DFB Pokal 25/26, Round 1 · 16 Aug 2025

Energie Cottbus 1–0 Hannover 96

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Energie Cottbus favourites at 51%.

Energie Cottbus won although Hannover 96 made the better chances (1.4 xG to 0.3): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Boris Tomiak, 58.1 in 90′.

Each side's last five results before this match.

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Can Yahya Moustfa Midfielder	13	0	0	–	53.6	–
Tolcay Ciğerci Midfielder	90	1	0	0.17	49.0	–
Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant Defender	90	0	0	–	45.8	–
Erik Engelhardt Forward	77	0	1	–	44.6	–
Tim Campulka Defender	90	0	0	0.02	41.2	–
Axel Borgmann Midfielder	90	0	0	–	39.9	–
Jonas Hofmann Midfielder	67	0	0	–	38.2	–
Leon Guwara Defender	90	0	0	0.02	37.7	–
Henry Rorig Defender	90	0	0	–	36.2	–
Dominik Pelivan Midfielder	90	0	0	–	35.3	–
Justin Butler Forward	67	0	0	–	33.8	–
Jannis Boziaris Midfielder	23	0	0	–	31.8	–
Ted Tattermusch Defender	23	0	0	0.05	27.3	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Boris Tomiak Defender	90	0.92	58.1	–
Benjamin Källman Forward	19	–	49.0	–
Ime Okon Defender	90	–	48.9	–
Nahuel Noll Goalkeeper	90	–	46.4	–
Virgil Ghiță Defender	90	0.03	46.0	–
Daisuke Yokota Forward	45	–	44.6	–
Noël Aséko Midfielder	90	0.12	41.9	–
Maurice Neubauer Midfielder	45	–	40.6	–
Enzo Leopold Midfielder	90	0.06	40.2	–
Kolja Oudenne Midfielder	45	0.12	39.2	–
Husseyn Chakroun Forward	90	–	39.0	–
Benedikt Pichler Forward	71	0.10	38.9	–
Hayate Matsuda Midfielder	90	0.02	33.6	–
Jannik Rochelt Midfielder	45	–	30.5	–