Schalke 04 0-0 Elversberg: goalless draw at the Veltins-Arena

Schalke 04 0-0 Elversberg

Schalke 04 and Elversberg shared the points in a goalless draw at the Veltins-Arena on matchday 4 of the Bundesliga.

The match

Elversberg picked up two early bookings: Felix Keidel was cautioned in the 26th minute, followed by Noah Darvich ten minutes later.

Darvich did not return for the second half, replaced by Maurice Krattenmacher at the break. Elversberg made a second change shortly after, with Luca Sirch coming on for Jan Gyamerah in the 51st minute.

Schalke responded with a double substitution in the 62nd minute, sending on Maximilian Wöber and Moussa Sylla for Timo Becker and Edin Džeko. Moments later Hasan Kuruçay picked up a yellow card for the home side.

Both teams continued to rotate through the closing stages. Schalke brought on Vitalie Becker and Hee-chan Hwang in the 70th minute, while Elversberg made a double change of their own in the 76th minute, introducing Noel Futkeu and Nicholas Mickelson. Schalke's Ron Schallenberg entered in the 78th minute, and Elversberg closed out their changes with Francis Onyeka in the 87th minute.

Neither side found a breakthrough, and the match finished 0-0.

The numbers

• Corners: 4-4
• Shots: 13-11
• Possession: 41%-59%
• Fouls: 10-10
• Yellow cards: 1-2
• Shots on target: 1-1

Table and next fixtures

Elversberg sit 7th on 7 points after four games (2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 8 goals scored, 7 conceded). Schalke 04 are 11th with 5 points (1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss, 3 goals scored, 4 conceded).

At the top of the table, Borussia Dortmund lead with 12 points from four wins, ahead of Bayern Munich and SC Freiburg, both on 10 points, and FC Augsburg on 7.

Schalke 04 travel to SC Freiburg on Sunday 11 October 2026 at 17:30 CEST. Elversberg host... no, wait, Elversberg visit FC Union Berlin on Saturday 10 October 2026 at 15:30 CEST.