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H. Kuruçay
4'

VELTINS-Arena(61,818 Spectators)

Dr. Robin Braun

Full-time: Schalke 1-0 Elversberg

Schalke hold out to take all three points thanks to that early goal from Kuruçay. Elversberg had their moments, but in the end, Schalke were just too compact at the back as the Royal Blues move top of the table.

Full-time

90'

+ 10

Corner Elversberg

Sánchez heads the ball out for a corner kick. Keidel delivers the ball into the box, but Schallenberg makes short work of it and heads the ball out of the penalty area.

90'

+ 9

Plagued by cramps

Kuruçay can't continue; his calf is giving him serious trouble. Grüger comes on to keep things tight at the back.

90'

+ 9

Substitution

Max Grüger

Hasan Kuruçay

90'

+ 5

Cross fizzles out

Elversberg try to attack down the left with a high cross. At the far post, Ebnoutalib gets his head to the ball. However, he doesn't put enough power behind it to trouble Karius. The visitors have just five minutes left to score an equaliser.

90'

+ 4

Double substitution

The home side are making changes. Sánchez comes on for the yellow-carded Becker, Donkor replaces Wallentowitz, who has run himself into the ground over 90 minutes.

90'

+ 4

Substitution

Anton Donkor

Mika Wallentowitz

90'

+ 4

Substitution

Felipe Sánchez

Vitalie Becker

90'

+ 3

Offside again

After the free kick was finally taken, the whistle blows immediately again: Stange was offside during the cross. Schalke can regroup.

90'

+ 1

Shirt pulling

Matriciani loses the foot race on the wing against Stange. He can only hold him back and deservedly receives a yellow card for it.

90'

+ 1

Yellow card

Henning Matriciani

Another clean sheet?

This would be Schalke's sixth clean sheet this season. In the entire previous season, the Royal Blues managed this only four times in 34 matches.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Hasan Kurucay32.54km/h

Moussa Sylla32.47km/h

Otto Emerson Stange32.37km/h

89'

Last substitutions

Wagner makes one more change in the final window. Malanga and Schnellbacher come on.

89'

Substitution

Luca Schnellbacher

Tom Zimmerschied

89'

Substitution

Jarzinho Malanga

Bambasé Conté

86'

Time-wasting

Becker takes too much time with the throw-in and receives a yellow.

86'

Yellow card

Vitalie Becker

84'

Relief attack

On the left, Schalke try to buy a bit of time. Karaman can't control the ball initially, but El-Faouzi follows up. The substitutions from Elversberg have disrupted the flow a bit. S04 seem more assertive.

80'

Another yellow

Conté steps on Katić's foot after a pass. Consequently, the striker receives a yellow card.

80'

Yellow card

Bambasé Conté

78'

Substitution

Porath cannot continue. Matriciani now comes on for him on the defensive flank.

78'

Substitution

Henning Matriciani

Finn Porath

76'

Double substitution

Stange and Schmahl are brought on to add more firepower to the attack.

76'

Substitution

Frederik Schmahl

Łukasz Poręba

76'

Substitution

Otto Stange

Lukas Petkov

75'

Now Schalke again

S04 with an important relieving attack down the left. El-Faouzi draws a free kick on the touchline. Porath chips it into the middle, but the visitors are able to clear.

73'

Clear offside

Conté has too much space in the right half-space, turns and serves Ebnoutalib, who makes a run behind the defensive line. His right-footed finish ends up in the net, but due to the offside position, the goal is immediately disallowed.

73'

Schalke change formation

Although Muslic has not made any substitutions yet, the Miners are setting up a bit differently. They are now defending with a back five. Up front, Sylla and Wallentowitz are pressing ahead of a midfield three.

0:23

Almost a chance

A long ball over the top almost finds Ebnoutalib, but Katić gets across to make a great challenge.

69'

Pressure Handling

This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.

80%

Amara Condé

10 times under pressure

68'

The Elversberg Anchor

The SV Elversberg midfielder has been under pressure ten times when in possession. However, Condé has managed to withstand this pressure in 80 percent of these situations.

68'

Tactical Foul

As Elversberg quickly switches play down the left flank, Ayhan has to challenge Conté. He pulls the attacker to the ground at the halfway line. Clear yellow card.

68'

Yellow card

Mertcan Ayhan

Good Omen

Schalke went into half-time with a lead for the sixth time this season, and they have always won on those occasions. Will it be the same this time?

66'

Yellow card

Justin Heekeren

63'

Hard Challenge

A high ball into the Schalke half leads to a collision in the aerial duel between Ebnoutalib and Katić, as the Elversberg player catches the Schalke player in the face with his foot while falling. Ebnoutalib receives a yellow card as a result.

63'

Fresh Impetus

Günther comes on for Gyamerah as Keidel now switches to the right side.

63'

Yellow card

Younes Ebnoutalib

62'

Substitution

Lasse Günther

Jan Gyamerah

0:14

Porath from distance

Another long throw-in from the Royal Blues. It bounces through the penalty area, and at the right corner, Porath connects with a volley. Kristof is alert and tips the ball over the crossbar.

58'

Katić stops the counter-attack

After a long throw-in from the right by Wallentowitz, Elversberg want to counter-attack. However, they are stopped on the halfway line.

55'

Karaman offside

Karius plays a long ball from his own half. Sylla gets to the ball first and lays it off to Becker. His through ball to Karaman is precise, but the captain was offside.

53'

Intense game, intense runs

The Schalke players are working hard to maintain their lead and perhaps even extend it.

Sprints

105

49'

Brief interruption

Porath gets hit in the head by the ball from close range after a corner. The match is interrupted for treatment.

48'

Good early control

The visitors have managed to establish themselves in the Schalke half early on in this second period.

46'

We're back underway!

Schalke kick off.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Schalke 1-0 Elversberg

The hosts are generally good value for their lead. Elversberg had a good spell in the middle of the half, but since riding that out, Schalke have looked threatening in their quest to double their lead.

Half-time

45'

+ 1

Sylla is up in the air

S04 attack down the left, where El-Faouzi finds Karaman from the byline. His cross is aimed at Sylla, who attempts a spectacular bicycle kick, but with no luck.

0:22

Tidy skill

Wallentowitz finds Porath directly with a delightful backheel. However, the subsequent cross doesn't find a recipient. Great skill from the youngster!

39'

Schalke applying pressure

The ball is rolling again, and Schalke are suddenly close to making it 2-0. Keidel loses possession during the build-up, Sylla lays it off to the right to El-Faouzi in the penalty area. From the byline, his cutback finds Wallentowitz. He attempts an artistic backheel, but Elversberg manage to block and clear the chance.

36'

A delay in play

Becker drives the ball forward along the touchline and draws a foul. His cross to the far post is headed back into the middle by Katić, where Pinckert and goalkeeper Kristof collide in the air. The match is briefly interrupted as the Elversberg keeper requires treatment.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Hasan Kurucay32.54km/h

Bambasé Conté31.77km/h

Vitalie Becker31.57km/h

29'

Again down the left

The visitors move forward with a few touches through Keidel and Zimmerschied. Katić clears the cross into touch at the last moment.

26'

Elversberg working hard

The visitors are trying to win the ball back as soon as they lose it, winning the ball back ten seconds quicker than Schalke.

26'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

S04

ELV

19.7 s

9.3 s

0:21

Narrow offside, but a good save

Karius distinguishes himself with a superb save. Ebnoutalib heads from a central position after a cross from the half-space. However, the striker was narrowly offside when the ball was played.

24'

Corner kick for the visitors

Petkov finds Conde on the right impressively with the outside of his foot. Kuruçay gets across and clears for a corner, which comes to nothing as Ayhan heads the ball away.

21'

Another advance

After a throw-in in their own half, Kuruçay shifts the play impressively to Porath. The right-back pushes forward and serves Wallentowitz. The young winger provides some relief with his run down the flank.

18'

Hard Graft

Schalke are having very little possession in the opening phase. It has been all Elversberg since the opener.

Possession (%)

3466

15'

Karius stays alert

Elversberg are now having more and more of the play. On the right, Petrov gets past Becker and looks for Ebnoutalib with a low pass. However, the Schalke keeper is wide awake and slides in to intercept at the right edge of the penalty area.

11'

Corner for Elv

Ebnoutalib is played free on the left wing. His cross is cleared behind for a corner. The resulting corner doesn't pose any danger.

Free kick for the Elv

Porath fouls Keidel. Keidel then delivers the ball into the middle, but Kuruçay just manages to get to it ahead of Poręba and clears it for a corner. The resulting corner comes to nothing.

Lightning start

That's already Schalke's sixth goal in the opening quarter of an hour - twice as many as any other team!

Goooooal for Schalke!

Another throw-in from the right by Wallentowitz. Elversberg initially clear, but the Miners press on. Ayhan chips the ball from deep back towards the edge of the box. Sylla flicks it on with his head, and Kuruçay slots it home with his left foot in the manner of a centre-forward.

Hasan Kuruçay

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

27 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

82.71 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11.66 m

An early throw

Schalke win a throw early on and they are dangerous from these. Wallentowitz hurls the ball towards the penalty area, but Elversberg manage to clear.

Let's go!

The ball is rolling in Gelsenkirchen, the home side kick off.

Kick-off!

Schalke team news

Schalke manager Muslic includes Kuruçay again after he recently complained of feeling unwell after the warm-up against Karlsruhe and had to sit out. He plays instead of Sánchez, while on the right, Porath replaces Adrian Gantenbein, who is suspended due yellow-card accumulation.

Elversberg team news

Last time out, Younes Ebnoutalib was given a rest against Hannover and was only a substitute. However, the league's top striker is back in the starting XI today, with Luca Schnellbacher making way.

Starting line-up: SV Elversberg

Starting line-up: FC Schalke 04

Vincent Wagner on facing Schalke

"We will be able to prove that we can play good football even with many spectators and therefore under certain pressure. We're looking forward to that. Schalke are in top form. They play very bravely against the ball, so we will be exposed to permanent pressure. It will be important to be very focused and make as few mistakes as possible."

Miron Muslić on facing Elversberg

"They narrowly missed out on the Bundesliga [last season]. They had an outstanding second half of the season. And despite many departures and a change in head coach, they've built excellently on last year. They have incredible quality and structure. They are very well coached and prepared. It will be a tough challenge, but we're up for it. We want to show what has made us so strong in recent months. We want to perform as a team and become one with the crowd."

Double Kuruçay

Schalke's Hasan Kuruçay scored his only Bundesliga 2 brace against Elversberg, while with Braunschweig.

Happy away days

In the previous four encounters between both teams, the home side never won. Schalke have earned only one victory in their four matches against Elversberg.

One point but worlds apart

The teams are almost level on points in the table, and yet the clubs feel worlds apart. Schalke, for example, has over 200,000 members, while Elversberg as a city has 13,000 inhabitants.

1:58

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