MSV Duisburg 1-3 SV Elversberg: result and AI prediction

MSV Duisburg – SV Elversberg, DFB-Pokal, Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 02:30 PM (GMT). Venue: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena

Last 4 head-to-head meetings: MSV Duisburg 1, draws 1, SV Elversberg 2. Their last meeting, on April 25, 2023, ended MSV Duisburg 2-2 SV Elversberg.

MSV Duisburg

Final score1 - 3

SV Elversberg

AI predicted: 1-2 · Final score: 1-3✓ Correct outcome

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

This is a difficult DFB-Pokal opener for Elversberg, who travel to a Duisburg side already in competitive rhythm and formidable at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena. Duisburg have started sharply, carry major home belief and will make the match physical from the opening phase. Elversberg bring the higher-level squad and encouraging pre-season signs, but arrive without suspended centre-back Lukas Pinckert and have not yet faced competitive pressure this season. The visitors’ composure against the press and Duisburg’s threat from restarts shape the tie.

Head-to-head analysis

The most recent meeting in Duisburg finished level, while Elversberg won the other recent fixture between the clubs. Those meetings came when both sides were in the third tier, so the historical edge has limited predictive weight after Elversberg’s rise.

Injuries and absences

Elversberg’s most consequential confirmed absence is suspended centre-back Lukas Pinckert, which increases the importance of defensive organisation against Duisburg’s direct and set-piece game. Duisburg are without Frederik Christensen and Dennis Borkowski, limiting Hirsch’s options on the left and in the forward rotation.

Form (last 5)