Mainz
Eintracht Frankfurt
Match summary
Eintracht Frankfurt took a 3-1 win at Mainz. Eintracht Frankfurt led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Can Uzun put Eintracht Frankfurt ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Jonathan Burkardt and Jonathan Burkardt made it 0-2 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Jeremiaha Maluze. In the second half, Uzun made it 0-3 in the 60th minute, set up by Mario Götze and Phillip Tietz pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 89th minute, set up by Otto Ruoppi.
Mainz can feel hard done by, creating 2.69 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Eintracht Frankfurt's 2.16 from 11. Nadiem Amiri had a penalty saved for Mainz.
Mainz dominated large portions of territory and possession during their Bundesliga fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt on Matchday 3, recording fifty-five percent possession and one hundred and sixteen attacks compared to ninety-two from their opponents. Despite holding the territorial advantage and registering eighteen total shots to eleven, Mainz failed to translate their dominance into goals. They recorded five shots on target and a higher expected goals figure of 2.69 against Eintracht Frankfurt's 2.16, while also edging the statistics in dangerous attacks, corners, blocked shots, tackles, and total passes. Discipline was relatively good, with Mainz committing eleven fouls and receiving zero yellow cards, while Eintracht Frankfurt conceded nine fouls and picked up two yellow cards.
The match saw Eintracht Frankfurt establish a two-goal lead by the interval following a busy first-half sequence of key events. Can Uzun opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a right-foot shot. Raphael Onyedika received a yellow card for a foul in the forty-first minute, before Mainz failed to capitalise when Nadiem Amiri missed a penalty in the forty-third minute. Jonathan Burkardt then added a second right-foot shot goal in added time at the end of the first half. After the break, Can Uzun scored his second right-foot shot of the match in the sixtieth minute to make it three-nil, before Phillip Tietz scored a consolation right-foot shot for Mainz in the eighty-ninth minute.
