Eintracht Frankfurt tops TSG Hoffenheim 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt was capable to reverse the scoreline against TSG Hoffenheim.

By
Luke Meyer
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Eintracht Frankfurt tops TSG Hoffenheim 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt was able to reverse the scoreline against TSG Hoffenheim. It was TSG Hoffenheim to score first with a goal from John Brooks. Nonetheless, later Eintracht Frankfurt found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Robin Koch (32′), Junior Dina Ebimbe (50′) and Mario Götze (64′). Eintracht Frankfurt was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Commerzbank-Arena stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 57,000 spectators.​ The referee was Bastian Dankert with the help of René Rohde and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Patrick Alt. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.25 degrees Celsius or 54.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Eintracht Frankfurt

3 - 1

Team 1

TSG Hoffenheim

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 124 Attack 89
  • 68 Dangerous attack 28
  • 79 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Eintracht Frankfurt was in firm control of the ball 64% while TSG Hoffenheim was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Eintracht Frankfurt was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Eintracht Frankfurt won the match​.

Eintracht Frankfurt shot 17 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Frankfurt received 2 yellow cards (Donny van de Beek and Farès Chaïbi). On the other side, TSG Hoffenheim received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Akpoguma and Ozan Kabak).

Also, TSG Hoffenheim didn’t end the match with 11 players after John Brooks (TSG Hoffenheim) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (22′).

Match Timeline

6'
John Anthony Brooks (goal)Anton Stach
9'
Ozan Kabak- Yellow
Farès Chaïbi- Yellow
12'
22'
John Anthony Brooks - Red
Robin Koch(goal)Omar Marmoush
32'
Ansgar Knauff- sub ->Farès Chaïbi
42'
Junior Dina Ebimbe(goal)Mario Götze
50'
55'
David Jurásek- sub ->Stanley N\'Soki
57'
Kevin Akpoguma- Yellow
Mario Götze(goal)Ansgar Knauff 
64'
72'
Bambasé Conté- sub ->Andrej Kramaric
Donny van de Beek- sub ->Hugo Larsson
72'
Hugo Ekitiké- sub ->Junior Dina Ebimbe
72'
72'
Tim Drexler- sub ->Anton Stach
Donny van de Beek- Yellow
74'
78'
Ozan Kabak(yellowredcard)
85'
Tom Bischof- sub ->Finn Ole Becker
Timothy Chandler- sub ->Mario Götze
85'
Makoto Hasebe- sub ->Ellyes Skhiri
85'
86'
Kasim Adams- sub ->Florian Grillitsch 

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
81
31
FC Bayern München
69
31
VfB Stuttgart
64
31
RB Leipzig
62
31
Borussia Dortmund
57
31
Eintracht Frankfurt
45
31
SC Freiburg
40
31
FC Augsburg
39
31
TSG Hoffenheim
39
31
Heidenheim
37
31
Werder Bremen
37
31
VfL Wolfsburg
34
31
Borussia Mönchengladbach
32
31
FC Union Berlin
30
31
VfL Bochum 1848
30
31
FSV Mainz 05
28
31
FC Köln
23
31
Darmstadt 98
17
31

After this contest, Eintracht Frankfurt has 40 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim will stays with 33 points like SC Freiburg to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away against Borussia Dortmund on the 16th of March with a 21-7 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (11 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim will host VfB Stuttgart on the 16th of March with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of VfB Stuttgart (10 draws).

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
6.8
D
Willian Pacho 3.Ecuador
6.7
D
Robin Koch 4.Germany
8.1
Goals32'
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
7.5
M
Junior Dina Ebimbe 26.France
7.5
72' Goals50'
M
Mario Götze 27.Germany
9.1
85' Goals64'
M
Niels Nkounkou 29.France
7.9
M
Farès Chaïbi 8.Algeria
6.3
42' 12'
M
Ellyes Skhiri 15.Tunisia
7.3
85'
M
Hugo Larsson 16.Sweden
7.0
72'
F
Omar Marmoush 7.Egypt
7.3
Substitutes
G
Jens Grahl 33.Germany
D
Hrvoje Smolcic 5.Croatia
D
Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan
6.8
85'
D
Philipp Max 31.Germany
D
Aurélio Buta 24.Portugal
M
Timothy Chandler 22.United States
7.0
85'
M
Donny van de Beek 25.Netherlands
7.1
72' 74'
F
Hugo Ekitiké 11.France
6.7
72'
F
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany
7.5
42'

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: Kevin Trapp (6.8), Tuta (7.5), Robin Koch (8.1), Willian Pacho (6.7), Junior Dina Ebimbe (7.5), Ellyes Skhiri (7.3), Hugo Larsson (7.0), Niels Nkounkou (7.9), Mario Götze (9.1), Farès Chaïbi (6.3) and Omar Marmoush (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Hrvoje Smolcic, Hugo Ekitiké (6.7), Makoto Hasebe (6.8), Timothy Chandler (7.0), Donny van de Beek (7.1), Hany Abdallah, Jens Grahl, Ansgar Knauff  (7.5) and Aurélio Buta.

Eintracht Frankfurt could not rely on the presence of Hugo Ekitiké (injured).

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: Farès Chaïbi for Ansgar Knauff  (42′), Hugo Larsson for Donny van de Beek (72′), Junior Dina Ebimbe for Hugo Ekitiké (72′), Ellyes Skhiri for Makoto Hasebe (85′) and Mario Götze for Timothy Chandler (86′).

Player of the match: Mario Götze​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Mario Götze.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 43 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
7.1
D
Florian Grillitsch 11.Austria
7.5
86'
D
John Anthony Brooks  23.United States
6.0
22' Goals6'
D
Ozan Kabak 5.Turkey
6.3
9'
M
Anton Stach 16.Germany
7.1
72'
M
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
6.6
72'
M
Umut Tohumcu 40.Germany
M
Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany
6.6
85'
M
Kevin Akpoguma 25.Nigeria
7.3
57'
M
Stanley Nsoki 34.France
6.8
55'
F
Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo
7.0
F
Maximilian Beier 14.Germany
6.4
Substitutes
G
Luca Philipp 37.Germany
D
David Jurásek 19.Czech Republic
6.3
55'
D
Kasim Adams 15.Ghana
6.6
86'
D
Tim Drexler 35.Germany
7.0
72'
M
Bambasé Conté 31.Germany
6.6
72'
M
Tom Bischof 39.Germany
6.8
85'
F
Wout Weghorst 10.Netherlands
F
Max Moerstedt 33.Germany

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

Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Umut Tohumcu, Oliver Baumann (7.1), Ozan Kabak (6.3), Florian Grillitsch  (7.5), John Brooks (6.0), Kevin Akpoguma (7.3), Anton Stach (7.1), Finn Ole Becker (6.6), Stanley N’Soki (6.8), Andrej Kramaric (6.6) and Ihlas Bebou (7.0), Maximilian Beier (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kasim Adams (6.6), Bambasé Conté (6.6), Max Moerstedt, Tim Drexler (7.0), Luca Philipp, Tom Bischof (6.8), David Jurásek (6.3) and Wout Weghorst.

TSG Hoffenheim could not rely on the presence of Tim Drexler (injured).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: Stanley N’Soki for David Jurásek (55′), Florian Grillitsch  for Kasim Adams (86′), Andrej Kramaric for Bambasé Conté (72′), Anton Stach for Tim Drexler (72′) and Finn Ole Becker for Tom Bischof (86′).

Player of the match: Florian Grillitsch ​

The player that probably impressed the most for TSG Hoffenheim was Florian Grillitsch .

His rating is 7.5 with 38 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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