Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund beats Eintracht Frankfurt after recovering from a 2-0 deficit
FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Borussia Dortmund had a amazing comeback against Eintracht Frankfurt.
FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Borussia Dortmund had a astounding comeback against Eintracht Frankfurt. Borussia Dortmund was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Schröder who was helped by Jan Clemens Neitzel and René Rohde. The 4th official was Christian Dingert. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.86 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 64% while Eintracht Frankfurt was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Borussia Dortmund was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Borussia Dortmund won the match.
Eintracht Frankfurt shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Eintracht Frankfurt received 3 yellow cards (M. Hinteregger, T. Chandler and R. Borre). On the other side, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (E. Haaland).
After this contest, Eintracht Frankfurt will stay with 27 points like FC Union Berlin to move up in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund will have 34 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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15'15'
R. Borre
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24'24'
R. Borre
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65'65'
T. Hazard
J. Brandt
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66'66'
K. Jakic
S. Rode
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66'66'
S. Lammers
J. Lindstrom
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71'71'
T. Hazard
E. Haaland
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79'79'
M. Hasebe
D. Kamada
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87'87'
J. Bellingham
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87'87'
E. Haaland
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87'87'
M. Hinteregger
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88'88'
T. Chandler
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89'89'
M. Dahoud
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90'90'
Rafael Borré
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90'90'
Thorgan Hazard
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90'90'
Axel Witsel
Marco Reus
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90'90'
Gonçalo Paciência
Ajdin Hrustic
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away against FC Augsburg on the 16th of January with a 7-6 head to head in favor of FC Augsburg (6 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will host SC Freiburg on the 14th of January with a 17-3 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).
Eintracht Frankfurt: Formation and Lineups
Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Oliver Glasner chose to play with the following team: Kevin Trapp , Tuta , Martin Hinteregger , Evan Ndicka , Timothy Chandler , Sebastian Rode , Ajdin Hrustić , Filip Kostić , Jesper Lindstrøm , Daichi Kamada and Rafael Santos Borré .
Substitutes
Eintracht Frankfurt made 4 changes: S. Rode for K. Jakic (66′), J. Lindstrom for S. Lammers (66′), D. Kamada for M. Hasebe (79′) and A. Hrustic for G. Paciencia (90′).
Top player: Rafael Santos Borré
The player who no doubt impressed Eintracht Frankfurt the most was Rafael Santos Borré.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 17.Borussia Dortmund: Formation and Lineups
Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel , Thomas Meunier , Emre Can , Mats Hummels , Raphaël Guerreiro , Julian Brandt , Mahmoud Dahoud , Jude Bellingham , Donyell Malen , Erling Braut Haaland and Marco Reus .
Substitutes
Borussia Dortmund made 2 changes: J. Brandt for T. Hazard (65′) and M. Reus for A. Witsel (90′).
Top player: Mahmoud Dahoud
Probably the most impressive player in Borussia Dortmund was Mahmoud Dahoud.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 67 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga
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