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

Energie Cottbus host VfL Bochum at Stadion Der Freundschaft on Friday 30 October 2026, kick-off 17:30 UTC, in the 2. Bundesliga (round 10). Cottbus have had 14 days of rest since playing 1. FC Nürnberg (2. Bundesliga); Bochum have had 13 after facing Kaiserslautern and travel about 491 km. Cottbus are without 3 players (Axel Borgmann, Erik Engelhardt, Julian Guttau); Bochum are missing 4 (Philipp Strompf, Enis Çokaj, Babis Drakas and others).