VfL Osnabrück welcome Energie Cottbus at Stadium at the Bremer Brucke, Osnabrück on Sunday, Apr 25 at 1:30 PM in a 2. Bundesliga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

VfL Osnabrück come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 0D 3L). Energie Cottbus, meanwhile, arrive in mixed form (2W 1D 2L) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. VfL Osnabrück head into this on the back of a defeat, while Energie Cottbus arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

History strongly favours VfL Osnabrück here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Energie Cottbus, with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in VfL Osnabrück won 1–0. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives VfL Osnabrück a slight edge, but Energie Cottbus are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.