Energie Cottbus 1-1 FC St. Pauli result, stats and report

Energie Cottbus salvaged a 1-1 draw against FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday, with substitute Martijn Kaars heading home in the 80th minute despite Cottbus finishing the match with ten men. St. Pauli dominated the game but could not hold on for the win.

Energie Cottbus produced a clinical away performance to dismantle Karlsruher SC 3-0 in the 2. Bundesliga, with goals from Lukas Michelbrink, Dominik Pelivan and Justin Butler condemning the hosts to a damaging home defeat.

Kaiserslautern came to Hamburg and earned a deserved 2-1 win over FC St. Pauli, with substitute Abdoulie Ceesay scoring the winner a minute after coming on. St. Pauli had no answer for a visiting side that dominated the match from start to finish.

VfL Wolfsburg came from a nervy second half to hold off Energie Cottbus 3-2, with Robert Glatzel's fourth-minute penalty laying the groundwork for a hard-fought 2. Bundesliga win at home.

Hannover 96 have won once in their last five 2. Bundesliga matches and cannot keep a clean sheet to save their lives. FC St. Pauli arrive in Lower Saxony full of draws and just enough to make this awkward.

Energie Cottbus host an in-form Nürnberg side on Friday evening in a 2. Bundesliga clash that pits erratic home form against one of the division's most consistent recent records. Something has to give.

Energie Cottbus host FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday with both sides struggling for consistency, but it is the home defence that is raising the most serious questions. Neither team has kept a clean sheet in their last three completed league matches.