Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
1 - 5
1 - 5
- 12': Granit Xhaka
- 44': Patrik Schick
- 58': Exequiel Palacios (P)
- 77': Jeremie Frimpong
- 89': Victor Boniface (P)
Leverkusen unbeaten streak up to 48 after rout over Frankfurt
Champions Bayer Leverkusen extended their unbeaten streak as they secured a 5-1 away victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 4': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 6': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Niels Nkounkou.
- 8': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
- 12': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
- 17': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Junior Dina Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 18': Foul by Niels Nkounkou (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 18': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 21': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Koch.
- 22': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Koch.
- 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Niels Nkounkou.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arthur.
- 31': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 32': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farès Chaïbi with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 38': Junior Dina Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
- 42': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike with a through ball.
- 44': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 46': Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 47': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 47': Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike.
- 47': Foul by Niels Nkounkou (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 47': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 52': Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 56': Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 56': Penalty conceded by Niels Nkounkou (Eintracht Frankfurt) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 59': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Arthur.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Patrik Schick.
- 61': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Arthur.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
- 69': Attempt missed. Junior Dina Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 70': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Hugo Larsson replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
- 70': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ansgar Knauff replaces Niels Nkounkou.
- 71': Attempt saved. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.
- 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonathan Tah replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella.
- 73': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 73': Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 77': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
- 79': Foul by Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 79': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 79': Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Aurélio Buta replaces Junior Dina Ebimbe.
- 80': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya replaces Farès Chaïbi.
- 80': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Nacho Ferri replaces Hugo Ekitike.
- 81': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Foul by Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 82': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Robert Andrich.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 83': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 84': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Nacho Ferri (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 86': Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': Penalty conceded by Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': VAR Decision: Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 89': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nacho Ferri (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5.
- 0': Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5.
- 0': Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5.
Statistics
 B04 |
SGE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.6 | Possession | 55.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 442 |
| 421 | Passes | 514 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 12 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 27 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 58,000
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 58,000
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 3 | Willian Pacho |
| 4 | Robin Koch |
| 29 | Niels Nkounkou |
| 35 | Tuta |
| 15 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 27 | Mario Götze |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush |
| 11 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 8 | Farès Chaïbi |
| 26 | Junior Dina Ebimbe |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 13 | Arthur |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 23 | Adam Hlozek |
| 7 | Jonas Hofmann |
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