Overview
- Elversberg recorded a fourth win in six league matches to reach 13 points and take first place for at least one night.
- Scoring sequence: Ebnoutalib 12', Yardimci 20' for the hosts, Gyamerah 34' before halftime, then Ebnoutalib 79' and Schmahl 86' for the visitors.
- Braunschweig played the final half-hour a man down after Robin Heußer was sent off with a yellow-red in the 63rd minute.
- Ebnoutalib moved to six goals in six games and leads the league after delivering a third straight two-goal performance.
- Attendance was reported at 20,085, with Braunschweig next visiting Preußen Münster on Sunday and Elversberg hosting Holstein Kiel next Saturday.