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Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hoffenheim: Match Preview & Stats

Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt am Main

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Our record

  • Eintracht Frankfurt: 4 of 5 right
  • Hoffenheim: 3 of 8 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Bundesliga, Matchday 10
Kick-off
Venue
Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt am Main
Since last match
Eintracht Frankfurt: 14 days (Bundesliga) · Paderborn (2‑2) Hoffenheim: 12 days (Bundesliga) · Schalke 04 (2‑1)
Next match
Eintracht Frankfurt: 7 days (Bundesliga) later Hoffenheim: 5 days (Europa League) later · Sturm Graz

Last starting XI

Eintracht Frankfurt 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Atubolu
  2. 7 Knauff
  3. 4 Koch
  4. 3 Brassier
  5. 2 Baum
  6. 25 Onyedika
  7. 15 Aséko
  8. 20 Doan
  9. 11 Uzun
  10. 8 Chaïbi
  11. 9 Burkardt

Coach: Adolf Hütter at Paderborn, 2-2 · Bundesliga · 7 Nov

Hoffenheim 4-4-2

  1. 1 Baumann
  2. 5 Coufal
  3. 15 Kabak
  4. 28 Machida
  5. 39 Rots
  6. 27 Kramarić
  7. 7 Avdullahu
  8. 18 Burger
  9. 22 Prass
  10. 19 Lemperle
  11. 11 Asllani

Coach: Christian Ilzer vs Schalke 04, 2-1 · Bundesliga · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Eintracht Frankfurt

  • DF Elias BaumSuspended
  • MF Mario GötzeInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • FW Jessic NgankamInjured · Mid November 2026

Hoffenheim

  • DF Albian HajdariInjured · Early January 2027
  • DF Robin HranácInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Bambasé ContéInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • MF Nathan De CatInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Valentin GendreyInjured · Early January 2027
  • FW Patrick WimmerInjured · Mid November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Eintracht Frankfurt

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 8.0%
Missing minutes share 9.0%
3 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • DF Elias Baum 5% attack · 6% mins
  • MF Mario Götze 3% attack · 2% mins

Hoffenheim

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 12.0%
Missing minutes share 8.0%
6 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • MF Bambasé Conté 9% attack · 4% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Eintracht Frankfurt Hoffenheim
Box & Territory Pressure 58 69
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 60 53
Finishing Efficiency 83 33
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 23 15
Underlying Play Power 43 63
Eintracht Frankfurt Playing above results (positive regression candidate)
Hoffenheim Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Eintracht Frankfurt

When scoring first 44% won · 67% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 50% points rescued · 0% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 54% 2nd Half: 46%
First 15': 29% Last 15' (76-90'): 17%

Hoffenheim

When scoring first 67% won · 78% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 0% points rescued · 0% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 43% 2nd Half: 57%
First 15': 17% Last 15' (76-90'): 22%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Eintracht Frankfurt

  1. 1. FW Younes Ebnoutalib 6G · 1A
    Team attack 20.0% Team shots 17.0%
  2. 2. FW Jonathan Burkardt 5G · 1A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 17.0%
  3. 3. MF Can Uzun 2G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 12.0%

Hoffenheim

  1. 1. FW Fisnik Asllani 2G · 2A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 19.0%
  2. 2. MF Andrej Kramarić 2G · 3A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 8.0%
  3. 3. MF Alexander Prass 3G · 1A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 10.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Scoring trends Eintracht Frankfurt Hoffenheim
Over 1.5 goals 8/10 10/10
Over 2.5 goals 8/10 7/10
Over 3.5 goals 8/10 3/10
Both teams scored 7/10 7/10
Clean sheet 1/10 2/10
Failed to score 2/10 1/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.8 / 2.1 1.7 / 1.5

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Eintracht Frankfurt

  • D 2-2 at Paderborn (A) Bundesliga · 7 Nov
  • W 3-1 vs Hamburger SV (H) Bundesliga · 1 Nov
  • W 3-1 at Hamburger SV (A) DFB Pokal · 27 Oct
  • L 0-1 at Borussia Dortmund (A) Bundesliga · 24 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs 1. FC Köln (H) Bundesliga · 16 Oct

Hoffenheim

  • W 2-1 vs Schalke 04 (H) Bundesliga · 8 Nov
  • D 1-1 at Crystal Palace (A) Europa League · 5 Nov
  • L 0-2 at Werder Bremen (A) Bundesliga · 31 Oct
  • D 1-1 at Holstein Kiel (A) DFB Pokal · 28 Oct
  • W 3-0 vs Bayer Leverkusen (H) Bundesliga · 25 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Eintracht Frankfurt

  • 1-15 minutes: 6 scored, 4 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 1 scored, 0 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 2 scored, 4 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 2 scored, 4 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 2 scored, 6 conceded

Hoffenheim

  • 1-15 minutes: 3 scored, 1 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 2 scored, 1 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 2 scored, 1 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 4 scored, 4 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 2 scored, 4 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 3 scored, 6 conceded

Goals in each 15-minute period, Bundesliga this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Eintracht Frankfurt

Player G A
Younes Ebnoutalib 6 1
Jonathan Burkardt 5 1
Can Uzun 2 1
Raphael Onyedika 1 0

Hoffenheim

Player G A
Adam Daghim 2 2
Bambasé Conté 2 2
Adam Hložek 2 1
Alexander Prass 2 1
Tim Lemperle 2 0

Goals and assists in the Bundesliga this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Eintracht Frankfurt Hoffenheim
  • 5.0 Corners won 6.1
  • 5.0 Corners conceded 4.8
  • 2.1 Yellow cards 1.4
  • 1.4 Opponents' yellow cards 1.6

Per match in the Bundesliga this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.8 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Eintracht FrankfurtHoffenheim
Attack 71 65 1.7 goals per match this season1.8 goals per match this season
Defence 29 18 2.2 conceded per match this season1.9 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Bundesliga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1888Elo #63 Elo rating 1885Elo #64

Head-to-head

14Eintracht Frankfurt wins
7draws
9Hoffenheim wins

30 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 24 Jan 2026 · Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 Hoffenheim
  • 30 Aug 2025 · Bundesliga Hoffenheim 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 26 Jan 2025 · Bundesliga Hoffenheim 2-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 31 Aug 2024 · Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Hoffenheim
  • 10 Mar 2024 · Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Hoffenheim

Table

Bundesliga: Table
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Bayern München 9 630 29:9 +20 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 630 16:7 +9 21
3 Freiburg 9 612 20:10 +10 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 603 27:13 +14 18
5 Bayer Leverkusen 9 513 20:17 +3 16
6 Werder Bremen 9 432 17:15 +2 15
7 Elversberg 9 414 17:18 -1 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 405 15:15 0 12
9 Hoffenheim 9 405 16:17 -1 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 333 15:20 -5 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 405 10:20 -10 12
12 Mainz 05 9 315 18:19 -1 10
13 Paderborn 9 243 8:11 -3 10
14 Augsburg 9 234 20:20 0 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 234 10:14 -4 9
16 Union Berlin 9 144 7:21 -14 7
17 Schalke 04 9 135 5:11 -6 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 117 12:25 -13 4

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Bundesliga: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleTop 4Rel. play-offRelegated
Eintracht Frankfurt 12
Hoffenheim 12

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