Cottbus 5-3 RW Essen in the 3. Liga, round 34 at Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus (22,528 capacity).

Cottbus won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–D), scoring 12 and conceding 2.

RW Essen won all 5 matches (W–W–W–W–W), scoring 14 and conceding 3.

The two sides have met 4 times: Cottbus 2 wins, RW Essen 2, 0 draws.