Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th November 2026

This will be the first time that Borussia Dortmund face Elversberg lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

Borussia Dortmund are chasing the first place in the Bundesliga after collecting 18 points from their initial eight encounters. Elversberg trail them on 13 points after eight rounds, sitting as number 7 in the table.

Borussia Dortmund are aiming to extend the lead on Elversberg in the standings as they go toe-to-toe this coming Saturday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger.

Borussia Dortmund scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing eight goals against. This is an average of 0.8 goals against per match with six clean sheets along the way.

Elversberg show off splendid stats in their last eight matches, where they hit the target two times on average per game. They scored 16 goals and conceded 16, an average of 2.1 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in one of these.

This is the first time Borussia Dortmund squares up against Elversberg in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent.

Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Werder Bremen by 3-2, before drawing 2-2 with Bayern Munich. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Real Betis 2-1. Borussia Dortmund won five of their last six Bundesliga matches at the Signal Iduna Park, scoring 15 and conceding four along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Borussia Dortmund were spoken to as contenders for the title in the Bundesliga this season, and are so far living up to expectations.

Elversberg Form

In their last three matches, Elversberg lost against RB Leipzig and Darmstadt by 4-0 and 0-2, respectively, and beat Mainz 05 by 4-1. Elversberg only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost two as well as being outscored by eight goals to four.

Elversberg have already squandered enough points to put themselves under pressure, if they are to challenge for the title seriously in the Bundesliga this season.

We fully expect Borussia Dortmund to claim a win against Elversberg, but we believe the visitors have enough resistance in them to minimize the expected defeat.

Borussia Dortmund have taken five points from their last three games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of five goals to four. Elversberg won two of their last four matches against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table, scoring eight and conceding nine goals. They collected six points from these. Borussia Dortmund are yet to experience the foul smell of failure this season in the Bundesliga. They haven't lost a single game, in stead recording five wins and three draws. Elversberg enjoy a record of four wins, one draw and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg Squads

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Kovac will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Elversberg from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Meyer (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/8), Patrick Drewes (0/0), Silas Ostrzinski (0/0), Daniel Svensson (1/8), Filippo Mane (0/2), Jan-Luca Riedl (0/0), Joane Gadou (0/8), Julian Ryerson (0/7), Kaua Prates (0/1), Luca Reggiani (0/1), Miguel Adje (0/0), Nico Schlotterbeck (1/6), Ramy Bensebaini (0/3), Romeo Ritter (0/0), Waldemar Anton (0/8), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/3), Emre Can (0/0), Enzo Duarte (0/0), Ethan Nwaneri (0/6), Felix Nmecha (2/8), Giannis Konstantelias (1/1), Jobe Bellingham (0/8), Joey Veerman (0/7), Konstantinos Karetsas (0/6), Marcel Sabitzer (0/7), Mussa Kaba (0/0), Fabio Silva (3/7), Justin Lerma (0/0), Marwan-Omir Mirza (0/0), Mathis Albert (0/1), Maximilian Beier (2/8), Samuele Inacio (0/2), Serhou Guirassy (3/8).

Elversberg Squad

Below is the full team squad of Elversberg. The manager Wagner will pick his starting XI against Borussia Dortmund from these players:

Elias Etringer (0/0), Frank Lehmann (0/0), Nicolas Kristof (0/8), Tim Boss (0/0), Florian Le Joncour (0/1), Jan Gyamerah (0/6), Lasse Guenther (1/8), Luca Sirch (0/7), Luis Seifert (0/0), Lukas Pinckert (0/8), Maximilian Rohr (1/8), Nicholas Mickelson (0/4), Amara Conde (0/3), Felix Keidel (2/8), Frederik Schmahl (1/4), Lukas Petkov (2/8), Lukasz Poreba (0/8), Maurice Krattenmacher (4/8), Noah Darvich (0/5), Raif Adam (0/3), Cole Campbell (2/7), David Mokwa (2/8), Francis Onyeka (1/6), Luca Pfeiffer (0/0), Luca Schnellbacher (0/3), Noel Futkeu (0/6), Tom Zimmerschied (0/1).

Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg Team News

Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg Lineups

Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg H2H

Having never shared a season in the Bundesliga in recent past, this is the first time Borussia Dortmund comes up against Elversberg in this context.

Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg Results

Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg Betting Tips

Felix Nmecha is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Elversberg look to Maurice Krattenmacher, hoping he can add to his current total of two Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

Borussia Dortmund won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Elversberg won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost four in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Borussia Dortmund on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Elversberg in their last 10 league games away from home.

Borussia Dortmund saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Elversberg, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game.