FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Hertha BSC bested Eintracht Frankfurt to win 2-1. It was Hertha BSC to strike first with an early goal of M. Richter at the 7′. Then J. Ekkelenkamp scored again for Hertha BSC in the 63′ minute with a goal. Eventually, G. Paciencia reduced the distance for Eintracht Frankfurt with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Eintracht Frankfurt lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin who had the assistance of Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.6 degrees Celsius or 56.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 5 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 126 Attack 103
- 64 Dangerous attack 33
- 100 Ball safe 106
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 17 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Eintracht Frankfurt was in firm control of the ball 59% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Eintracht Frankfurt was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Hertha BSC was able to find the solution to win this match.
Eintracht Frankfurt shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Hertha BSC shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Eintracht Frankfurt received 1 yellow card (K. Jakic). On the opposite side, Hertha BSC received 2 yellow cards (M. Richter and A. Schwolow).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Eintracht Frankfurt will stay with 8 points to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Hertha BSC will have 9 points like VfB Stuttgart to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 24th of October with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (2 draws).
Hertha BSC will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 23rd of October with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (9 draws).
Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation
Eintracht Frankfurt
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Eintracht Frankfurt started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Oliver Glasner decided to play with the following team: Kevin Trapp , Martin Hinteregger , Makoto Hasebe , Evan N’Dicka , Timothy Chandler , Kristijan Jakić , Djibril Sow , Filip Kostić , Jens Petter Hauge , Jesper Lindstrøm and Sam Lammers .
The home team had on the bench: Gonçalo Paciência , Daichi Kamada , Ajdin Hrustić, Diant Ramaj, Tuta, Almamy Touré , Stefan Ilsanker, Erik Durm and Rafael Santos Borré .
Substitutions
Eintracht Frankfurt made 4 changes: J. Lindstrom for D. Kamada (46′), T. Chandler for A. Toure (46′), S. Lammers for R. Borre (60′) and K. Jakic for G. Paciencia (69′).
Best player: Filip Kostić
The most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Filip Kostić.
His rating is with 46 passes (69% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 17 crosses.
Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Pál Dárdai played with: Alexander Schwolow , Peter Pekarík , Dedryck Boyata , Niklas Stark , Marvin Plattenhardt , Santiago Ascacibar , Suat Serdar , Marco Richter , Vladimír Darida , Maximilian Mittelstädt and Krzysztof Piątek .
These were the players on the bench: Marlon Morgenstern, Dennis Jastrzembski , Myziane Maolida, Ishak Belfodil , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , Kevin-Prince Boateng , Stevan Jovetić, Davie Selke and Oliver Christensen.
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 4 changes: K. Piatek for J. Ekkelenkamp (61′), M. Richter for I. Belfodil (61′), M. Mittelstadt for D. Jastrzembski (73′) and V. Darida for K. Boateng (83′).
Best player: Vladimír Darida
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Vladimír Darida even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Borussia Dortmund – FSV Mainz 05 – 3-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Hertha BSC – 1-2
- FC Union Berlin – VfL Wolfsburg – 2-0
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – VfB Stuttgart – 1-1
- SC Freiburg – RB Leipzig – 1-1
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth – VfL Bochum 1848 – 0-1
