FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt managed to snatch a draw against FC Köln with a late goal from N. Nkounkou scored in the (87′) after FC Köln got a lead with a penalty from F. Kainz (43′). Eintracht Frankfurt was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the Commerzbank-Arena stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the help of Markus Schüller and Mark Borsch. The 4th official was Frank Willenborg. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.29 degrees Celsius or 73.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Eintracht Frankfurt

1 - 1

FC Köln

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 13 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 127 Attack 81
  • 52 Dangerous attack 30
  • 89 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Eintracht Frankfurt had a strong ball possession 65% while FC Köln was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Eintracht Frankfurt was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Eintracht Frankfurt to win the match​.

Eintracht Frankfurt shot 13 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Köln shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Frankfurt received 1 yellow card (Omar Marmoush). Regarding the opposition, FC Köln received 3 yellow cards (Dejan Ljubičić, Benno Schmitz and Eric Martel).

Match Timeline

43'
Florian Kainz (penalty)
45'
Dejan Ljubicic- Yellow
45'
Eric Martel- Yellow
46'
58'
Faride Alidou- sub ->Linton Maina
58'
Omar Marmoush- Yellow
64'
67'
70'
Benno Schmitz- Yellow
Niels Nkounkou- sub ->Junior Dina Ebimbe
73'
Sebastian Rode - sub ->Hugo Larsson
73'
74'
Sargis Adamyan- sub ->Steffen Tigges
75'
Rasmus Carstensen- sub ->Benno Schmitz
79'
Luca Kilian- sub ->Julian Chabot
80'
Niels Nkounkou(goal)Paxten Aaronson
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this contest, Eintracht Frankfurt has 5 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. On the other side, FC Köln has 1 points (14th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away against TSG Hoffenheim on the 21st of October with a 10-10 head to head statistic.

FC Köln will play away agasint Heidenheim on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of FC Köln (1 draw).

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
7.0
D
Willian Pacho 3.Ecuador
7.3
D
Robin Koch 4.Germany
7.0
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
7.7
M
Ellyes Skhiri 15.Tunisia
8.1
M
Hugo Larsson 16.Sweden
7.1
73'
M
Aurélio Buta 24.Portugal
7.1
80'
M
Junior Dina Ebimbe 26.France
7.3
73'
M
Mario Götze 27.Germany
7.5
M
Philipp Max 31.Germany
6.8
46'
F
Omar Marmoush 7.Egypt
6.6
67' 64'
Substitutes
G
Jens Grahl 33.Germany
D
Hrvoje Smolcic 5.Croatia
D
Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan
D
Niels Nkounkou 29.France
6.4
73' 87'
M
Farès Chaïbi 8.Algeria
M
Sebastian Rode 17.Germany
7.0
73'
M
P. Aaronson 30.United States
80'
F
Jessic Ngankam 18.Germany
6.8
67'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 23.Norway
7.0
46'

Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Dino Toppmöller decided to play with the following team: Kevin Trapp (7.0), Tuta (7.7), Robin Koch (7.0), Willian Pacho (7.3), Aurélio Buta (7.1), Hugo Larsson (7.1), Ellyes Skhiri (8.1), Philipp Max (6.8), Mario Götze (7.5), Junior Dina Ebimbe (7.3) and Omar Marmoush (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jessic Ngankam (6.8), Hrvoje Smolcic, Farès Chaïbi, Sebastian Rode (7.0), Makoto Hasebe, Jens Petter Hauge (7.0), Niels Nkounkou (6.4), Paxten Aaronson and Jens Grahl.

Eintracht Frankfurt could not rely on the presence of Jens Petter Hauge (injured), Niels Nkounkou (injured) and Sebastian Rode (injured).

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: Philipp Max for Jens Petter Hauge (46′), Junior Dina Ebimbe for Niels Nkounkou (73′), Hugo Larsson for Sebastian Rode (73′), Omar Marmoush for Jessic Ngankam (67′) and Aurélio Buta for Paxten Aaronson (80′).

Best player: Ellyes Skhiri​

The most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Ellyes Skhiri.

His rating is (8.1) with 53 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 1.Germany
7.0
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
6.6
75' 70'
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.1
D
Leart Paçarada 17.Kosovo
6.7
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
8.2
79'
M
Eric Martel 6.Germany
7.8
45'
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
6.4
45'
M
Luca Waldschmidt 9.Germany
6.8
58'
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
7.3
43'
M
Linton Maina 37.Germany
7.0
58'
F
Steffen Tigges 21.Germany
6.7
74'
Substitutes
G
Philipp Pentke 20.Germany
D
Rasmus Carstensen 18.Denmark
6.7
75'
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
79'
D
Max Finkgräfe 35.Germany
M
Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany
M
Jacob Christensen 22.Denmark
M
Faride Alidou 40.Germany
6.4
58'
M
Mathias Olesen 47.Luxembourg
6.6
58'
F
Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia
6.8
74'

FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe (7.0), Benno Schmitz (6.6), Timo Hübers (7.1), Julian Chabot (8.2), Leart Paqarada (6.7), Eric Martel (7.8), Luca Waldschmidt (6.8), Dejan Ljubičić (6.4), Florian Kainz (7.3), Linton Maina (7.0) and Steffen Tigges (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rasmus Carstensen (6.7), Sargis Adamyan (6.8), Denis Huseinbašić, Luca Kilian, Philipp Pentke, Jacob Christensen, Max Finkgräfe, Faride Alidou (6.4) and Mathias Olesen (6.6).

FC Köln could not rely on the presence of Luca Kilian (injured).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: Luca Waldschmidt for Mathias Olesen (58′), Linton Maina for Faride Alidou (58′), Steffen Tigges for Sargis Adamyan (74′), Julian Chabot for Luca Kilian (79′) and Benno Schmitz for Rasmus Carstensen (75′).

Best player: Julian Chabot​

The most impressive player for FC Köln was Julian Chabot.

His rating is (8.2) with 39 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​