German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2024-25 German Bundesliga

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  • 72': Jamie Gittens
  • 90'+3': Jamie Gittens
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Gittens double earns Dortmund win over Frankfurt

A second-half brace from substitute Jamie Gittens earned Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt in their first Bundesliga game of the season on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 2': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 4': Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 9': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 11': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
  • 13': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
  • 17': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 17': Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  • 23': Delay in match (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
  • 27': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Hugo Larsson (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  • 32': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Farès Chaïbi.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Hugo Larsson.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match (Borussia Dortmund). VAR checking.
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Niklas Süle.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 53': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 53': Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Hugo Ekitiké is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farès Chaïbi with a through ball.
  • 58': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robin Koch.
  • 59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier replaces Donyell Malen.
  • 59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jamie Gittens replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 66': Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 67': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
  • 68': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 68': Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Niels Nkounkou replaces Arthur Theate.
  • 69': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Igor Matanovic replaces Omar Marmoush.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Niels Nkounkou.
  • 72': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
  • 76': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Can Uzun replaces Farès Chaïbi.
  • 76': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Oscar Højlund replaces Mario Götze.
  • 77': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ansgar Knauff replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  • 79': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 81': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 81': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Emre Can.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Tuta.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Tuta.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 85': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ramy Bensebaini replaces Julian Brandt.
  • 86': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 86': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 89': Igor Matanovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 89': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robin Koch.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.

Statistics

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3 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 2
29.9 Possession 70.1
7 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
244 Accurate Passes 646
295 Passes 709
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 7
16 Crosses 27
0.0 Cross % 0.3
36 Long Balls 36
14 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 13
16 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 1
23 Effective Clearances 21
23 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

Bundesliga Table

# 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
Full Table

Line-Ups

DOR Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
25 Niklas Süle
4 Nico Schlotterbeck
3 Waldemar Anton
13 Pascal Groß
23 Emre Can
21 Donyell Malen
26 Julian Ryerson
27 Karim Adeyemi
10 Julian Brandt
20 Marcel Sabitzer

SGE Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kevin Trapp (GK)
4 Robin Koch
35 Tuta
3 Arthur Theate
13 Rasmus Kristensen
7 Omar Marmoush
16 Hugo Larsson
15 Ellyes Skhiri Yellow Card
11 Hugo Ekitike
8 Farès Chaïbi
27 Mario Götze

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