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Hannover 96 vs Energie Cottbus is a compact German matchup shaped by Cottbus home wins in different competitions. Energie Cottbus won 3-1 on 9 August 2026, having also beaten Hannover 1-0 at the same ground in the DFB Pokal on 16 August 2025. The scorelines favour Cottbus, but the differing contexts and margins leave Hannover room to offer another response in a future meeting.
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Starting eleven
Substitutes Energie Cottbus
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23D
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11F
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31F
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5M
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20D
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29G
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4D
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7M
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17M
Hannover 96 Substitutes
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F
11
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D
20
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D
27
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M
13
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F
28
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G
30
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M
22
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M
21
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F
26
Match events
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14'⚽T. Cigerci Normal Goal
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28'⚽M. Neubauer Normal Goal
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45' +3Boris Tomiak Yellow Card
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46'M. Hannemann J. Zaydan
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46'F. Doumbia J. Boziaris
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46'J. Butler L. Copado
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63'B. Pichler B. Kallman
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71'⚽T. Cigerci Penalty
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76'⚽J. Butler Normal Goal (Asst: L. Erlein)
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77'D. Pelivan L. Bittencourt
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79'F. Roggow M. Neubauer
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79'I. Okon B. Tomiak
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79'H. Matsuda M. Bundu
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79'T. Etcibasi L. Gindorf
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83'A. Borgmann T. Cigerci
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86'Jean Hugonet Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Hannover 96 VS Energie Cottbus
Cottbus make their ground count
Energie Cottbus beat Hannover 1-0 at home in the DFB Pokal on 16 August 2025 and won 3-1 at the same ground on 9 August 2026. Those results give Cottbus a clear home advantage in these examples, while the different margins show that the contest can remain tight or open up.
The cup setting needs context
The 1-0 cup result is useful evidence of Cottbus handling Hannover, but it should not be treated as a direct league forecast. The 3-1 victory came in a 2. Bundesliga meeting and supplies a more relevant competitive reference. Even so, the home setting does not establish that every future contest will follow the same script or margin.
Room for a Hannover response
Hannover can seek a different result if the pairing returns, making their answer the central question. Cottbus carry the direction, but the scoreline history supports measured wording rather than a permanent hierarchy.