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2. Bundesliga · MW5Ref: Robert Hartmann
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Karlsruher SC 0-3 Energie Cottbus result, stats and report

Karlsruher SC
Lost · xG 1.82
0 – 3
FT 04:55
Won · xG 2.18
Energie Cottbus
Next: Karlsruher SC v Darmstadt 98 · Sun 18 Oct · Energie Cottbus v Nürnberg · Fri 16 Oct
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Who won Karlsruher SC vs Energie Cottbus?

Karlsruher SC 0-3 Energie Cottbus, full time in the 2. Bundesliga. Played UK time. Our model's pre-match pick was Both teams to score — No, which landed.

Match Review · published 13 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST

Cottbus Punish Wasteful Karlsruher SC 3-0 in Brutal Away Display

By SportSignals Match Desk · Football analysis desk ·

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.

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How it played out

Energie Cottbus won it 3–0

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

Verified final · revision 4 · 04:55Full stats
Match StoryFull breakdown

Karlsruher SC 0–3 Energie Cottbus

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.

Key Takeaways
Result

Energie Cottbus won 3-0 away at Karlsruher SC.

Goals

3 goals took the match over the 2.5 line.

First Goal
L
45'⚽
Lukas Michelbrink
LAssist: Lucas Copado
Game Flow

Expected Goals (xG)

Karlsruher SC 1.82 xGEnergie Cottbus 2.18 xG
Cumulative · approximated from goal events
0'45'90'

SportSignals model forecast

Recorded before kick-off · prediction, not a Tip

Karlsruher SC to win

43%Missed

Result

Karlsruher SC0:3Energie Cottbus

KAR v Energie Cottbus

Our model leaned Karlsruher SC to win at 43%. Karlsruher SC 0-3 Energie Cottbus. Forecast did not match the result.
📊 Match recap and data context

Karlsruher SC fell to a 3-0 defeat at home to Energie Cottbus in the 2. Bundesliga. Our model favoured a Karlsruher win at 43 percent probability, a pick that did not land. Cottbus capitalised on a struggling Karlsruher side that had managed just three draws in their last five matches. The visitors' clinical finishing proved decisive against a home team that offered little resistance. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.

Karlsruher SC v Energie Cottbus · 2. Bundesliga ·

Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Marcel Lotka★ MOTM90 min8.0
  2. Hans Christian BernatKAR90 min7.8
  3. Marvin WanitzekKAR90 min7.3
  4. Shio FukudaKAR90 min7.3
  5. Marcel FrankeKAR90 min7.0

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

The provider forecast gives Karlsruher SC win the highest 1X2 probability at 42.8%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

KAR
42.8%
Draw
23.5%
Energie Cottbus
33.6%
Both teams to score · Yes
63.0%
Over 2.5 goals
63.0%

Full-time forecast audit: Karlsruher SC win was the highest probability; the match result was Energie Cottbus win.

Forecast result checked ·

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

Current alternative Tips will be checked as this section comes into view
Match facts · what the record shows

Pre-match facts retained

The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.

Head-to-head evidence

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 1-0is the most common scoreline between Karlsruher SC and Energie Cottbus, landing once across 2 league meetings on record.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Karlsruher SC scored first in 3 of their last 10 league matches (30%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Karlsruher SC have averaged 1.6 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Shio Fukuda has the highest listed average xGOT for Karlsruher SC at 0.70 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Dmytro Bogdanov has the highest listed average xGOT for Energie Cottbus at 0.64 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot

Immutable kick-off snapshot · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Karlsruher SC vs Energie Cottbus?
    Energie Cottbus beat KAR 3-0 in the 2. Bundesliga.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Lukas Michelbrink opened the scoring in the 47th minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Lukas Michelbrink (47'), Dominik Pelivan (55'), Justin Butler (62').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 3 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    Robert Hartmann officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    KAR vs Energie Cottbus kicked off on Sunday, 13 September 2026 UK time.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    13 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    Yes. The published pick was Both teams to score — No, and it landed.
  • When do they play next?
    KAR play Karlsruher SC on Sunday, 18 October 2026 UK time. Energie Cottbus play Nürnberg on Friday, 16 October 2026 UK time.

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