Schalke 04 0-0 Elversberg: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Bundesliga Matchday 4 · Sunday 20 September 2026 · Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen · referee R. Braun · full time
Full time: Schalke 04 0-0 Elversberg
Schalke 04 and Elversberg drew 0-0 in Bundesliga Matchday 4 on Sunday 20 September 2026 at Veltins-Arena.
How the match unfolded
No goals at Veltins-Arena: Schalke 04 and Elversberg cancelled each other out over ninety minutes.
The referee, R. Braun, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Schalke 04 and 2 to Elversberg.
Schalke 04: M. Muslić, 3-4-2-1 · Elversberg: V. Wagner, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.24 for Schalke 04 and 1.25 for Elversberg.
Schalke 04 scored about 1.2 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Elversberg left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Schalke 04 had 1 shot on target, Elversberg 1.
Elversberg had 59% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Schalke 04 came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.44 expected goals for and 2.29 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Elversberg came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.50 expected goals for and 2.09 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Schalke 04 vs Elversberg: the match in numbers
| Schalke 04 | Match statistics | Elversberg |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Ball possession | 59% |
| 1.24 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.25 |
| 13 | Total shots | 11 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 1 | Big chances | 1 |
| 368 | Total passes | 540 |
| 73% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 29 | Tackles | 13 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Nikola Katic (Schalke 04), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Schalke 04
- Nikola Katic 7.8
- Hasan Kuruçay 7.8
- Junior Dina Ebimbe 7.6
- Adil Aouchiche 7.4
- Timo Becker 7.3
Elversberg
- Lukas Pinckert 7.8
- Maximilian Rohr 7.3
- Lukas Petkov 7.3
- Cole Campbell 7.1
- Felix Keidel 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Noah Darvich at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Schalke 04: SC Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Sunday 11 October 2026 · Bundesliga
- Elversberg: FC Union Berlin vs Elversberg Saturday 10 October 2026 · Bundesliga
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Questions about Schalke 04 vs Elversberg
What was the score in Schalke 04 vs Elversberg?
Schalke 04 0-0 Elversberg (half-time 0-0), Bundesliga, Sunday 20 September 2026.
Who scored in Schalke 04 vs Elversberg?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Schalke 04 vs Elversberg correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Schalke 04 vs Elversberg?
Nikola Katic, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Schalke 04 vs Elversberg?
R. Braun.
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