Match Report
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Elversberg (1st, 74 pts) and Bayreuth (20th, 32 pts). Elversberg's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Elversberg were scoring 2.11 and conceding 1.05, Bayreuth 1.03 and 2.13, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Bayreuth had lost four in a row.
URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Elversberg led 4-2 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 5-2.
Goal scorers
Elversberg: Manuel Feil (15'), Semih Sahin (24'), Luca Dürholtz (45'), Luca Schnellbacher (45'), Jannik Rochelt (64') · Bayreuth: Benedikt Kirsch (12'), Eroll Zejnullahu (9')
Key stats
Possession: Elversberg 65% · Bayreuth 35% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 7-3