FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Borussia Dortmund had a remarkable comeback against Eintracht Frankfurt. Borussia Dortmund was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Schröder with the collaboration of Jan Clemens Neitzel and René Rohde. The 4th official was Christian Dingert. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Eintracht Frankfurt

2 - 3

Borussia Dortmund

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 12 Total 19
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 85 Attack 145
  • 34 Dangerous attack 69
  • 92 Ball safe 108
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 11
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 64% while Eintracht Frankfurt was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.​

Eintracht Frankfurt shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Frankfurt received 3 yellow cards (M. Hinteregger, T. Chandler and R. Borre). Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (E. Haaland and T. Hazard).

Match Timeline

15'
24'
65'
66'
66'
71'
Makoto Hasebe- sub ->D. Kamada
79'
87'
87'
87'
Timothy Chandler- Yellow
88'
89'
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 stay with 27 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will have 37 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away with FC Augsburg on the 16th of January with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of FC Augsburg (6 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host SC Freiburg on the 14th of January with a 17-3 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
6.9
D
M. Hinteregger 13.Austria
7.4
87'
D
Evan Ndicka 2.France
6.4
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
6.1
M
Timothy Chandler 22.United States
6.8
88'
M
Sebastian Rode 17.Germany
7.0
66'
M
Filip Kostić 10.Serbia
7.7
M
Ajdin Hrustić 7.Australia
6.4
90'
F
Daichi Kamada 15.Japan
6.7
79'
F
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
6.9
66'
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
8.5
90' 15', 24'
Substitutes
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
D
Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan
6.3
79'
M
Stefan Ilsanker 3.Austria
M
Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia
6.0
66'
F
Sam Lammers 9.Netherlands
6.2
66'
F
Gonçalo Paciência 39.Portugal
90'
F
R. Ache 21.Germany

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 (6.9), Tuta (6.1), Martin Hinteregger (7.4), Evan Ndicka (6.4), Timothy Chandler (6.8), Sebastian Rode (7.0), Ajdin Hrustić (6.4), Filip Kostić (7.7), Jesper Lindstrøm (6.9), Daichi Kamada (6.7) and Rafael Santos Borré (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Lammers (6.2), Diant Ramaj, Stefan Ilsanker, Makoto Hasebe (6.3), Kristijan Jakić (6.0), Gonçalo Paciência and Ragnar Ache.

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 4 changes: S. Rode for K. Jakic (66′), J. Lindstrom for S. Lammers (66′), D. Kamada for M. Hasebe (79′) and A. Hrustic for G. Paciencia (90′).

Best player: Rafael Santos Borré​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Rafael Santos Borré.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 18.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
7.0
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.3
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
7.4
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal
7.0
D
Emre Can 23.Germany
6.7
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
6.9
65'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
8.3
89'
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.2
87'
F
Marco Reus 11.Germany
6.8
90'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.3
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.8
87'
Substitutes
G
Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland
D
Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia
D
Nico Schulz 14.Germany
M
Felix Passlack 30.Germany
M
Thorgan Hazard 10.Belgium
7.5
65' 90' 71'
M
Axel Witsel 28.Belgium
90'
F
Steffen Tigges 27.Germany
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
F
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany

Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel (7.0), Thomas Meunier (7.4), Emre Can (6.7), Mats Hummels (7.3), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.0), Julian Brandt (6.9), Mahmoud Dahoud (8.3), Jude Bellingham (7.2), Donyell Malen (7.3), Erling Braut Haaland (7.8) and Marco Reus (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Felix Passlack, Marwin Hitz, Steffen Tigges, Thorgan Hazard (7.5), Youssoufa Moukoko, Ansgar Knauff, Marin Pongračić, Axel Witsel and Nico Schulz.

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 2 changes: J. Brandt for T. Hazard (65′) and M. Reus for A. Witsel (90′).

Best player: Mahmoud Dahoud​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Mahmoud Dahoud.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 68 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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