The Bundesliga 2 meeting at Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde on Saturday will see home side Elversberg take to the field against Eintracht Braunschweig.
Our Elversberg v Eintracht Braunschweig predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Elversberg
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Elversberg are hoping to win again after their last result, a 1-3 Bundesliga 2 victory against Nuremberg.
In that match, Elversberg managed 50% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Elversberg, the goals were scored by Elias Baum (52', 63') and Tom Zimmerschied (79'). For their opponents, Nuremberg had 12 shots at goal with 2 on target. Janis Antiste (44') scored for Nuremberg.
Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that much solidity has been shown by the Elversberg backline. Elversberg have been miserly, with the total number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their last 6 matches standing at 4. That aside, we must now wait to see whether that trend will be maintained here in this match or not.
Coming into this fixture, Elversberg are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Eintracht Braunschweig
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In their previous game, Eintracht Braunschweig drew 2-2 in the Bundesliga 2 tie with Fortuna Dusseldorf.
In that game, Eintracht Braunschweig managed 42% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Eintracht Braunschweig, goals were scored by Paul Jaeckel (22') and Rayan Philippe (52'). For their opponents, Fortuna Dusseldorf got 10 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Nicolas Gavory (47') and Matthias Zimmermann (72') scored for Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Eintracht Braunschweig have been good when going forward in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 13 goals in their last 6 matches. While their manager Daniel Scherning will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Eintracht Braunschweig have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same outings.
Going into this contest, Eintracht Braunschweig are undefeated in their last 4 away league matches.
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Head to head
The last league encounter between these sides was Bundesliga 2 match day 16 on 15/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Eintracht Braunschweig 0-3 Elversberg.
On that day, Eintracht Braunschweig managed 46% possession and 10 shots at goal with 2 on target.
Elversberg got 17 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Fisnik Asllani (62', 79') and Maurice Neubauer (91') scored.
The match was refereed by Richard Hempel.
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Team News: Elversberg
Frederik Jäkel (Knee problems) and Patryk Dragon (Knee injury) will not be able to play for Elversberg gaffer Horst Steffen.
In all likelihood, Elversberg will possibly line up in a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, handing starts to Nicolas Kristof, Elias Baum, Lukas Pinckert, Florian Le Joncour, Carlo Sickinger, Robin Fellhauer, Semih Sahin, Lukas Petkov, Muhammed Damar, Tom Zimmerschied and Fisnik Asllani.
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Team News: Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig manager Daniel Scherning has multiple availability issues to deal with. Tino Casali (Cruciate ligament tear), Sidi Sané (Cruciate ligament tear), Niklas Tauer (Cruciate ligament tear) and Sidney Raebiger (Muscle injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
We believe Braunschweig seem likely to begin the game with a 3-5-2 formation using Ron-Thorben Hoffmann, Paul Jaeckel, Jannis Nikolaou, Sven Kohler, Marvin Rittmüller, Julian Baas, Robin Krauße, Lino Tempelmann, Leon Bell Bell, Rayan Philippe and Richmond Tachie.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Eintracht Braunschweig are certainly able to get a goal against this Elversberg outfit, however it might not quite be enough to avoid defeat.
We’re expecting both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Elversberg after 90 minutes. Let’s see what eventuates.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the 90 minute result market, the win for Elversberg is best priced at 1.55, backing a draw is 4.5 & staking on victory for Eintracht Braunschweig gets you 5. Those are the top market prices being offered as of now.
Victor Martins,
08:04 06/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Elversberg
Formed: 1907
Stadium: Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde (10,000)
Captain: Robin Fellhauer
Chairman: Dominik Holzer
Manager: Horst Steffen
Competitions: Bundesliga 2 position 3
⭐ Star Man: Fisnik Asllani
Mostly taking to the field in the Striker position, Fisnik Asllani was born in Berlin, Germany. After making a first senior appearance for Hoffenheim in the 2021 - 2022 season, the goalscoring Forward has scored 17 league goals in this 2. Bundesliga 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in a total of 31 appearances.