Energie Cottbus vs VfL Bochum 1848 prediction, odds and how to watch

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.

Hannover 96 beat VfL Bochum 1848 2-1 at home despite being thoroughly outplayed for large stretches, with first-half goals from Stefán Teitur Thórdarson and Marcel Hartel proving enough to hold off a Bochum side that dominated the statistics but lacked the clinical edge to take anything from the game.

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.

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.

Two sides with more questions than answers meet at the Betzenberg on Saturday. Kaiserslautern need to prove last month's 0-3 hammering was a blip. Bochum need to prove they can keep a clean sheet away from home.

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.

Two sides who cannot string results together meet in Hannover on Sunday. Something has to give, but neither team is giving much confidence right now.