Schalke 04 vs Elversberg - prediction, team news, lineups

In a important conflict for Bundesliga survival, Schalke 04 volition invited Elversberg to VELTINS-Arena connected Sunday.

Both sides earned promotion to the apical formation past season, and aft 3 matchweeks Schalke are 11th with 4 points, whereas Elversberg are sixth with six points.

Match preview

The hosts caput into the weekend's crippled with winning momentum having swept aside Union Berlin 3-1 connected September 11, a crippled successful which they prevented their opponents from scoring until heavy into second-half stoppage time.

Schalke besides managed to gain a constituent successful matchweek 2 aft forcing Bayern Munich to settee for a goalless stalemate, and their antiaircraft resilience has been a large affirmative truthful acold this season.

Head manager Miron Muslic's broadside person not been peculiarly productive this run considering they person scored conscionable 4 goals successful the league.

The club's lone clash astatine location was their gully with Bayern connected September 5, and that extended their unbeaten streak astatine VELTINS-Arena to 15 games.

Schalke won 11 of those contests astatine home, with 1 of those victories a 1-0 occurrence against the visitors successful November 2025.

Elversberg's play deed a stumbling artifact past weekend, erstwhile they were beaten 2-1 by Bayern Munich successful matchweek 3 of 2026-27.

The visitors' run volition not beryllium defined by a nonaccomplishment to the champion squad successful Germany, and the decision should not detract from the information they person already won against Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach.

Manager Vincent Wagner volition beryllium delighted by the performances of his squad successful the last 3rd fixed they person netted 11 goals successful 4 matches successful each competitions, though they person already conceded connected 8 occasions.

The club's nonaccomplishment to Schalke successful November 2025 was not their lone decision against their hosts, with their opponents winning some games successful the 2. Bundesliga successful 2025-26.

Elversberg ended past play winless successful their last 5 fixtures connected the road, drafting 3 times, but they person won some of their distant clashes this word by an aggregate scoreline of 7-4.

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Team News

Schalke's lone 2 confirmed absentees are forwards Emil Hojlund and Dejan Ljubicic, with the brace dealing with respective Achilles and genu issues.

Chukwubuike Adamu is definite to commencement arsenic a fig nine, and portion helium registered an assistance against Union, helium volition anticipation attackers Kenan Karaman and Adil Aouchiche tin assistance him people his archetypal extremity of the season.

As for Elversberg, determination are immoderate concerns astir the availability of fig 10 Francis Onyeka, who is dealing with a knock.

Should the 19-year-old miss out, expect to spot Noah Darvich positioned successful an precocious relation down centre-forward David Mokwa.

Midfielders Felix Keidel and Lukasz Poreba may beryllium stationed up of cardinal defenders Lukas Pinckert and Maximilian Rohr.

Schalke 04 imaginable starting lineup:

Karius; Becker, Katic, Kurucay; Dina Ebimbe, El-Faouzi, Tanaka, Gosens; Karaman, Aouchiche; Adamu

Elversberg imaginable starting lineup:

Kristof; Gyamerah, Pinckert, Rohr, Gunther; Keidel, Poreba; Petkov, Darvich, Krattenmacher; Mokwa

We say: Schalke 04 1-1 Elversberg

Sunday's clash volition beryllium a fascinating watch, with Schalke's defence acceptable to beryllium earnestly tested by Elversberg's beardown attack.

Perhaps the 2 teams volition cancel each different out, though neither should beryllium disappointed by taking a point.

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