Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3 – 0

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Eintracht Frankfurt

Sun 17 Dec 2023 · 16:30 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'

Victor Boniface 14' 1–0

Jeremie Frimpong 51' 2–0

Florian Wirtz 57' 3–0

Exequiel Palacios 12' Y

Y 33' Mario Gotze

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Eintracht Frankfurt 34 games · 44 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Christian Dingert
Assistant 1 Benedikt Kempkes
Assistant 2 Nikolai Kimmeyer

14 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17 games · Avg 4.3 goals Eintracht Frankfurt

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt 2023-04-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt 2022-10-15 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt 2021-12-12 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	3–0	W
14 Dec	Molde FK	H	5–1	W
10 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–1	D
06 Dec	SC Paderborn 07	H	3–1	W
03 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–1	D
30 Nov	BK Hacken	A	2–0	W

Eintracht Frankfurt

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–3	L
09 Dec	FC Bayern München	H	5–1	W
06 Dec	1. FC Saarbrucken	A	0–2	L
03 Dec	FC Augsburg	A	1–2	L
25 Nov	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–2	L
12 Nov	SV Werder Bremen	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		Eintracht Frankfurt
#6	Position	#8
59	Points	44
34	Played	34
17 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
68	Scored	61
47	Conceded	65
+21	GD	-4
1.74	PPG	1.29
50%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

94% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

21% Clean Sheets
Eintracht Frankfurt this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). Eintracht Frankfurt are 8th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Eintracht Frankfurt

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/4

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt has kicked off!
5' Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Eintracht Frankfurt tonight.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
12' Exequiel Palacios was booked on 12.
14' Victor Boniface adds to his 0 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
29' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
33' Eintracht Frankfurt player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
38' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
43' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Eintracht Frankfurt backline.
48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
51' What composure from Jeremie Frimpong! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Eintracht Frankfurt that had 515 games and scored 612 goals.
57' A goal from the Germany international Florian Wirtz! He fires home on 57 to make it 3-0!
62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
64' Another change for Eintracht Frankfurt made on 64 minute. Robin Koch leaves to be changed by Hrvoje Smolcic.
69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bayer 04 Leverkusen winning 100% of all matches.
72' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface is replaced by Patrik Schick.
77' Hrvoje Smolcic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 16 appearances.
82' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Jonas Hofmann is withdrawn and Adam Hlozek gets his opportunity.
83' Eintracht Frankfurt ring the changes. Fares Chaibi has done his job and it is now time for Jessic Ngankam to step up.
87' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Florian Wirtz has done his job and it is now time for Nadiem Amiri to step up.
The points are shared — Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt. Honours even.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
7
Jonas Hofmann ↓ Adam Hlozek 82'
25
Exequiel Palacios ↓ Piero Hincapie 82'
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Nathan Tella 82'
10
Florian Wirtz ↓ Nadiem Amiri 87'
22
Victor Boniface ↓ Patrik Schick 72'
6
Odilon Kossounou

Bench

11
Nadiem Amiri ↑ 87'
8
Robert Andrich
14
Patrik Schick ↑ 72'
23
Adam Hlozek ↑ 82'
21
Amine Adli
17
Matej Kovar
19
Nathan Tella ↑ 82'
3
Piero Hincapie ↑ 82'
2
Josip Stanisic

Coach Xabi Alonso

Eintracht Frankfurt Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

27
Mario Gotze ↓ Ellyes Skhiri 64'
4
Robin Koch ↓ Hrvoje Smolcic 64'
1
Kevin Trapp
24
Buta
35
Tuta
26
Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe ↓ Jens Hauge 72'
29
Niels Nkounkou
36
Ansgar Knauff
3
William Pacho
16
Hugo Larsson ↓ Elias Baum 72'
8
Fares Chaibi ↓ Jessic Ngankam 83'

Bench

15
Ellyes Skhiri ↑ 64'
31
Philipp Max
33
Jens Grahl
20
Makoto Hasebe
5
Hrvoje Smolcic ↑ 64'
18
Jessic Ngankam ↑ 83'
23
Jens Hauge ↑ 72'
30
Paxten Aaronson
48
Nacho Ferri
47
Elias Baum ↑ 72'

Coach Dino Toppmoller

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	5
Moussa Diaby	4
Lucas Alario	4
Goncalo Paciencia	3
Djibril Sow	3
Paulinho	3
Victor Boniface	3
Karim Bellarabi	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2023-12-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2023-12-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–1 Molde FK W 2023-12-10 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-12-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 SC Paderborn 07 W 2023-12-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2023-11-30 BK Hacken 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

Eintracht Frankfurt Form

2023-12-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2023-12-09 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–1 FC Bayern München W 2023-12-06 1. FC Saarbrucken 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2023-12-03 FC Augsburg 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2023-11-25 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 VfB Stuttgart L 2023-11-12 SV Werder Bremen 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.69 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.37 Eintracht Frankfurt xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen63% Draw19% Eintracht Frankfurt18%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 4.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

82%

Draw or Eintracht Frankfurt

37%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Eintracht Frankfurt

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen48% Draw35% Eintracht Frankfurt17%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.4%

1 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

4 – 1

1 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

3.7%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	Eintracht Frankfurt covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	18%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	20%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Eintracht Frankfurt keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.