Energie Cottbus Sparta Praha betting prediction

This is the first friendly match of the year for the home team, after having played 6 friendlies last year, with the following final scores in the last 5: Magdeburg (3‑1) Energie Cottbus, Energie Cottbus (2‑0) Dukla Praha, Energie Cottbus (2‑0) Dukla Praha, Eintracht Braunschweig (3‑0) Energie Cottbus and Energie Cottbus (0‑4) Magdeburg and . This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. They come to this match after a away win against Hansa Rostock by (0‑2). Energie Cottbus has won 2, tied 4 and lost 4 of the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 19 of the last 22 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. They haven't been able to score the first goal. In fact, they have only opened up the score in 2 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 1 of those 2 matches and held on to the lead until the end of the match in all of them. They have conceded the first goal in 5 of their 15 matches, and have never been able to turn the score around.