COLOGNE. FC Köln conquers Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 after A. Modeste scored just 1 goal (84′). FC Köln made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 10,000 spectators.​ The referee was Christian Dingert with the assistance of Benedikt Kempkes and Timo Gerach. The 4th official was Christian Leicher. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 44.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Köln

1 - 0

Eintracht Frankfurt

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 127 Attack 107
  • 63 Dangerous attack 37
  • 87 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 9 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Köln had a strong ball possession 59% while Eintracht Frankfurt was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Köln was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Köln won the match​.

FC Köln shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FC Köln received 1 yellow card (S. Andersson). On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt received 2 yellow cards (M. Hinteregger and K. Jakic).

Match Timeline

46'
46'
61'
63'
76'
Jan Thielmann- sub ->F. Kainz
80'
80'
82'
84'
88'
88'
89'
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 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 match, FC Köln will have 35 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt will stay with 31 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away with SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 26th of February with a 4-1 head to head in favor of FC Köln (4 draws).

Eintracht Frankfurt will host FC Bayern München on the 26th of February with a 25-6 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (4 draws).

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Timo Horn 1.Germany
7.3
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
6.8
88'
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.4
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
7.6
D
Jonas Hector 14.Germany
7.3
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
6.5
80'
M
Ellyes Skhiri 28.Tunisia
8.0
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
7.4
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
6.8
80'
M
Mark Uth 13.Germany
8.1
88'
F
Sebastian Andersson 9.Sweden
7.3
61' 46'
Substitutes
G
J. Urbig 40.Germany
D
Jannes Horn 23.Germany
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
M
Louis Schaub 21.Austria
88'
M
Jan Thielmann 29.Germany
6.7
80'
M
Ondrej Duda 18.Slovakia
88'
M
K. Schindler 17.Ghana
6.7
80'
M
Tim Lemperle 25.Germany
F
A. Modeste 27.France
7.4
61' 84'

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

The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Timo Horn (7.3), Benno Schmitz (6.8), Luca Kilian (7.6), Timo Hübers (7.4), Jonas Hector (7.3), Ellyes Skhiri (8.0), Salih Özcan (7.4), Dejan Ljubičić (6.8), Mark Uth (8.1), Florian Kainz (6.5) and Sebastian Andersson (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jonas Urbig, Louis Schaub, Jan Thielmann (6.7), Jannes Horn, Ondrej Duda, Julian Chabot, Kingsley Schindler (6.7), Anthony Modeste (7.4) and Tim Lemperle.

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: S. Andersson for A. Modeste (61′), F. Kainz for J. Thielmann (80′), D. Ljubicic for K. Schindler (80′), B. Schmitz for L. Schaub (88′) and M. Uth for O. Duda (88′).

Best player: Mark Uth​

The most impressive player for FC Köln was Mark Uth even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 36 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 3 crosses.

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
8.0
D
M. Hinteregger 13.Austria
6.8
63'
D
Evan Ndicka 2.France
6.8
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
6.4
90'
M
Timothy Chandler 22.United States
7.1
82'
M
Sebastian Rode 17.Germany
6.1
46'
M
Filip Kostić 10.Serbia
7.1
M
Djibril Sow 8.Switzerland
6.8
M
Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia
6.2
89'
F
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
7.3
76'
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
6.5
Substitutes
G
Jens Grahl 31.Germany
D
Christopher Lenz 25.Germany
90'
D
Danny da Costa 24.Germany
6.3
82'
M
Daichi Kamada 15.Japan
6.4
46'
M
Stefan Ilsanker 3.Austria
M
Ajdin Hrustić 7.Australia
F
Sam Lammers 9.Netherlands
90'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 23.Norway
6.1
76'
F
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany

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

Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp (8.0), Tuta (6.4), Martin Hinteregger (6.8), Evan Ndicka (6.8), Kristijan Jakić (6.2), Timothy Chandler (7.1), Sebastian Rode (6.1), Djibril Sow (6.8), Filip Kostić (7.1), Jesper Lindstrøm (7.3) and Rafael Santos Borré (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Christopher Lenz, Daichi Kamada (6.4), Danny da Costa (6.3), Sam Lammers, Jens Petter Hauge (6.1), Jens Grahl, Ansgar Knauff, Stefan Ilsanker and Ajdin Hrustić.

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: S. Rode for D. Kamada (46′), J. Lindstrom for J. Hauge (76′), T. Chandler for D. da Costa (82′), Tuta for C. Lenz (90′) and D. Kamada for S. Lammers (90′).

Best player: Kevin Trapp​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was the goalkeeper: Kevin Trapp. His rating is 8.02. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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