German Bundesliga

Frankfurt vs Union Berlin 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 12': Mario Götze
  • 42': Jesper Lindstrom
  • Red Card 68': Randal Kolo Muani
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2 - 0

Eintracht end Union Berlin's unbeaten Bundesliga start

Eintracht Frankfurt ended Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 home win on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 12': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 19': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 42': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 43': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer replaces Morten Thorsby.
  • 57': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Paul Seguin replaces Janik Haberer.
  • 66': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  • 66': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Djibril Sow replaces Mario Götze.
  • 68': Second yellow card to Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Christopher Lenz replaces Luca Pellegrini.
  • 71': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Éric Ebimbe replaces Sebastian Rode.
  • 74': Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Tim Skarke replaces Timo Baumgartl.
  • 74': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Rani Khedira.
  • 77': Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Rafael Borré replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 50,500

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+55 Bayer Leverkusen 29 79 0
+46 Bayern Munich 29 63 6
+33 VfB Stuttgart 29 63 6
+34 RB Leipzig 29 56 7
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 4
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 5
53.3 Possession 46.7
16 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
386 Accurate Passes 358
495 Passes 457
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 0
30 Crosses 7
0.2 Cross % 0.0
47 Long Balls 53
14 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 8
22 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 14
7 Effective Clearances 28
7 Clearances 28

Line-Ups

SGE Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kevin Trapp (GK)
20 Makoto Hasebe
2 Evan Ndicka
35 Tuta
15 Daichi Kamada
17 Sebastian Rode Yellow Card
33 Luca Pellegrini
36 Ansgar Knauff
9 Randal Kolo Muani
27 Mario Götze
29 Jesper Lindstrom

FCU 1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Frederik Ronnow (GK)
25 Timo Baumgartl
4 Diogo Leite
3 Paul Jaeckel
19 Janik Haberer
2 Morten Thorsby
8 Rani Khedira Yellow Card
23 Niko Gießelmann Yellow Card
28 Christopher Trimmel
45 Jordan Pefok
27 Sheraldo Becker Yellow Card

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