Expert analysis

Schalke Face Free-Scoring Elversberg Side

SV Elversberg arrive with an attacking style that produced 2.70 goals per game this season and four away. Their recent WWL run includes consistent pressure on opponents despite one defeat. FC Schalke 04 have shown defensive vulnerabilities at home where they average zero goals scored. Head-to-head meetings have produced over 2.5 goals in four of the last six encounters between these sides. Elversberg concede 2.30 goals per match on average which opens space for both teams to find the net. Schalke recent LDW form features matches where they struggle to keep clean sheets. The combination of Elversberg away threat and Schalke home struggles points toward an open game.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

Result

0–0 MISSED

Our pick “Over 2.5 Goals” at odds 1.53 didn’t land — final score 0–0.

Match timeline

First half
Felix Keidel 26'
Noah Darvich 36'
Maurice Krattenmacher ↓ Noah Darvich 45'
Second half
Luca Sirch ↓ Jan Gyamerah 51'
Hassan Kurucay 62'
Maximilian Wöber ↓ Timo Becker 62'
Moussa Sylla ↓ Edin Džeko 62'
Vitalie Becker ↓ Robin Gosens 70'
Hwang Hee-Chan ↓ Adil Aouchiche 70'
Noel Futkeu ↓ David Mokwa 76'
Nicholas Mickelson ↓ Lasse Günther 76'
Ron Schallenberg ↓ Satoshi Tanaka 78'
Francis Onyeka ↓ Cole Campbell 87'

This season

	FC Schalke 04	SV Elversberg
Over 2.5 goals	67%	100%
Clean sheet	33%	0%
Failed to score	67%	0%
Scored per game	1.0	2.7
Conceded per game	1.3	2.3
Scored home / away	0.0 / 1.5	2.0 / 4.0

Across 3 and 3 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
5	RBL RB Leipzig	3	2	0	1	6
6	SVE SV Elversberg ▲	3	2	0	1	6
7	BAY Bayer Leverkusen	3	1	1	1	4
8	FSV FSV Mainz 05	3	1	1	1	4
9	EIN Eintracht Frankfurt	3	1	1	1	4
10	WER Werder Bremen	3	1	1	1	4
11	FCS FC Schalke 04 ▲	3	1	1	1	4
12	FCK 1. FC Köln	3	1	1	1	4

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

FC Schalke 04 LWLDW

L vs Real Madrid 0–3 Aug 16

W @ Hallescher FC 5–2 Aug 24

L @ FC Augsburg 0–3 Aug 30

D vs Bayern München 0–0 Sep 5

W @ Union Berlin 3–1 Sep 11

SV Elversberg WWWWL

W vs Lorient 4–1 Aug 15

W @ MSV Duisburg 3–1 Aug 22

W vs Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 Aug 29

W @ Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–3 Sep 5

L vs Bayern München 1–2 Sep 13

Goals trend · last 5 matches

FC Schalke 04

Scored 1.6 avg

0 5 0 0 3

Conceded 1.8 avg

3 2 3 0 1

SV Elversberg

Scored 3.0 avg

4 3 3 4 1

Conceded 1.8 avg

1 1 2 3 2

Head-to-head · last meetings

3 FC Schalke 04

1 Draws

2 SV Elversberg

Apr 2026 SV Elversberg 1–2 FC Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04

Nov 2025 FC Schalke 04 1–0 SV Elversberg FC Schalke 04

May 2025 FC Schalke 04 1–2 SV Elversberg SV Elversberg

Dec 2024 SV Elversberg 1–4 FC Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04

Apr 2024 SV Elversberg 1–1 FC Schalke 04 Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 6 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

FC Schalke 04 3-4-2-1

1 L. Karius G
5 T. Becker D
25 N. Katić D
4 H. Kuruçay D
29 J. Dina Ebimbe M
23 S. El-Faouzi M
13 S. Tanaka M
8 R. Gosens M
19 K. Karaman M
24 A. Aouchiche M
10 E. Džeko F

Bench Hwang Hee-Chan, L. Vozar, K. Müller, M. Sylla, R. Schallenberg, M. Wöber, J. Adamu, M. Ayhan, Vitalie Becker

M. Muslić

SV Elversberg 4-2-3-1

20 N. Kristof G
30 J. Gyamerah D
19 L. Pinckert D
31 M. Rohr D
21 L. Günther D
43 F. Keidel M
8 Ł. Poręba M
25 L. Petkov M
10 Noah Darvich M
39 William Cole Campbell M
42 D. Mokwa F

Bench A. Condé, M. Krattenmacher, F. Le Joncour, N. Mickelson, Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka, L. Schnellbacher, L. Sirch, T. Boss, N. Futkeu

V. Wagner

Team news · injuries & suspensions

FC Schalke 04

OUT D. Ljubicic Knee Injury
OUT D. Ljubicic Knee Injury

SV Elversberg

OUT L. Seifert Ankle Injury
DOUBT F. Onyeka Injury
DOUBT L. Schnellbacher Illness
DOUBT T. Zimmerschied Back Injury
OUT L. Seifert Ankle Injury
DOUBT F. Onyeka Injury
DOUBT L. Schnellbacher Illness
DOUBT T. Zimmerschied Back Injury