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Elversberg’s 4-1 victory was fully deserved despite only narrowly edging Mainz on xG (1.02 vs 1.21), highlighting their superior shot conversion and Mainz’s profligacy. The hosts scored from four of their six shots on target, with Felix Keidel (7'), Francis Onyeka (26'), Maurice Krattenmacher (45+1'), and Cole Campbell (90') all finding the net, while Mainz managed just two shots on target despite 11 corners. Elversberg’s 54% possession translated into 13 total shots (seven inside the box), a higher volume than Mainz’s 10.

The visitors’ indiscipline (22 fouls, three yellows, and Stefan Posch’s late red) compounded their wastefulness, with a disallowed Ransford Königsdörffer goal (65') emblematic of their struggles. Benedict Hollerbach’s 90+2' consolation came too late, as Elversberg’s early ruthlessness – scoring twice inside 26 minutes – set the tone. The defining stat: Elversberg converted 4/6 shots on target (67%) versus Mainz’s 1/2 (50%).