Energie Cottbus vs RW Essen Prediction— Germany - 3. Liga

Match Preview & Prediction

Energie Cottbus face RW Essen in Germany - 3. Liga on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Energie Cottbus a 45% chance, the draw 20% and RW Essen 35%, so Energie Cottbus are favoured to win. Expected goals are 2.3 for Energie Cottbus and 2.0 for RW Essen (4.3 total). The most likely scoreline is 2-2. There is a 80% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 78% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Energie Cottbus are averaging 2.00 points per game versus 1.69 for RW Essen. The best value bet our model finds is over 3.5 goals, with an expected value of +39.7%. This match finished 5-3.