Elversberg 4-1 Mainz: Keidel leads decisive first half

Elversberg’s fast start settles 4-1 win

SV Elversberg beat FSV Mainz 05 4-1 in the Bundesliga, with three first-half goals deciding the match. Felix Keidel opened the scoring in the 7th minute for 1-0, before Francis Onyeka made it 2-0 in the 26th minute with an assist from David Mokwa. Maurice Krattenmacher added Elversberg’s third in the 45th minute, leaving the hosts 3-0 ahead at half-time.

Mainz find no route back

Mainz made four substitutions in the 63rd minute, including Benedict Hollerbach, but Elversberg remained in control. Cole Campbell scored in the 90th minute to make it 4-0, assisted by Nicholas Mickelson. Hollerbach scored Mainz’s final goal in the 90th minute for 4-1.

Elversberg had 54% possession, completed 319 accurate passes and recorded 13 shots to Mainz’s 10. The scoreline was more decisive than the expected-goals figures, which were 1.02 for Elversberg and 0.45 for Mainz. Mainz did win 11 corners to Elversberg’s five, but managed only two shots on target compared with six for the hosts.

Points gap opens after match

Elversberg went into the game ranked #8 on 10 points, while Mainz were ranked #7 on 10 points. Elversberg now have 13 points and are 3 points ahead of Mainz, who remain on 10. Elversberg’s standout performer was Keidel, rated 8.2 after 90 minutes, one goal and three key passes.

Phillipp Mwene, Danny da Costa, Ransford Königsdörffer and Stefan Posch were booked for Mainz. The event log records Posch’s red card in the 90th minute, although the match statistics list zero red cards for Mainz.