FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt prevailed over FC Union Berlin to win 2-1. A goal from O. N’Dicka was decisive in the 90min. It was Eintracht Frankfurt to strike first with a goal of D. Sow at the 22′. Then it was a penalty in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, O. N’Dicka gave the win to Eintracht Frankfurt in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sascha Stegemann with the support of Mike Pickel and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Tobias Welz. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Eintracht Frankfurt

2 - 1

FC Union Berlin

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 12 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 139 Attack 116
  • 70 Dangerous attack 17
  • 100 Ball safe 94
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 4 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Eintracht Frankfurt was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Eintracht Frankfurt was was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Eintracht Frankfurt won the match​.

Eintracht Frankfurt shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Frankfurt didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 4 yellow cards (G. Promel, R. Knoche, A. Luthe and S. Becker).

Match Timeline

22'
39'
58'
58'
59'
Robin Knoche- Yellow
62'
68'
76'
76'
77'
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After this match, Eintracht Frankfurt will have 18 points like RB Leipzig, FSV Mainz 05, FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 20 points like TSG Hoffenheim and VfL Wolfsburg to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away with TSG Hoffenheim on the 4th of December with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (7 draws).

FC Union Berlin will host RB Leipzig on the 3rd of December with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
7.0
D
Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan
6.8
D
Evan Ndicka 2.France
7.4
90'
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
7.0
M
Timothy Chandler 22.United States
6.8
M
Filip Kostić 10.Serbia
7.8
M
Djibril Sow 8.Switzerland
7.3
22'
M
Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia
7.5
F
Daichi Kamada 15.Japan
7.0
F
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
6.6
77'
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
6.4
68'
Substitutes
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
D
Danny da Costa 24.Germany
D
M. Hinteregger 13.Austria
D
Almamy Touré 18.Mali
M
Sebastian Rode 17.Germany
M
Stefan Ilsanker 3.Austria
F
Gonçalo Paciência 39.Portugal
6.5
68'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 23.Norway
F
R. Ache 21.Germany
7.1
77'

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

The manager Oliver Glasner decided to play with the following team: Kevin Trapp (7.0), Tuta (7.0), Makoto Hasebe (6.8), Evan N’Dicka (7.4), Timothy Chandler (6.8), Djibril Sow (7.3), Kristijan Jakić (7.5), Filip Kostić (7.8), Jesper Lindstrøm (6.6), Daichi Kamada (7.0) and Rafael Santos Borré (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Danny da Costa, Sebastian Rode, Gonçalo Paciência (6.5), Martin Hinteregger, Stefan Ilsanker, Jens Petter Hauge, Almamy Touré, Diant Ramaj and Ragnar Ache (7.1).

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 2 changes: R. Borre for G. Paciencia (68′) and J. Lindstrom for R. Ache (77′).

Best player: Filip Kostić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Eintracht Frankfurt was Filip Kostić even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 38 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 21 crosses.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
6.1
90'
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
7.1
59'
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
6.6
D
Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany
7.0
M
Bastian Oczipka 20.Germany
6.4
90'
M
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
6.7
M
Genki Haraguchi 24.Japan
6.7
58'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
6.7
58'
M
Grischa Prömel 21.Germany
6.3
39'
F
Max Kruse 10.Germany
6.9
76' 62'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 14.Nigeria
7.3
76'
Substitutes
G
Frederik Rönnow 19.Denmark
D
Julian Ryerson 6.Norway
7.0
58'
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
D
Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany
90'
M
Levin Öztunali 7.Germany
6.1
76'
M
Kevin Möhwald 30.Germany
F
Anthony Ujah 11.Nigeria
F
Andreas Voglsammer 9.Germany
7.1
76'
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
6.6
58' 90'

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Urs Fischer played with: Andreas Luthe (6.1), Marvin Friedrich (6.6), Robin Knoche (7.1), Timo Baumgartl (7.0), Christopher Trimmel (6.7), Genki Haraguchi (6.7), Rani Khedira (6.7), Grischa Prömel (6.3), Bastian Oczipka (6.4), Taiwo Awoniyi (7.3) and Max Kruse (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Anthony Ujah, Julian Ryerson (7.0), Levin Öztunali (6.1), Frederik Rønnow, Andreas Voglsammer (7.1), Paul Jäckel, Niko Giesselmann, Sheraldo Becker (6.6) and Kevin Möhwald.

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: G. Haraguchi for S. Becker (58′), R. Khedira for J. Ryerson (58′), T. Awoniyi for A. Voglsammer (76′), M. Kruse for L. Oztunali (76′) and B. Oczipka for N. Giesselmann (90′).

Best player: Taiwo Awoniyi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Taiwo Awoniyi.

His rating is (7.3) with 14 passes (42% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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