Eintracht Frankfurt overcomes Heidenheim 2-1

HEIDENHEIM AN DER BRENZ. Eintracht Frankfurt bested Heidenheim to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Eintracht Frankfurt overcomes Heidenheim 2-1

HEIDENHEIM AN DER BRENZ. Eintracht Frankfurt beat Heidenheim to win 2-1. It was Eintracht Frankfurt to strike first with an own goal of Benedikt Gimber at the 38′. Then Niels Nkounkou scored again for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 49′ minute. Eventually, Marvin Pieringer reduced the distance for Heidenheim (59′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Heidenheim lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Voith-Arena stadium in Heidenheim an der Brenz on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 15,000 spectators.​ The referee was Sören Storks assisted by Thorben Siewer and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Tobias Welz. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.59 degrees Celsius or 47.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Heidenheim

1 - 2

Team 1

Eintracht Frankfurt

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 128 Attack 92
  • 57 Dangerous attack 20
  • 101 Ball safe 125
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Heidenheim had a strong ball possession 58% while Eintracht Frankfurt was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Heidenheim was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Eintracht Frankfurt found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Heidenheim shot 15 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Heidenheim received 1 yellow card (Eren Dinkçi). On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt received 4 yellow cards (Hugo Ekitiké, Kevin Trapp, Junior Dina Ebimbe and Robin Koch).

Match Timeline

25'
Junior Dina Ebimbe- Yellow
31'
Robin Koch- Yellow
Benedikt Gimber(own-goal)
38'
46'
Hugo Ekitiké- sub ->Junior Dina Ebimbe
46'
Hugo Larsson- sub ->Hany Abdallah
49'
Niels Nkounkou(goal)Tuta
Adrian Beck- sub ->Marnon Busch
54'
Marvin Pieringer- sub ->Kevin Sessa
54'
Norman Theuerkauf- sub ->Benedikt Gimber
54'
Marvin Pieringer(goal)Eren Dinkçi
59'
Eren Dinkçi- Yellow
62'
66'
Ellyes Skhiri- sub ->Robin Koch
Stefan Schimmer- sub ->Nikola Dovedan
72'
77'
Hugo Ekitiké- Yellow
79'
Mario Götze- sub ->Omar Marmoush
85'
Hrvoje Smolcic- sub ->Ansgar Knauff 
Florian Pick- sub ->Eren Dinkçi
85'
86'
Kevin Trapp- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
84
32
FC Bayern München
69
32
VfB Stuttgart
67
32
RB Leipzig
63
32
Borussia Dortmund
60
32
Eintracht Frankfurt
45
32
SC Freiburg
41
32
TSG Hoffenheim
40
32
FC Augsburg
39
32
Heidenheim
38
32
Werder Bremen
38
32
VfL Wolfsburg
37
32
Borussia Mönchengladbach
33
32
VfL Bochum 1848
33
32
FC Union Berlin
30
32
FSV Mainz 05
29
32
FC Köln
24
32
Darmstadt 98
17
32

After this match, Heidenheim stays with 28 points to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt will has 37 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Heidenheim will play away with FC Augsburg on the 9th of March with a 1-1 head to head record.

Eintracht Frankfurt will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 9th of March with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (8 draws).

Heidenheim – Formation

Heidenheim
G
Kevin Müller 1.Germany
7.1
D
Benedikt Gimber 5.Germany
6.3
54'
D
Patrick Mainka  6.Germany
7.1
D
Jonas Föhrenbach 19.Germany
6.7
D
Marnon Busch 2.Germany
6.4
54'
M
Jan Schöppner 3.Germany
7.1
M
Eren Dinkçi 8.Germany
7.0
85' 62'
M
Nikola Dovedan 20.Austria
6.4
72'
M
Omar Traoré 23.Germany
7.0
M
Kevin Sessa 16.Germany
7.3
54'
F
Tim Kleindienst 10.Germany
6.8
Substitutes
G
Frank Feller 40.Germany
D
Tim Siersleben 4.Germany
D
Norman Theuerkauf 30.Germany
7.5
54'
M
Adrian Beck 21.Germany
7.0
54'
M
Florian Pick 17.Germany
6.4
85'
M
Luka Janes 36.Germany
F
Stefan Schimmer 9.Germany
6.4
72'
F
Denis Thomalla 11.Germany
F
Marvin Pieringer 18.Germany
7.5
54' Goals59'

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

The manager Frank Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Kevin Müller (7.1), Marnon Busch (6.4), Patrick Mainka (7.1), Benedikt Gimber (6.3), Jonas Föhrenbach (6.7), Jan Schöppner (7.1), Kevin Sessa (7.3), Haktab Omar Traore (7.0), Nikola Dovedan (6.4), Eren Dinkçi (7.0) and Tim Kleindienst (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Tim Siersleben, Stefan Schimmer (6.4), Denis Thomalla, Florian Pick (6.4), Marvin Pieringer (7.5), Luka Janes, Frank Feller, Norman Theuerkauf (7.5) and Adrian Beck (7.0).

Substitutions

Heidenheim made 5 changes: Marnon Busch for Adrian Beck (54′), Benedikt Gimber for Norman Theuerkauf (54′), Kevin Sessa for Marvin Pieringer (54′), Nikola Dovedan for Stefan Schimmer (72′) and Eren Dinkçi for Florian Pick (85′).

Player of the match: Marvin Pieringer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Heidenheim was Marvin Pieringer.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 14 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.

His performance was sensational also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 54′.

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
6.7
86'
D
Willian Pacho 3.Ecuador
6.8
D
Aurélio Buta 24.Portugal
7.0
D
Robin Koch 4.Germany
6.7
66' 31'
D
Philipp Max 31.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Junior Dina Ebimbe 26.France
6.4
46' 25'
M
Tuta 35.Brazil
7.0
M
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany
6.4
85'
M
Niels Nkounkou 29.France
7.3
Goals49'
F
Omar Marmoush 7.Egypt
6.8
79'
F
Farès Chaïbi 8.Algeria
7.1
Substitutes
G
Jens Grahl 33.Germany
D
Hrvoje Smolcic 5.Croatia
7.0
85'
M
Donny van de Beek 25.Netherlands
M
Ellyes Skhiri 15.Tunisia
6.8
66'
M
Hugo Larsson 16.Sweden
6.8
46'
M
Timothy Chandler 22.United States
M
Mario Götze 27.Germany
6.4
79'
F
Hugo Ekitiké 11.France
6.8
46' 77'
F
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya 19.France

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

Dino Toppmöller played with: Kevin Trapp (6.7), Aurélio Buta (7.0), Robin Koch (6.7), Willian Pacho (6.8), Hany Abdallah (6.7), Ansgar Knauff  (6.4), Tuta (7.0), Junior Dina Ebimbe (6.4), Niels Nkounkou (7.3), Farès Chaïbi (7.1) and Omar Marmoush (6.8).

They had on the bench: Hrvoje Smolcic (7.0), Ellyes Skhiri (6.8), Hugo Larsson (6.8), Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, Timothy Chandler, Mario Götze (6.4), Jens Grahl, Donny van de Beek and Hugo Ekitiké (6.8).

Eintracht Frankfurt could not rely on the presence of Ellyes Skhiri (injured).

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: Hany Abdallah for Hugo Larsson (46′), Junior Dina Ebimbe for Hugo Ekitiké (46′), Omar Marmoush for Mario Götze (79′), Robin Koch for Ellyes Skhiri (66′) and Ansgar Knauff  for Hrvoje Smolcic (85′).

Player of the match: Niels Nkounkou​

The most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Niels Nkounkou.

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 27 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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