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Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
Eintracht Frankfurt
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Schalke 04
Sun 17 Jan 2021 · 17:00 UTC Deutsche Bank Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 87' Ahmed Kutucu

Overview

Match Preview

Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga at Deutsche Bank Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Guido Kleve
  • Referee Sven Waschitzki
  • Referee Manuel Grafe
  • Referee Markus Sinn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

5
1
2
Eintracht Frankfurt 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Schalke 04
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 FC Schalke 04 2020-06-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 FC Schalke 04 2019-12-15 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt 2019-04-06 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt 2018-11-11 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

Eintracht Frankfurt
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan FC Schalke 04 H 3–1 W
12 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–4 L
09 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 2–0 W
02 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–1 W
19 Dec FC Augsburg A 2–0 W
15 Dec Borussia Mönchengladbach H 3–3 D
FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–3 L
09 Jan TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 4–0 W
02 Jan Hertha BSC A 0–3 L
22 Dec SSV Ulm 1846 A 3–1 W
19 Dec Arminia Bielefeld H 0–1 L
16 Dec SC Freiburg H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Eintracht Frankfurt FC Schalke 04
#10 Position #17
12 Points 6
9 Played 9
3 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 3 / 5
15 Scored 5
20 Conceded 11
-5 GD -6
1.33 PPG 0.67
33% Win % 11%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Eintracht Frankfurt this season
33% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

Eintracht Frankfurt are 10th (12 pts). FC Schalke 04 are 17th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Eintracht Frankfurt
0-15
5/4
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Schalke 04
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Eintracht Frankfurt
Younes Ebnoutalib 6 G 1 A
Jonathan Burkardt 5 G 1 A
Can Uzun 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Deutsche Bank Park that hosts another battle between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Schalke 04.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Eintracht Frankfurt side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Eintracht Frankfurt are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Schalke 04 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Ahmed Kutucu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Andre Silva gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 29' The deadlock is broken! Matthew Hoppe gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Schalke 04 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ralf Fahrmann made 417 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' Eintracht Frankfurt is showing some good football. However, Eintracht Frankfurt are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 49' France international Almamy Toure has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' The supporters are chanting for Ajdin Hrustic. He replaces Martin Hinteregger on 53 minute.
  • 58' The travelling FC Schalke 04 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' FC Schalke 04 make a change. Benito Raman trudges off to be replaced by Can Bozdogan on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Eintracht Frankfurt make a change. Erik Durm trudges off to be replaced by Luka Jovic on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' Luka Jovic adds to his 1 season tally! Eintracht Frankfurt lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' David Abraham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Schalke 04 tonight.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Eintracht Frankfurt team. Amin Younes is replaced by Almamy Toure on 79 minute.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Eintracht Frankfurt team. Amin Younes is replaced by Almamy Toure on 80 minute.
  • 85' The 29-year-old Suat Serdar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ahmed Kutucu.
  • 87' Ahmed Kutucu gets the nod from FC Schalke 04. He replaces Matthew Hoppe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • With this win, Eintracht Frankfurt is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Eintracht Frankfurt Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adi Hütter

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luka Jovic 5
Andre Silva 5
Matthew Hoppe 2
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2
Blendi Idrizi 2
Tuta 1
Sebastien Haller 1
Florian Flick 1

Head to Head

2021-01-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 FC Schalke 04 2020-06-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 FC Schalke 04 2019-12-15 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt 2019-04-06 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt 2018-11-11 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 FC Schalke 04

Eintracht Frankfurt Form

2021-01-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2021-01-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2021-01-09 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2021-01-02 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-12-19 FC Augsburg 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2020-12-15 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach D

FC Schalke 04 Form

2021-01-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-01-09 FC Schalke 04 4–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2021-01-02 Hertha BSC 3–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2020-12-22 SSV Ulm 1846 1–3 FC Schalke 04 W 2020-12-19 FC Schalke 04 0–1 Arminia Bielefeld L 2020-12-16 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Freiburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.9 Eintracht Frankfurt xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: Eintracht Frankfurt to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Eintracht Frankfurt60% Draw23% FC Schalke 0417%
Actual: Eintracht Frankfurt win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Eintracht Frankfurt or Draw
83%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
40%
Eintracht Frankfurt or FC Schalke 04
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Eintracht Frankfurt42% Draw44% FC Schalke 0414%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Eintracht Frankfurt

Handicap Eintracht Frankfurt covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 24% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Eintracht Frankfurt keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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