D Dresden vs Cottbus: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Dynamo Dresden host Energie Cottbus at Rudolf Harbig Stadium on Saturday 12 December 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC, in the 2. Bundesliga (round 16). D Dresden have had 55 days of rest since playing Magdeburg (2. Bundesliga); Cottbus have had 57 after facing 1. FC Nürnberg and travel about 89 km. D Dresden are without 2 players (Younes Namli, Filip Krastev); Cottbus have no reported absences.