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

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3 – 0

Full Time

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 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Eintracht Frankfurt 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Christian Dingert
Assistant 1 Benedikt Kempkes
Assistant 2 Nikolai Kimmeyer

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

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 Häcken	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 Saarbrücken	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
#5	Position	#10
7	Points	5
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
10	Scored	9
5	Conceded	10
+5	GD	-1
1.75	PPG	1.25
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

94% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

0% Clean Sheets
Eintracht Frankfurt this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts). Eintracht Frankfurt are 10th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Eintracht Frankfurt

0-15

5/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	4 G	1 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Ibrahim Maza	1 G	1 A
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Eintracht Frankfurt

Younes Ebnoutalib	4 G	1 A
Jonathan Burkardt	3 G	1 A
Can Uzun	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is hosting Eintracht Frankfurt for another epic battle.
5' A quiet spell here at BayArena. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
12' The referee has no hesitation. Exequiel Palacios is booked for Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Yellow card on 12.
14' A stunning finish from Victor Boniface — that came from absolutely nowhere!
19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Eintracht Frankfurt that had 517 games and scored 626 goals.
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Mario Gotze has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
38' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Eintracht Frankfurt backline.
43' Hrvoje Smolcic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
51' What a strike from Jeremie Frimpong! The score is 2-0.
56' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Florian Wirtz makes it 3-0.
62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
64' The crowd applauds Robin Koch as he leaves the pitch. Hrvoje Smolcic steps in for Eintracht Frankfurt.
69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
72' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Victor Boniface has done his job and it is now time for Patrik Schick to step up.
77' Eintracht Frankfurt fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
82' Adam Hlozek is replacing Jonas Hofmann for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
83' Fresh legs for Eintracht Frankfurt! Jessic Ngankam comes on to replace Fares Chaibi.
87' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Florian Wirtz exits the field as Nadiem Amiri enters on 87.
Eintracht Frankfurt will have plenty to reflect on. Bayer 04 Leverkusen were simply the better side today.

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

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 Toppmöller

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	5
Lucas Alario	4
Moussa Diaby	4
Goncalo Paciencia	3
Djibril Sow	3
Paulinho	3
Victor Boniface	3
Daichi Kamada	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 Häcken 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 Saarbrücken 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

3.22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Eintracht Frankfurt xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen69% Draw17% Eintracht Frankfurt14%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.57

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

86%

Draw or Eintracht Frankfurt

31%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Eintracht Frankfurt

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen56% Draw31% Eintracht Frankfurt13%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 1

7.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

4 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 1

5.2%

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

4 – 0

4.6%

4 – 2

4.1%

5 – 1

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	Eintracht Frankfurt covers
-2.5	35%	—	65%
-2	35%	19%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	18%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	7%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Eintracht Frankfurt keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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