is better
15.2.22.215.
Expected goals (xG)league average 1.6league avg 1.6
18.1.01.86.
Play
Shotsleague average 15.6league avg 15.6
18.11.317.53.
Shots on targetleague average 5.4league avg 5.4
18.3.05.78.
Possessionleague average 50%league avg 50%
18.40%53%6.
Cornersleague average 5.6league avg 5.6
15.4.57.81.
Cardsleague average 2.3 · lower is betterleague avg 2.3 · lower is better
12.2.52.05.
Trends
Clean sheetsleague average 20%league avg 20%
15.0%17%6.
Both teams scoredleague average 63%league avg 63%
13.50%67%5.
3 or more goalsleague average 65%league avg 65%
6.67%83%2.
Won after scoring firstleague average 63%league avg 63%
–50%9.
When do the goals come?
every game this season▲ goals scored▼ goals concededexpected at the league’s timingDarmstadtCottbus
12
31
0–1510
03
16–3003
33
31–4502
21
46–6004
31
61–7533
24
76–90+Darmstadtfirst 30 min 40% · last 30 min 60% · 5 scored · 13 conceded · 6 games
Cottbusfirst 30 min 14% · last 30 min 50% · 14 scored · 13 conceded · 6 games
What do we expect from this match?
average of the last 10 gamesThis is not a forecast: the two sides’ averages over their recent games.
Goals (xG)
1.31.8
3.1 goals at the league’s level (league 3.2)
Shots
13.917.5
31.4 shots at the league’s level (league 31.2)
Shots on target
4.05.7
9.7 shots on target below the league (league 10.8)
Corners
4.77.8
12.5 corners above the league (league 11.2)
Cards
2.32.0
4.3 cards a little below the league (league 4.6)
Tick: the league’s average per team
Who is out, who stands out?
absences and the season’s leadersDarmstadtTop scorerMilan Smit2 goalsin 5 games
Most assistsKai Klefisch2 assistsin 5 games
Best ratedMarcel Schuhen7.0in 6 games
CottbusTop scorerTolcay Ciğerci4 goalsin 6 games
Most assistsLeonardo Bittencourt2 assistsin 6 games
Best ratedMarcel Lotka7.7in 6 games
Line-ups come out about an hour before kick-off and then show in the Line-ups tab.
Who is the referee, and what is the calendar?
How does it change the table?
Full table6.
Magdeburg6+210
Magdeburg6+2107.Cottbus6+18
Cottbus6+188.St Pauli607
St Pauli60717.Dresden6-64
Dresden6-6418.Darmstadt6-84
Darmstadt6-84What this match changes
If Darmstadt win7 – 8Darmstadt move up to 8th · Cottbus 1 point ahead
If it ends level5 – 9Darmstadt move up to 13th · Cottbus 4 points ahead
If Cottbus win4 – 11Cottbus move up to 4th · Cottbus 7 points ahead