National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Elversberg or FSV Mainz 05 that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Elversberg form and stats
Last season, Elversberg's DFB Pokal journey ended in the 2nd round.0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Elversberg have to build on here at URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde in the 2. Bundesliga.
Elversberg's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Hansa Rostock. The defeat against Hansa Rostock was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored 13 minutes into stoppage time (by Perea). Defender Sickinger got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.04/10. Sickinger scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and won 9 of 14 duels.
A 2-2 draw away in the 2. Bundesliga before that, with Hannover 96 the opponent.At URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde, Elversberg has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
FSV Mainz 05 form and stats
Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the round of 16.As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, FSV Mainz 05 have produced an overall stat of 6-4-7 so far.
FSV Mainz 05 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Borussia Dortmund. The result could certainly have been worse as the opposing team were superior in expected goals created (xG): 3.71 - 1.60. Drawing 2-2 against Borussia Dortmund after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Svensson needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Goalkeeper Dahmen made a total of eight saves, making him a hero against Borussia Dortmund. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Dahmen was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.61. The agile goalkeeper Dahmen saved a penalty.
The game before that, in the Bundesliga, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against VfB Stuttgart.FSV Mainz 05 find the net regularly in their away games. 23 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. Mainz have conceded 30 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Burkardt loves to play against Elversberg and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Correia 1 goals |  C. Sickinger 1 goals |  W. Faghir 1 goals |
Elversberg missing players
FSV Mainz 05 missing players
| Elversberg | FSV Mainz 05 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 44 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | C | 23 | 47 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 76% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.1 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 46% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| 9.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hansa Rostock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Karlsruher SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Magdeburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | St. Pauli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Osnabruck | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Elversberg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Paderborn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Kaiserslautern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 92 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 54 | 71 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 71 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 62 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 59 |
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 6 | 50 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 46 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -3 | 43 |
| 11 | Köln | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 | -5 | 42 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 36 | -13 | 36 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 72 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 40 | -32 | 35 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -21 | 34 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 35 | -36 | 31 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 42 | -27 | 29 |
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