FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt comes back against VfL Wolfsburg with a goal on the M. Lacroix 2′ and a goal on the K. Behrens 36′. Eintracht Frankfurt was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Commerzbank-Arena stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 56,500 spectators.​ The referee was Daniel Schlager with the collaboration of Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Tobias Reichel. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.38 degrees Celsius or 45.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Eintracht Frankfurt

2 - 2

VfL Wolfsburg

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 8
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 139 Attack 111
  • 51 Dangerous attack 42
  • 95 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Eintracht Frankfurt had a superior ball possession 56% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Eintracht Frankfurt was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Eintracht Frankfurt to win the match​.

Eintracht Frankfurt shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 14 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Frankfurt received 2 yellow cards (Junior Dina Ebimbe and Hugo Ekitiké). On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (Yannick Gerhardt).

Match Timeline

2'
Maxence Lacroix(goal)Jonas Wind
Philipp Max(goal)Hugo Ekitiké
14'
36'
Kevin Behrens(goal)Joakim Maehle
40'
Yannick Gerhardt- Yellow
Hugo Ekitiké- Yellow
41'
Junior Dina Ebimbe- Yellow
44'
Farès Chaïbi- sub ->Donny van de Beek
67'
Niels Nkounkou- sub ->Hany Abdallah
67'
73'
Lukas Nmecha- sub ->Kevin Behrens
73'
Patrick Wimmer- sub ->Lovro Majer
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya- sub ->Hugo Ekitiké
77'
89'
Aster Vranckx- sub ->Jonas Wind
Elias Baum- sub ->Aurélio Buta
90'
Timothy Chandler- sub ->Ansgar Knauff
90'
Omar Marmoush(goal)Timothy Chandler
90'

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 this match, Eintracht Frankfurt has 34 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg will has 25 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Union Berlin and VfL Bochum 1848 to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away against Heidenheim on the 2nd of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (1 draw).

VfL Wolfsburg will host VfB Stuttgart on the 2nd of March with a 17-12 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 draws).

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
7.5
D
Willian Pacho 3.Ecuador
7.0
D
Robin Koch 4.Germany
7.3
D
Aurélio Buta 24.Portugal
7.0
90'
D
Philipp Max 31.Germany
7.5
67' 14'
M
Ellyes Skhiri 15.Tunisia
M
Junior Dina Ebimbe 26.France
7.0
44'
M
Tuta 35.Brazil
6.7
M
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany
6.7
90'
M
Donny van de Beek 25.Netherlands
7.0
67'
F
Omar Marmoush 7.Egypt
7.9
90'
F
Hugo Ekitiké 11.France
6.6
77' 41'
Substitutes
G
Jens Grahl 33.Germany
D
Niels Nkounkou 29.France
8.1
67'
D
Hrvoje Smolcic 5.Croatia
D
Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan
D
Elias Baum 47.Germany
6.7
90'
M
Farès Chaïbi 8.Algeria
7.0
67'
M
Mario Götze 27.Germany
M
Timothy Chandler 22.United States
7.0
90'
F
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya 19.France
6.8
77'

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: Ellyes Skhiri, Kevin Trapp (7.5), Aurélio Buta (7.0), Robin Koch (7.3), Willian Pacho (7.0), Hany Abdallah (7.5), Junior Dina Ebimbe (7.0), Tuta (6.7), Donny van de Beek (7.0), Ansgar Knauff  (6.7), Omar Marmoush (7.9) and Hugo Ekitiké (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Hrvoje Smolcic, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (6.8), Makoto Hasebe, Timothy Chandler (7.0), Jens Grahl, Elias Baum (6.7), Mario Götze, Niels Nkounkou (8.1) and Farès Chaïbi (7.0).

Eintracht Frankfurt could not rely on the presence of Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (injured).

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: Ansgar Knauff  for Timothy Chandler (90′), Aurélio Buta for Elias Baum (90′), Donny van de Beek for Farès Chaïbi (67′), Hany Abdallah for Niels Nkounkou (67′) and Hugo Ekitiké for Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (77′).

Player of the match: Niels Nkounkou​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Niels Nkounkou.

His rating is 8.1 with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 67′.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
7.5
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
7.5
2'
D
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.8
D
Joakim Maehle 21.Denmark
6.8
D
Moritz Jenz 25.Germany
6.7
M
Lovro Majer 19.Croatia
6.3
73'
M
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
6.6
89'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
6.8
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
6.4
40'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
7.5
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
7.8
73' 36'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
M
Aster Vranckx 6.Belgium
6.4
89'
M
Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
M
Patrick Wimmer 39.Austria
6.8
73'
F
Amin Sarr 9.Sweden
F
Lukas Nmecha 10.Germany
7.0
73'

VfL Wolfsburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels (7.5), Ridle Baku (7.8), Maxence Lacroix (7.5), Moritz Jenz (6.7), Joakim Maehle (6.8), Yannick Gerhardt (6.4), Maximilian Arnold (6.8), Lovro Majer (6.3), Jonas Wind (6.6), Kevin Paredes (7.5), Kevin Behrens (7.8).

These were the players on the bench: Kilian Fischer, Cédric Zesiger, Aster Vranckx (6.4), Vaclav Cerny, Amin Sarr, Lukas Nmecha (7.0), Pavao Pervan, Mattias Svanberg and Patrick Wimmer (6.8).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 3 changes: Jonas Wind for Aster Vranckx (89′), Kevin Behrens for Lukas Nmecha (73′) and Lovro Majer for Patrick Wimmer (73′).

Player of the match: Kevin Behrens​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Kevin Behrens.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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