Bundesliga: Schalke 04 vs Elversberg – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 4 match between Schalke 04 and Elversberg and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Elversberg head over to the VELTINS-Arena this coming Sunday to face title favourites Schalke 04 in a round 4 match in the Bundesliga.

Looking at the Bundesliga standings, the current difference between the sides is two points and five places.

Team form: Schalke 04 vs Elversberg

Schalke 04 Form

In their last three matches, Schalke 04 lost 3-0 against Augsburg, drew 0-0 against Bayern Munich, before winning 1-3 against Union Berlin. Schalke 04 only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded ten goals.

Elversberg Form

In the last three matches, Elversberg beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2, won 3-4 against Borussia Moenchengladbach, and lost 1-2 against Bayern Munich. Elversberg managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing zero, while scoring three time and letting in four.

Betting stats for Schalke 04 and Elversberg

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Schalke 04 and Elversberg. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Schalke 04 vs Elversberg

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Robin Gosens will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Elversberg hope Maurice Krattenmacher can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Betting markets: Schalke 04 vs Elversberg

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at VELTINS-Arena across all tournaments Schalke 04 won six times, drew two and lost two times. Elversberg claimed four wins, four draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Schalke 04 scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Elversberg scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Elversberg managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Schalke 04 were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Schalke 04’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Elversberg, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.4 times goals per game themselves.