Match Report
Eintracht Frankfurt, 8th on 44 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6th, 59). On recent form Eintracht Frankfurt sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Per game in the league, Eintracht Frankfurt were scoring 1.79 and conceding 1.91, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
Eintracht Frankfurt had lost three in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 10 Eintracht Frankfurt wins, 21 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 1 draw, at 3.69 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 84% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 66%.
The referee was R. Schröder, with 60 matches in our database and 1.9 yellows per game on average. Deutsche Bank Park, capacity 58,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bayer 04 Leverkusen led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Eintracht Frankfurt: Robin Koch (50') · Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Arthur (26'), Malik Tillman (33'), Aleix García (90')
Key stats
Possession: Eintracht Frankfurt 42% · Bayer 04 Leverkusen 58% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 8-3