Cottbus gegen Bochum: Energie setzt zuletzt bittere Serie fort

The expected starting line-ups

VfL Bochum are set to field Horn in goal. Klaiber, Steinwender, Mets and Wittek make up the defence, with Pannewig and Meyer in midfield. Taz, Miyoshi, Hofmann and Holtmann are likely to feature in attack.

Rorig, Michelbrink and Bittencourt are set to form the Cottbus midfield. Hannemann, Cigerci, Butler and Copado are also expected to feature for Energie Cottbus.

Looking at the individual players, attention in Laz accordingly focuses, among others, on Moritz Hannemann and Justin Butler at Energie Cottbus, as well as Philipp Hofmann at VfL Bochum.

A look at the teams

The situation is therefore clearly laid out: Cottbus are seeking success after their bitter run, while Bochum take the field in Cottbus with the line-up named above. The verified reporting contains no information about the outcome of the match.

The live ticker provides rolling updates on the game./audio: rbb|24, 30.10.2026, while a full-length report by Jan Ole Behrens is also part of the announced programme.

Live ticker and broadcast

For further context, the 2. Bundesliga is the central competition. The stated information about the line-ups, teams, venue and broadcast provides the confirmed framework before the result or any match decision is known.