Luckenwalde 1, FC Energie Cottbus 3

COTTBUS, Germany (Interstat) — Energie Cottbus defied pregame projections and a season-opening loss with a commanding 3-1 victory over Luckenwalde in the Reg. Cup Brandenburg on Wednesday night at Stadion der Freundschaft. The match, a regional cup fixture in the state of Brandenburg, saw the home side rebound emphatically after a statistical model by Interstat had projected a 2-0 win for Luckenwalde. That same system gave Cottbus an 83.80 percent probability to win, creating a contradictory set of forecasts that the home team ultimately resolved on the field. Cottbus seized control early. Midfielder Fran Villalba opened the scoring in the… Read more...