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VfL Wolfsburg vs Energie Cottbus: result 4-4 and analysis

2. BundesligaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM (UTC)Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg
4-4
Energie Cottbus

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What was the result of VfL Wolfsburg vs Energie Cottbus?

VfL Wolfsburg and Energie Cottbus drew 4-4 on September 5, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 4′R. GlatzelVfL Wolfsburg (pen.)
  • 25′Vinicius SouzaVfL Wolfsburg
  • 34′R. GlatzelVfL Wolfsburg
  • 45′Luca ErleinEnergie Cottbus
  • 49′K. ManuEnergie Cottbus
  • 67′T. CiğerciEnergie Cottbus (pen.)
  • 79′M. SvanbergVfL Wolfsburg
  • 90′Dmytro BohdanovEnergie Cottbus

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a VfL Wolfsburg win at 72%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 2-0. Actual score: 4-4.

Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.

Official lineup for VfL Wolfsburg vs Energie Cottbus

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

VfL Wolfsburg

4-3-3
  1. 11F. Reese
  2. 19R. Glatzel
  3. 17A. Bernhardsson
  1. 37E. Rexhbeçaj
  2. 5Vinicius Souza
  3. 27M. Arnold
  1. 21J. Mæhle
  2. 22M. Angely
  3. 6H. Wahl
  4. 2K. Fischer
  1. 30J. Zieliński

Energie Cottbus

4-2-3-1
  1. 10T. Ciğerci
  1. 31J. Butler
  2. 32L. Bittencourt
  3. 9L. Copado
  1. 3H. Rorig
  2. 8Lukas Michelbrink
  1. 20A. Borgmann
  2. 23Fousseny Doumbia
  3. 2K. Manu
  4. 21Luca Erlein
  1. 1M. Lotka
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, VfL Wolfsburg have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Energie Cottbus have 7, 1 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 29, 2026Karlsruher SC(away)5-22. Bundesliga
Aug 24, 2026Altglienicke(away)3-3DFB Pokal
Aug 16, 2026Hannover 96(away)1-02. Bundesliga
Aug 8, 20261. FC Kaiserslautern(home)0-02. Bundesliga
Jul 31, 2026Telstar(home)3-1Friendlies Clubs
Energie Cottbus
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 29, 2026SpVgg Greuther Fürth(home)3-42. Bundesliga
Aug 22, 2026FC Augsburg(home)0-2DFB Pokal
Aug 16, 2026Arminia Bielefeld(away)0-32. Bundesliga
Aug 9, 2026Hannover 96(home)3-12. Bundesliga
Aug 1, 2026Werder Bremen(home)2-4Friendlies Clubs

How many goals should we expect?

VfL Wolfsburg score 2.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Energie Cottbus score 1.8 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
VfL Wolfsburg2.01.158/158/15
Energie Cottbus1.81.9210/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

VfL Wolfsburg sit 4th in 2. Bundesliga (16 points from 9 matches) and Energie Cottbus sit 9th (10 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
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4VfL Wolfsburg9441231416
9Energie Cottbus9243171810

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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