Schalke vs Elversberg — Bundesliga 26/27
Schalke: 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
Elversberg: 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Sep 17, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the Bundesliga page.
Standings & Form · Bundesliga 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Elversberg sit five places above Schalke after three matches and the away split explains why: they have won their only away game while Schalke have taken just one point from their single home match. Schalke's 4 points against Elversberg's 6 is a real gap, but it rests on one home game each, so the table flatters Elversberg's away strength and hides how little Schalke have shown at home.
Schalke
ElversbergScoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Elversberg's away attack is the more dangerous of the two, averaging 4.0 goals per match on the road against Schalke's 0.0 at home, though Schalke's home sample is just one match. Schalke's overall scoring rate of 1.0 per match is well below Elversberg's 2.7, and the away side's recent form shows 14 goals in their last five away games. This is the largest attacking edge in the fixture and it is built on a real, if small, away sample.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Schalke have kept a clean sheet in their only home league match, conceding 0.0 at home, while Elversberg have conceded 3.0 per away match and have no clean sheets this season. Schalke's home defensive record is the better of the two, but it is one game against a Bayern side that failed to score. Elversberg's away defence has been leaky, conceding 7 goals in their last five away matches.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Elversberg are equally dangerous in the opening 15 minutes, the 61-75 window and the final 15, scoring 25% of their goals in each, and they concede most heavily in the final 15 minutes at 29%. Schalke's scoring is spread across the 16-30, 46-60 and 76-90 bands, but their conceding is heavily back-loaded with 75% of goals against coming after the 75th minute. The away side's late-game vulnerability is the one timing pattern that stands out.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Elversberg's matches have gone over 2.5 goals in all three of their league games this season, and their away matches average 7.0 combined goals, while Schalke's home match produced none. Schalke have failed to score in 66.67% of their matches overall and in 100% of their home matches, so the goal environment is entirely different for the two sides. Elversberg's second-half over 1.5 rate is 100%, which is where their matches open up.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
In their last 3 Bundesliga matches, Schalke have been awarded an average of 2.6 corners per match, while Elversberg have averaged 3.6 corners.
In the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga, Schalke scored 3 goals (average 1) while Elversberg scored 8 (average 2.6).
Elversberg seem to be in a good form. They won 2 out of the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga.
Elversberg scored at least one goal per match in the Bundesliga this season.
The chances of seeing a goal from Schalke in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0.3 goals before halftime in the Bundesliga matches this season.
Chances are good to see a goal from Elversberg within the first half. They have averaged one goal before halftime in the Bundesliga this season.
In the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga, Schalke conceded on average 1.3 goals per match while Elversberg conceded on average 2.3 goals per match.
In their last 5 matches, Schalke have received an average of 1.4 cards per match, while Elversberg have averaged 1.6 cards.
In their last 5 matches, Schalke have received an average of 0.6 cards in the first half per match, while Elversberg have averaged 0.6 cards.
Standings & Form · Bundesliga 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Elversberg sit five places above Schalke after three matches and the away split explains why: they have won their only away game while Schalke have taken just one point from their single home match. Schalke's 4 points against Elversberg's 6 is a real gap, but it rests on one home game each, so the table flatters Elversberg's away strength and hides how little Schalke have shown at home.
SchalkeElversbergHead-to-Head · LAST 6 MEETINGS
Schalke have won 3 of the 6 meetings between these sides, with Elversberg winning 2 and 1 draw, and the average total goals is 2.83. The most recent meeting was a 1-2 Schalke win at Elversberg, but that was outside this competition, so the head-to-head record is a mixed sample. Both teams scored in 83.3% of their meetings, which points to goals when they meet.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Elversberg's away attack is the more dangerous of the two, averaging 4.0 goals per match on the road against Schalke's 0.0 at home, though Schalke's home sample is just one match. Schalke's overall scoring rate of 1.0 per match is well below Elversberg's 2.7, and the away side's recent form shows 14 goals in their last five away games. This is the largest attacking edge in the fixture and it is built on a real, if small, away sample.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Schalke have kept a clean sheet in their only home league match, conceding 0.0 at home, while Elversberg have conceded 3.0 per away match and have no clean sheets this season. Schalke's home defensive record is the better of the two, but it is one game against a Bayern side that failed to score. Elversberg's away defence has been leaky, conceding 7 goals in their last five away matches.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Elversberg are equally dangerous in the opening 15 minutes, the 61-75 window and the final 15, scoring 25% of their goals in each, and they concede most heavily in the final 15 minutes at 29%. Schalke's scoring is spread across the 16-30, 46-60 and 76-90 bands, but their conceding is heavily back-loaded with 75% of goals against coming after the 75th minute. The away side's late-game vulnerability is the one timing pattern that stands out.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Elversberg's matches have gone over 2.5 goals in all three of their league games this season, and their away matches average 7.0 combined goals, while Schalke's home match produced none. Schalke have failed to score in 66.67% of their matches overall and in 100% of their home matches, so the goal environment is entirely different for the two sides. Elversberg's second-half over 1.5 rate is 100%, which is where their matches open up.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
In their last 3 Bundesliga matches, Schalke have been awarded an average of 2.6 corners per match, while Elversberg have averaged 3.6 corners.
In the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga, Schalke scored 3 goals (average 1) while Elversberg scored 8 (average 2.6).
Elversberg seem to be in a good form. They won 2 out of the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga.
Elversberg scored at least one goal per match in the Bundesliga this season.
The chances of seeing a goal from Schalke in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0.3 goals before halftime in the Bundesliga matches this season.
Chances are good to see a goal from Elversberg within the first half. They have averaged one goal before halftime in the Bundesliga this season.
In the last 3 matches of the Bundesliga, Schalke conceded on average 1.3 goals per match while Elversberg conceded on average 2.3 goals per match.
In their last 5 matches, Schalke have received an average of 1.4 cards per match, while Elversberg have averaged 1.6 cards.
In their last 5 matches, Schalke have received an average of 0.6 cards in the first half per match, while Elversberg have averaged 0.6 cards.
About The Match
This is a meeting of two teams heading in opposite directions on a very small sample. Elversberg arrive unbeaten in their last five away matches and have scored in every one of them, while Schalke have failed to score in three of their last five and are winless in three at home. The market still prices Schalke as the match-winner favourite at 46%, but Elversberg's away scoring rate of 4.0 goals per match is the single most striking number on the page and the reason this fixture looks far more open than the table gap suggests. The key uncertainty is whether Schalke's home blank against Bayern Munich was a one-off or the start of a pattern, because their only home league match this season produced no goals at all.