DFB Pokal 25/26, Round 2 · 28 Oct 2025

Energie Cottbus 1–4 RB Leipzig

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made RB Leipzig favourites at 55%.

RB Leipzig won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christoph Baumgartner, 84.6 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Christoph Baumgartner +32.9, Ezechiel Banzuzi +9.9.

Well below it: Antonio Nusa −20.1, Rômulo −10.4, Ridle Baku −9.1.

Each side's last five results before this match.

16 Aug 2025	W 1–0	v Hannover 96 DFB-Pokal

25 Oct 2025	W 6–0	at FC Augsburg Bundesliga
18 Oct 2025	W 2–1	v Hamburger SV Bundesliga
4 Oct 2025	D 1–1	at Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga
27 Sep 2025	W 1–0	at VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga
20 Sep 2025	W 3–1	v 1. FC Köln Bundesliga

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Erik Engelhardt Forward	45	1	0	0.17	60.4	–
King Manu Defender	90	0	0	0.05	51.6	–
Dominik Pelivan Midfielder	90	0	0	–	45.0	–
Tolcay Ciğerci Midfielder	90	0	0	0.21	45.0	–
Justin Butler Forward	60	0	0	0.08	43.8	–
Can Yahya Moustfa Midfielder	30	0	0	–	42.9	–
Axel Borgmann Midfielder	90	0	1	0.09	42.8	–
Tim Campulka Defender	45	0	0	–	42.1	–
Henry Rorig Defender	72	0	0	0.05	41.8	–
Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant Defender	45	0	0	–	41.1	–
Moritz Hannemann Midfielder	90	0	0	–	41.1	–
Anderson Lucoqui Defender	72	0	0	0.01	38.0	–
Marius Funk Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	36.4	–
Simon Straudi Defender	18	0	0	–	28.3	–
Leon Guwara Defender	18	0	0	–	27.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christoph Baumgartner Midfielder	45	2	0	0.60	84.6	+32.9
Tidiam Gomis Forward	27	0	0	0.27	67.3	–
Maarten Vandevoordt Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	64.2	–
David Raum Defender	90	0	2	0.02	61.8	+0.2
Ezechiel Banzuzi Midfielder	90	1	0	0.18	61.2	+9.9
Willi Orbán Defender	90	0	1	0.12	60.0	+4.4
Johan Bakayoko Forward	90	1	0	0.08	58.7	+5.7
Xaver Schlager Midfielder	45	0	0	–	54.1	−3.0
Andrija Maksimović Midfielder	18	0	0	0.15	53.6	–
Conrad Harder Forward	27	0	0	0.22	53.5	–
Nicolas Seiwald Midfielder	72	0	0	–	44.5	−2.4
El Chadaille Bitshiabu Defender	90	0	0	0.04	43.9	–
Ridle Baku Defender	64	0	1	–	42.3	−9.1
Rômulo Forward	63	0	0	–	40.7	−10.4
Antonio Nusa Forward	63	0	0	0.08	38.1	−20.1
Lukas Klostermann Defender	26	0	0	–	34.0	–