FC Schalke 04 vs SV Elversberg — Tips & Analysis

Over 3: Elversberg do not play in quiet games. They have had 3 or more goals in 11 of their last 12 games, and their games average just over 4 goals in total. They score more than 2 goals a game and they let in more than a goal a game, so they give as much as they get. Schalke are not a careful side either. They score almost 2 goals a game, their games average almost 3 goals in total, and 7 of their last 12 have had 3 or more goals. Schalke have let in only one goal in five home games. They have given up far better chances than that, so the tidy record may not last much longer. Elversberg have traded blows with Leverkusen, Gladbach and Bayern inside a month, and they will not sit back here. Schalke won the last meeting 2-1 at Elversberg in April, and something like it looks the likeliest shape again. Schalke's control in midfield should decide it late, with Elversberg scoring as they nearly always do. That is also the honest part. A 2-1 is the single most likely score, and we need this game to get past that, so the fourth goal matters. Elversberg are missing Seifert and Zimmerschied, which could blunt them a little. Even so, with these two attacks on show, we are happy going for goals.