Head-to-Head: FC Schalke 04 vs SV Elversberg

FC Schalke 04 vs SV Elversberg is a Bundesliga 2 matchup established in 2023, in which the established club meets an ambitious challenger. Elversberg won 2–1 at Schalke in November 2023, Schalke replied 4–1 away in December 2024, and Elversberg again won 2–1 in May 2025. The exchange gives the fixture its character: Schalke carry tradition, while Elversberg keep testing whether that status decides the contest.

Past matches, FC Schalke 04 vs SV Elversberg

20 September 2026 Regular Season - 4

FC Schalke 04

0 - 0

SV Elversberg

VELTINS-Arena
12 April 2026 Regular Season - 29

SV Elversberg

1 - 2

FC Schalke 04

URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
8 November 2025 Regular Season - 12

FC Schalke 04

1 - 0

SV Elversberg

VELTINS-Arena
18 May 2025 Regular Season - 34

FC Schalke 04

1 - 2

SV Elversberg

VELTINS-Arena
20 December 2024 Regular Season - 17

SV Elversberg

1 - 4

FC Schalke 04

URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde

Match center

FC Schalke 04

0 - 0

20 September 2026

SV Elversberg

Starting eleven

Substitutes FC Schalke 04

7
F
38
M
22
G
9
F
6
M
39
D
20
F
43
D
33
D

SV Elversberg Substitutes

M
6
M
7
D
3
D
2
M
40
M
24
D
26
G
28
F
9

Match events

45'

90'

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26'

Felix Keidel Yellow Card
36'

Noah Darvich Yellow Card
45'

Maurice Krattenmacher Noah Darvich
51'

Luca Sirch Jan Gyamerah
62'

Hassan Kurucay Yellow Card
62'

Maximilian Wöber Timo Becker
62'

Moussa Sylla Edin Džeko
70'

Vitalie Becker Robin Gosens
70'

Hwang Hee-Chan Adil Aouchiche
76'

Noel Futkeu David Mokwa
76'

Nicholas Mickelson Lasse Günther
78'

Ron Schallenberg Satoshi Tanaka
87'

Francis Onyeka Cole Campbell

Stats for this game

Matchup FC Schalke 04 VS SV Elversberg

Tradition meets a challenger

Schalke’s name and history give them the natural reference point, but the shared evidence does not make Elversberg a passive opponent. In November 2023, Paul Stock and Jannik Rochelt put Elversberg 2–0 ahead at the Veltins-Arena before Kenan Karaman reduced the deficit. Schalke’s 4–1 win in December 2024 supplied a forceful reply, showing how quickly the established club can turn control into a clear margin.

A fixture established in 2023

Elversberg answered again in May 2025, winning 2–1 at Schalke through Lukas Petkov and Maurice Neubauer before Yassin Ben Balla pulled one back. These results give the matchup a useful tension without requiring a settled hierarchy. Elversberg can punish a slow start and protect a narrow lead, while Schalke have the resources to reclaim the terms when their pressure becomes sustained. A future meeting will ask which club handles that first shift in momentum with greater composure.