Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt

14 September 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Benjamin Cortus

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Abdou Diallo 36’
  • Marius Wolf 72’
  • Paco Alcácer 88’
  • Sébastien Haller 68’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1. Borussia Dortmund led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Abdou Diallo put Borussia Dortmund ahead from a corner in the 36th minute. In the second half, Sébastien Haller equalised in the 68th minute, Marius Wolf put Borussia Dortmund back in front in the 72nd minute, set up by Jadon Sancho, and Paco Alcácer made it 3-1 from a corner in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 2.74 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Eintracht Frankfurt's 0.20 from 5.

Match stats

Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt
10 Shots 5
6 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.96 xG 0.20
1.96 Non-penalty xG 0.20
1 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt
Kick-off
Abdou Diallo1-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
36’
Half-time1-0
68’
Sébastien Haller1-1 (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Marius Wolf
Assist: Jadon Sancho2-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
72’
Paco Alcácer3-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
88’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Filip Kostic

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.74 0.20 36’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 36’ 68’ Sébastien Haller (Eintracht Frankfurt), 1-1 68’ 72’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), 2-1 72’ 88’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), 3-1 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.74 0.20 36’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 Diallo 36’ 68’ Sébastien Haller (Eintracht Frankfurt), 1-1 Haller 68’ 72’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), 2-1 Wolf 72’ 88’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), 3-1 Alcácer 88’
Borussia Dortmund 2.74 xGEintracht Frankfurt 0.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Eintracht Frankfurt attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking 
36’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.97 xG, goal 36’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.80 xG, saved 36’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.52 xG, saved 87’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 9’ Maximilian Philipp (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Sébastien Haller (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 72’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 39’ Marco Fabián (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Jonathan de Guzmán (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 79’ Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.97 xG, goal 36’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.80 xG, saved 36’ Abdou Diallo (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.52 xG, saved 87’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 9’ Maximilian Philipp (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Sébastien Haller (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 72’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 39’ Marco Fabián (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Jonathan de Guzmán (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 79’ Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Roman Bürki GK900 0.000.000
Lukasz Piszczek DEF900 0.000.101
Abdou Diallo DEF9013 2.290.000
Manuel Akanji DEF901 0.040.031
Marcel Schmelzer DEF901 0.040.000
Mahmoud Dahoud MID901 0.030.000
Thomas Delaney MID690 0.000.000
Marius Wolf MID9012 0.220.521
Marco Reus MID900 0.000.000
Jacob Bruun Larsen MID580 0.000.000
Maximilian Philipp FWD671 0.100.000
Jadon Sancho Sub3210 0.000.122
Paco Alcácer Sub2311 0.020.000
Axel Witsel Sub210 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 68% Bet365 odds 1.40
Draw 19% Bet365 odds 5.00
Eintracht Frankfurt win 13% Bet365 odds 7.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Borussia Dortmund WD
Eintracht Frankfurt WL

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