
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaDortmund crisis deepens after 2-0 league defeat to Frankfurt

Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-0 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday for their third straight Bundesliga defeat that deepened the crisis at the club.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké.
- 1': Attempt saved. Hugo Larsson (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 1': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 1': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 5': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Nathaniel Brown.
- 9': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Hugo Larsson.
- 13': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
- 13': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 16': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 17': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen.
- 22': Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 22': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
- 23': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 23': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 29': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Robin Koch.
- 32': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 32': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff following a fast break.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 36': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ansgar Knauff.
- 37': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 38': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 38': Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 45': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Yan Couto replaces Ramy Bensebaini.
- 48': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Hugo Larsson (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 49': Attempt saved. Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 50': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown.
- 51': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ansgar Knauff is caught offside.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 61': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Yan Couto.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 63': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 65': Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 67': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Emre Can.
- 68': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Felix Nmecha.
- 71': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Julian Brandt.
- 71': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier replaces Felix Nmecha.
- 73': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 74': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Tuta replaces Rasmus Kristensen.
- 75': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Oscar Højlund replaces Hugo Larsson.
- 76': Hand ball by Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 77': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 78': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy with a headed pass.
- 87': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Can Uzun replaces Mario Götze.
- 87': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Julian Ryerson.
- 87': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya replaces Ansgar Knauff.
- 90': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yan Couto.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Nathaniel Brown.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+2': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Oscar Højlund (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Farès Chaïbi replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
- 90'+4': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 90'+4': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Tuta.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 90'+5': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 0': Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
Statistics
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SGE![]() |
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6 | Fouls | 8 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
67.6 | Possession | 32.4 |
12 | SHOTS | 13 |
3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
632 | Accurate Passes | 264 |
705 | Passes | 346 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
36 | Crosses | 6 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
53 | Long Balls | 44 |
34 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
17 | Tackles | 25 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 13 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
11 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 58,000
Bundesliga Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayern Munich | 23 | +50 | 58 |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | +24 | 50 |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | +16 | 42 |
4 | SC Freiburg | 23 | -2 | 39 |
Line-Ups
Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
4 | Robin Koch |
3 | Arthur Theate |
34 | Nnamdi Collins |
16 | Hugo Larsson |
15 | Ellyes Skhiri |
21 | Nathaniel Brown |
13 | Rasmus Kristensen |
11 | Hugo Ekitike |
36 | Ansgar Knauff |
27 | Mario Götze |
Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
23 | Emre Can ![]() |
4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
3 | Waldemar Anton |
13 | Pascal Groß |
8 | Felix Nmecha |
5 | Ramy Bensebaini |
26 | Julian Ryerson |
9 | Serhou Guirassy ![]() |
43 | Jamie Gittens |
10 | Julian Brandt |
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