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FSV Mainz 05 vs SV Elversberg is a German cup matchup built around narrow margins and a clear challenger’s role. Elversberg drew 2–2 with Mainz in August 2021 before losing the penalty shootout, while Mainz won 1–0 at Elversberg in August 2023. The fixed results show Elversberg can force a fight, but Mainz have held the decisive edge; a future meeting will test that balance again.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes SV Elversberg
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19D
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21F
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26D
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30F
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35D
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22F
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28G
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14D
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11M
FSV Mainz 05 Substitutes
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D
3
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M
14
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M
24
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F
44
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M
43
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M
4
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M
45
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G
1
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G
33
Match events
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13'L. Pinckert Marcel Correia
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58'P. Stock W. Faghir
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64'A. Sicker K. Conrad
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70'Manuel Feil Yellow Card
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73'⚽L. Ajorque Penalty
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80'Maurice Neubauer Yellow Card
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80'S. van den Berg A. Caci
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80'T. Krauß Lee Jae-Sung
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83'Manuel Feil Yellow Card
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83'Manuel Feil Red Card
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90' +6Sepp van den Berg Yellow Card
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90' +2Stefan Bell Yellow Card
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90' +5M. Papela L. Barreiro
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90' +1N. Weiper L. Ajorque
Stats for this game
Matchup FSV Mainz 05 VS SV Elversberg
Elversberg make Mainz work
The DFB-Pokal meetings provide a compact but revealing profile. On 8 August 2021, Elversberg and Mainz drew 2–2 after extra time at Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde, with Mainz advancing 8–7 on penalties. On 12 August 2023, the same venue hosted another cup meeting, and Mainz won 1–0. The scorelines show two forms of resistance: Elversberg once pushed the tie beyond 120 minutes, then kept the later contest to a single-goal margin. Mainz’s advantage is clear, but progression has required concentration.
Why the cup setting matters
Elversberg’s route is to preserve the courage and organisation that can keep a stronger opponent from settling. Mainz must turn its higher platform into a lead without allowing the tie to remain vulnerable deep into the occasion. A future meeting will ask whether Elversberg can convert resistance into another genuine route through, or whether Mainz manage the key moments earlier. That possibility gives this pairing its appeal: the hierarchy is visible, yet the knockout setting leaves the challenger one decisive sequence away from changing the story.
Past head to head stats
FSV Mainz 05 VS SV Elversberg
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 2 games
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