FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt destroys Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5-2 with goals of Tuta (23′), J. Lindstrom (30′), O. N’Dicka (50′), K. Jakic (66′) and D. Sow (76′). On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored with ​ P. Schick (5′), P. Schick (22′ pen). Bayer 04 Leverkusen lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was with the help of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Florian Badstübner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.9 degrees Celsius or 40.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Eintracht Frankfurt

5 - 2

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 100 Attack 94
  • 45 Dangerous attack 31
  • 74 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a superior ball possession 56% while Eintracht Frankfurt was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Eintracht Frankfurt was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Eintracht Frankfurt won the match​.

Eintracht Frankfurt shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Frankfurt didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (J. Frimpong, Aranguiz and P. Hincapie).

Match Timeline

5'
Patrik Schick(goal)R. Andrich
22'
Patrik Schick(penalty)
Tuta(goal)
23'
30'
46'
48'
Jeremie Frimpong- Yellow
50'
55'
61'
Piero Hincapié- Yellow
64'
66'
66'
67'
Exequiel Palacios- sub ->R. Andrich
75'
76'
80'
80'
Sebastian Rode - sub ->D. Sow
85'
85'
87'

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 II
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 playing this encounter, Eintracht Frankfurt will have 21 points like RB Leipzig and FSV Mainz 05 to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay with 27 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away with Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 15th of December with a 15-8 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (7 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 15th of December with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draws).

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
6.4
D
M. Hinteregger 13.Austria
6.5
D
Evan Ndicka 2.France
8.7
50'
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
7.3
23'
M
Danny da Costa 24.Germany
6.6
85'
M
Filip Kostić 10.Serbia
7.6
M
Djibril Sow 8.Switzerland
8.0
85' 76'
M
Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia
7.2
66'
F
Daichi Kamada 15.Japan
6.4
87'
F
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
7.3
46' 30'
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
7.3
Substitutes
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
D
Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan
D
Almamy Touré 18.Mali
6.6
85'
D
Christopher Lenz 25.Germany
6.8
64'
M
Sebastian Rode 17.Germany
6.4
85'
M
Timothy Chandler 22.United States
F
Gonçalo Paciência 39.Portugal
F
Sam Lammers 9.Netherlands
87'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 23.Norway
6.6
46'

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 (6.4), Tuta (7.3), Martin Hinteregger (6.5), Evan N’Dicka (8.7), Danny da Costa (6.6), Kristijan Jakić (7.2), Djibril Sow (8.0), Filip Kostić (7.6), Jesper Lindstrøm (7.3), Daichi Kamada (6.4) and Rafael Santos Borré (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Rode (6.4), Makoto Hasebe, Diant Ramaj, Almamy Touré (6.6), Timothy Chandler, Gonçalo Paciência, Sam Lammers, Jens Petter Hauge (6.6) and Christopher Lenz (6.8).

Eintracht Frankfurt could not rely on the presence of C. Lenz (injured).

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: J. Lindstrom for J. Hauge (46′), J. Hauge for C. Lenz (64′), D. Sow for S. Rode (85′), D. da Costa for A. Toure (85′) and D. Kamada for S. Lammers (87′).

Best player: Evan N’Dicka​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Evan N’Dicka.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 55 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
5.8
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.6
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
6.5
75' 48'
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
6.6
D
Piero Hincapié 33.Ecuador
5.6
61'
M
Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile
6.7
66' 55'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.9
67'
M
Amine Adli 31.France
6.6
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
6.3
M
Florian Wirtz 27.Germany
6.2
80'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
8.0
80' 5', 22'
Substitutes
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
D
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
6.7
67'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
6.8
80'
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
7.1
66'
F
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany
6.2
75'
F
Lucas Alario 13.Argentina
6.9
80'
F
Paulinho 7.Brazil

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (5.8), Jeremie Frimpong (6.5), Jonathan Tah (6.6), Edmond Tapsoba (6.6), Piero Hincapie (5.6), Robert Andrich (6.9), Charles Aránguiz (6.7), Moussa Diaby (6.3), Florian Wirtz (6.2), Amine Adli (6.6) and Patrik Schick (8.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Karim Bellarabi (6.2), Exequiel Palacios (6.7), Lucas Alario (6.9), Nadiem Amiri (6.8), Kerem Demirbay (7.1), Odilon Kossounou, Andrey Lunev, Daley Sinkgraven and Paulinho.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Aranguiz for K. Demirbay (66′), R. Andrich for E. Palacios (67′), J. Frimpong for K. Bellarabi (75′), P. Schick for L. Alario (80′) and F. Wirtz for N. Amiri (80′).

Best player: Patrik Schick​

The most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Patrik Schick.

His rating is (8.0) with 2 goals, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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