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FC Schalke 04 v Elversberg : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Nov, 12:00 BST, Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

the Veltins-Arena is the setting on Saturday lunch time, as Leonid Kuchuk's FC Schalke 04 host Vincent Wagner's Elversberg in the Bundesliga 2. This preview has odds for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you explore. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall records can be explored, while there's also head-to-head history later on in the preview.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't believe there is a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Schalke and Elversberg have taken part in a host of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance statistics point towards more of the same. We have confidence in predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday lunch time, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.36.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Schalke
36%
23/2023/20
2%
Draw
27%
12/511/5
2%
Elversberg
38%
2/119/10
4%
Draw 1-1
13%
6/15/1
8%
Elversberg 1-0
10%
10/117/2
Schalke 1-0
10%
8/17/1
6%
Elversberg 2-1
8%
10/117/2
Schalke 2-1
8%
8/17/1
Draw 0-0
8%
11/117/2
5%
Elversberg 2-0
6%
16/112/1
Schalke 2-0
6%
11/19/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/19/1
Elversberg 3-1
4%
22/116/1
Schalke 3-1
3%
16/112/1
Elversberg 3-0
3%
33/122/1
10%
Schalke 3-0
3%
20/116/1
Elversberg 3-2
2%
28/118/1
Schalke 3-2
2%
22/116/1
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
4/58/11
4%
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
1/110/11
5%
Home 1st Goal
47%
4/55/6
Away 1st Goal
48%
11/106/5
2%
No 1st Goal
5%
11/117/2
5%
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/613/20
2%
BTTS - No
48%
11/1023/20
2%
BTTS - Home Win
16%
10/33/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
17%
9/217/4
9%
Home/draw
62%
4/114/11
Away/draw
64%
4/68/13
1%
Home/away
73%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
2/92/9
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
3/15/2
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
7/417/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/54/11
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
9/219/5
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/71/8
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
10/18/1
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/201/33
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/251/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
12/1
8%
15/2
6%
Home DNB
54%
8/138/13
2%
Away DNB
56%
6/56/5
5%
Schalke win to nil
19%
3/1-
Elversberg win to nil
20%
5/1-
Schalke / Schalke
22%
13/55/2
Schalke / Elversberg
3%
25/122/1
10%
Schalke / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Schalke
15%
9/217/4
5%
Draw / Elversberg
12%
6/111/2
Draw / Draw
15%
9/219/5
4%
Elversberg / Schalke
4%
22/118/1
Elversberg / Elversberg
16%
4/119/5
4%
Elversberg / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Schalke have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 0 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 24 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Schalke have played 5 games at home winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 6 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

 
Won
Draw
Lost
Schalke
Elversberg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Paderborn11821926 
Nov 28
Apr 26
May 3
Dec 7
2
Schalke11803824 
-
-
Apr 12
Nov 8
3
Elversberg117221423 
Nov 8
Apr 12
-
-
4
Hannover11632521 
Mar 15
w
 
0-3F
d
 
2-2F
Apr 5
5
Karlsruher11632521 
Apr 5
l
 
2-1F
Apr 19
Nov 23
6
Kaiserslautern11623720 
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
Feb 1
7
Darmstadt11542719 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 22
Nov 30
Apr 26
8
H.Berlin11524417 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
Feb 8
w
 
0-2F
9
Arminia11425314 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
Mar 22
l
 
2-0A
10
Preussen Munster11425-314 
Apr 19
Nov 22
May 17
Dec 21
11
Holstein11335012 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 15
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
12
Nurnberg11335-412 
Dec 14
May 10
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
13
Dusseldorf11326-911 
May 3
Dec 7
Dec 14
May 10
14
VfL Bochum11317-410 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 1
Jan 25
l
 
2-0A
15
E. Braun11317-1010 
May 17
Dec 21
Feb 22
w
 
1-4F
16
Greuther11317-1310 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
w
 
6-0F
Mar 15
17
Dresden11146-77 
Feb 8
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2A
Feb 15
18
Magdeburg11218-127 
Feb 22
w
 
0-2F
Mar 8
w
 
0-4F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Schalke 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Schalke1 - 0Darmstadt
Schalke1 - 0Greuther
Schalke0 - 1Holstein
Schalke2 - 1VfL Bochum
Schalke2 - 1H.Berlin
Schalke1 - 2Elversberg
Schalke0 - 2Paderborn
Schalke2 - 2Hamburg
Schalke2 - 1Ulm
Schalke1 - 2Hannover
Schalke1 - 0Preussen Munster
Schalke2 - 1Karlsruher
Schalke2 - 5Magdeburg
Schalke3 - 1Nurnberg
Schalke1 - 1Dusseldorf
Schalke0 - 3Kaiserslautern
Schalke2 - 0Regensburg
Schalke3 - 4Greuther
Schalke2 - 2H.Berlin
Schalke3 - 5Darmstadt
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASchalke1 - 2Karlsruher
HSchalke1 - 0Darmstadt
ASchalke3 - 0Hannover
ASchalke2 - 1Arminia
HSchalke1 - 0Greuther
ASchalke2 - 0Magdeburg
HSchalke0 - 1Holstein
ASchalke1 - 0Dresden
HSchalke2 - 1VfL Bochum
ASchalke0 - 1Kaiserslautern
HSchalke2 - 1H.Berlin
HSchalke1 - 2Elversberg
ASchalke0 - 2Dusseldorf
HSchalke0 - 2Paderborn
ASchalke1 - 2Kaiserslautern
HSchalke2 - 2Hamburg
ASchalke0 - 2Regensburg
HSchalke2 - 1Ulm
ASchalke3 - 3Greuther
HSchalke1 - 2Hannover
Elversberg 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Arminia2 - 0Elversberg
Magdeburg0 - 4Elversberg
E. Braun1 - 4Elversberg
H.Berlin0 - 2Elversberg
VfL Bochum2 - 0Elversberg
Schalke1 - 2Elversberg
Nurnberg1 - 3Elversberg
Paderborn1 - 1Elversberg
Hannover1 - 3Elversberg
Hamburg0 - 0Elversberg
Kaiserslautern1 - 1Elversberg
Ulm0 - 0Elversberg
Darmstadt0 - 3Elversberg
Köln1 - 0Elversberg
E. Braun0 - 3Elversberg
Dusseldorf0 - 2Elversberg
Regensburg1 - 0Elversberg
Preussen Munster1 - 1Elversberg
H.Berlin1 - 4Elversberg
Greuther0 - 0Elversberg
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HElversberg2 - 2Hannover
AElversberg0 - 2Arminia
HElversberg6 - 0Greuther
AElversberg4 - 0Magdeburg
HElversberg1 - 0Holstein
AElversberg4 - 1E. Braun
HElversberg2 - 2Dresden
AElversberg2 - 0H.Berlin
HElversberg2 - 1Kaiserslautern
AElversberg0 - 2VfL Bochum
HElversberg1 - 0Nurnberg
AElversberg2 - 1Schalke
HElversberg3 - 0E. Braun
AElversberg3 - 1Nurnberg
AElversberg1 - 1Paderborn
HElversberg1 - 1Dusseldorf
AElversberg3 - 1Hannover
HElversberg6 - 0Regensburg
AElversberg0 - 0Hamburg
HElversberg0 - 1Preussen Munster
Goal Statistics

Elversberg have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Bundesliga 2 outings. Their PG of 1.6 against FC Schalke 04 on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Schalke 2nd Elversberg 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Schalke will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Elversberg will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Schalke’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+9
Elversberg’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
0.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2025/2026 season
Schalke
PG (predicted goals)
Elversberg
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
S04
17%
better
view stats
Games scored9
9
Failed to score2
2
Scored first8
8
Goals scored15
24
Avg. goals scored1.4
2.2
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
20
Avg. XG for1.5
1.8
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
11%
better
S04
view stats
Games conceded6
6
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first3
3
Goals conceded7
10
Avg. goals conceded0.6
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
9
Conversion rate against10%
11%
Avg. XG against1
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%

Schalke v Elversberg Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Schalke Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11435
L KariusK KaramanS El-FaouziA Gantenbein
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Karius GLK11
2
-
A Gantenbein DEF11
5
-
V. Becker DEF111
4
-
S El-Faouzi MID113
2
-
R Schallenberg MID111
-
N Katic DEF1011
3
1
F Sánchez DEF10
2
-
K Karaman MID1042
1
-
M Sylla FWD104
-
H Kurucay DEF92
2
-
F Porath MID911
1
-
J Bachmann MID9
2
-
C Antwi-Adjei FWD811
1
-
B Lasme FWD81
-
M. Ayhan DEF7
1
-
T Becker DEF7
2
-
C. Louis Gomis FWD51
-
E Højlund FWD4
1
-
P. Remmert FWD31
-
M. Grüger MID2
-
A Donkor DEF1
-
M. Zalazar Martínez MID1
-
A Younes FWD1
1
-
Elversberg Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11935
N KristofY EbnoutalibB ContéM Rohr
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Kristof GLK11
1
-
F Keidel DEF112
-
Łukasz Poręba MID112
-
A Condé MID11
4
-
L Petkov FWD1112
4
-
T Zimmerschied FWD1111
2
-
Y Ebnoutalib FWD119
1
-
M Rohr DEF1011
5
-
B Conté MID1033
1
-
J. Schmahl MID92
2
-
N Mickelson DEF82
1
-
J. de Nascimento Malanga FWD81
-
L Schnellbacher FWD811
1
-
J Gyamerah  DEF711
2
1
L Günther DEF71
1
-
F Joncour DEF71
-
L Pinckert DEF7
3
-
J Ceka MID71
-
C Sickinger MID7
-
O. Emerson Stange FWD422
2
-