MATCH PREVIEW

Mainz’s three away wins put Elversberg’s home record under the microscope

What is at stake, with the data behind it

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Both teams enter this Bundesliga meeting level on 10 points, but Mainz bring a 3-0-0 away record against an Elversberg side that has scored 8 goals in 3 home games. The availability of key players adds another layer to the central question.

Before kickoff

The table is level before kickoff

SV Elversberg and FSV Mainz 05 meet on Friday, October 30, with the pre-match Bundesliga table showing both teams on 10 points from 7 games. Elversberg are ranked #8 and Mainz #7, while Bayern München lead with 17 points. Both sides therefore trail the leaders by 7 points.

Their listed form across 7 matches is identical in result count: each has 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. Elversberg’s most recent result in that sample was a loss, as was Mainz’s, making the home-away split the clearest contrast before kickoff.

Home output meets Mainz away record

Elversberg have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their home games this season, scoring 8 goals and conceding 7. They have kept 0 clean sheets at home. Mainz have won all 3 of their away games, scoring 10 goals and conceding 3, with 2 away clean sheets. The evidence sets up a direct question about whether Elversberg’s home scoring can disrupt Mainz’s strongest split of the season.

01Home / Away Split

Two different teams?

Home and away form for SV Elversberg

  • At Home
  • Away
At Home2W-0D-1L
Away1W-1D-2L

Elversberg’s home record and Mainz’s away record this Bundesliga season Season data from the article’s source snapshot; this chart is not a statistic for this match alone.

Goal threat and availability

P. Tietz leads Mainz’s listed scorer chart with 5 goals in 7 appearances. A. Caci has 3 goals and 3 assists in 7 appearances, while M. Krattenmacher carries Elversberg’s main listed threat with 3 goals and 1 assist in 7 appearances.

T. Zimmerschied is missing for Elversberg with an ankle injury; N. Darvich, J. Gyamerah and L. Seifert are questionable. Mainz are without D. Kohr and Silas, while O. Ruoppi is questionable. Can Elversberg’s home attack find a way through Mainz’s away defence at kickoff?

Explore match and season data
Fri, Oct 30
Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
SV Elversberg crest

SV Elversberg

8th in league
3W - 1D - 3L
Recent Form
LWLDL
VS
FSV Mainz 05 crest

FSV Mainz 05

7th in league
3W - 1D - 3L
Recent Form
LWLWL
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Goals/Game
1.7
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2.3
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Conceded/Game
2.1
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1.9
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Form Points
4
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6
League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

8th10 pts
Matchday7
7th10 pts
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1Bayern MünchenWWDWW752025617
2Borussia DortmundWDDWW752012417
3SC FreiburgLLWDW741216913
4Bayer LeverkusenLWWWD7412161213
5RB LeipzigWLWLW7403201112
6Werder BremenWDDWD7331151412
7FSV Mainz 05LWLWL7313161310
8SV ElversbergLWLDL7313121510
9FC AugsburgDLDLD723217139
101899 HoffenheimWWLLW730414149
11Hamburger SVLWWWL73046169
121. FC KölnDLWLD72238118
13SC Paderborn 07WDLWL7223698
14Eintracht FrankfurtLWLDW722310178
15VfB StuttgartLLWLL720510136
16FC Schalke 04DLLDW7133476
17Union BerlinDDWLL71336186
18Borussia MönchengladbachWLLLL710611223