Elversberg Coach Vincent Wagner Cleared to Face Bayern Munich
Vincent Wagner will be back on the Elversberg bench for Sunday’s Bundesliga meeting with Bayern Munich after the DFB sports court revoked his one-match touchline ban following Friday’s hearing.
Promoted Elversberg host Vincent Kompany’s Bayern at the Ursapharm-Arena on September 13, with kick-off scheduled for 11:30 AM. The home side have raced into fourth place in the early Bundesliga standings, while Bayern sit sixth.
Elversberg bring momentum into Bayern test
Elversberg have taken four wins and one draw from their past five matches in all competitions, scoring 12 times but conceding 11. Their latest league result was a thrilling 4-3 victory away at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
They also stunned Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 earlier in the campaign, underlining the attacking intent that has driven their strong return to the top division.
Wagner will have to manage without injured trio Luis Seifert, Tom Zimmerschied and Frederik Schmahl. Nicolas Kristof is expected in goal, with Maximilian Rohr, Lasse Guenther, Lukas Pinckert and Jan Gyamerah among the projected defensive options.
Lukasz Poreba, Lukas Petkov, Francis Onyeka, Cole Campbell, Felix Keidel and David Mokwa are also in line to feature.
Bayern arrive after European statement
Bayern come into the game on the back of a 5-0 Champions League opening-night win over Bodø/Glimt on Thursday. Michael Olise scored twice and supplied an assist in that match, earning Man of the Match recognition.
Kompany’s side have won four of their last five fixtures, drawing the other 0-0 at Schalke. They have scored 13 goals during that sequence and conceded only once, with a 5-1 Bundesliga win over VfB Stuttgart also part of the run.
Harry Kane remains Bayern’s main attacking threat as he closes in on 100 goals for the club, while Olise heads to Elversberg in sharp form after his European display.
David Santos Daiber, Tarek Buchmann and Serge Gnabry are unavailable through injury, with Bayern reporting no suspended players.
Manuel Neuer is projected to start in goal. Konrad Laimer, Alphonso Davies, Jonathan Tah, Dayot Upamecano, Lennart Karl, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Luis Diaz, Nathaniel Brown and Ismael Saibari are included in the anticipated XI.
What happens next
There is no recent head-to-head record listed between Elversberg and Bayern. Elversberg will seek another statement result against elite opposition, while Bayern can move quickly up the developing Bundesliga table with an away win.
In the United States, the match will be shown live on USA Network. Streaming options include DirecTV Stream, Sling TV and Peacock.
