Match Report
35 points separated the sides: Eintracht Frankfurt 7th on 54, Nürnberg 18th on 19. The last five rounds placed Eintracht Frankfurt no better than 17th for form, against 7th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Eintracht Frankfurt 1.76 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Nürnberg 0.76 and 2, with the league averaging 1.59.
12 matches unbeaten backed Eintracht Frankfurt's arrival. Nürnberg had been beaten in three straight games. From the last five rounds, Eintracht Frankfurt held 13 points of 15 and Nürnberg 1.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Eintracht Frankfurt, 5 draws and 1 for Nürnberg, at 2.56 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 22% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
The match was played at Commerzbank-Arena (capacity 48,000). Eintracht Frankfurt led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Eintracht Frankfurt: Martin Hinteregger (31')
Key stats
Possession: Eintracht Frankfurt 64% · Nürnberg 36% · Total shots: 24-10 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 8-3