Elversberg defeated Strasbourg 5-2 in a Club Friendlies fixture on 4 August 2026. The visitors took control early and never looked back, ending a run of mixed results with a convincing display.
F. Onyeka opened the scoring for Strasbourg in the fourth minute, and M. Godo doubled the lead just five minutes later. L. Pfeiffer pulled one back for Elversberg in the twenty-third minute, but Godo restored the home side's advantage before the break with a second goal in the forty-fifth minute.
N. Darvich levelled on the hour mark, and F. Keidel put Elversberg ahead with a goal in the sixty-second minute. The visitors added a fifth when an unnamed scorer found the net in the eighty-sixth minute. S. Amo-Ameyaw came off for Strasbourg in the thirtieth minute, while L. Hogsberg was substituted for Elversberg in the sixtieth.
Elversberg edged possession at 53 per cent to Strasbourg's 47, and both sides registered similar attacking output with 69 and 67 attacks respectively. The visitors earned three corners against two for the hosts, and the only card shown was a yellow for Elversberg in the eighty-first minute.
Strasbourg's recent results have been uneven — a 3-4 defeat to Brighton, a 0-2 loss to Blackburn, and a heavy 0-7 hammering by Sporting — though they bounced back with a 5-4 win over Monaco. Elversberg come from a 1-0 victory against NEC Nijmegen and a 5-0 rout of Giessen, but also know defeat to Viktoria Cologne and a draw with Thun.
The five-goal margin leaves Elversberg with plenty to build on, while Strasbourg will be looking to tighten up. Friendlies rarely tell the full story, but the scoreline suggests the visitors found a way back into their rhythm after a difficult spell.