Energie Cottbus – 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Energie Cottbus head into the clash on the back of a mixed start to the season, sitting seventh with eight points after two wins, two draws and two defeats, their goal tally barely edging out opponents at 14‑13. Their visitors, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, sit two places higher in fifth, having amassed eleven points from three victories, two stalemates and a single loss, and they boast a tidy +2 goal difference, scoring six and conceding four. The two sides have already met earlier in the campaign, each taking a point from the encounter, so the fixture promises a tight battle for the three points. A win for Cottbus could see them leapfrog into the mid‑table, while a victory for Kaiserslautern would extend their push toward the top spots.