Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Eintracht Frankfurt 7th on 50, Hertha BSC 18th on 29. Hertha BSC's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Per game in the league, Eintracht Frankfurt were scoring 1.71 and conceding 1.53, Hertha BSC 1.24 and 2.03, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
8 matches unbeaten backed Eintracht Frankfurt's arrival, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Hertha BSC arrived off three straight defeats. From the last five rounds, Eintracht Frankfurt held 9 points of 15 and Hertha BSC 3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 7 Eintracht Frankfurt wins, 6 for Hertha BSC, 8 draws, at 3.33 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. 62% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt am Main, capacity 48,000, hosted the game. Eintracht Frankfurt led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.