Highlights
B. Dankert
Full time: Frankfurt 3-1 Hoffenheim
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Full-time
87'
Chandler tries his luck
The veteran has only been on the pitch a matter of moments but he wants in on the action straight away. He lines up a left-footed effort from range, but it's straight at Baumann, who makes a routine save.
86'
Substitution
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Substitution
83'
Ekitiké almost in
Marmoush does brilliantly, collecting the ball in midfield, sprinting away from his marker and sliding a pass through for Ekitiké. He'll be one-on-one with Baumann, but Marmoush's pass is a touch over-hit and the Hoffenheim goalkeeper comes out to collect - much to Ekitiké's frustration.
79'
Hoffenheim down to nine men
That looks to be the final nail in the coffin for the visitors, as Kabak receives his second booking of the game and is sent off. They'll play the final 10-15 minutes with two men fewer than their opponents.
Golden Götze
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72'
Substitution
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Substitution
69'
Marmoush almost in
The Egypt international spins his marker and lays the ball off for himself in one move on the edge of the box, but his touch is just a tad too heavy and Baumann comes off his line to smother the danger.
65'
Frankfurt pull clear!
The Eagles' attacks were primarily down the right in the first half, but since the interval and Knauff's introduction they've found space down the left. Knauff gets to the byline and squeezes the ball back into the middle, where the arriving Götze can pick his spot from close range.
Dina Ebimbe hungry
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Ball Recovery Time
56'
Over from Dina Ebimbe!
Another chance for the Frankfurt winger following more good work from Knauff, but his first-time shot from 10 yards balloons well over.
55'
Substitution
54'
Knauff goes close!
A lovely run from Knauff, who takes on Akpoguma inside the box but can only slice his shot narrowly wide.
53'
Big turnaround!
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22.7 %
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86 %
51'
Frankfurt lead!
Grillitsch gives the ball away on the edge of his own penalty area and it comes to Götze, who has time and space to float a cross into the box for Dina Ebimbe, who guides a header in from close range!
49'
One-way traffic
Goal attempts
6off target
4on target
0off target
1on target
46'
Peeeeep!
Frankfurt get the ball rolling once again!
Kick-off!
Half-time: Frankfurt 1-1 Hoffenheim
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Half-time
45'
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Off the post!
Dina Ebimbe again finds space down the right, ghosting in behind his marker to connect with a floated ball from deep. He volleys it into the middle for the unmarked Götze, who can only hit the post from close range. His blushes are spared though, as the offside flag goes up - Dina Ebimbe was marginally off when he started his run.
42'
Early substitution
Knauff comes on for Chaibi, who was booked earlier on and has ridden his luck once or twice since then with a couple of risky tackles. Head coach Toppmöller clearly determined to keep his side's one-man advantage.
42'
Substitution
Milestone of sorts
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35'
So close to a second!
Brilliant skill from Marmoush, who jinks past two defenders and crosses into the box. A Hoffenheim defender sticks out a leg and almost deflects it into his own net, but it rolls just wide.
33'
Frankfurt pull level!
And there it is! it had been coming and Frankfurt finally get their goal. Marmoush does well to hold off his marker inside the box and lay it off for Koch, who slides a shot into the bottom corner.
32'
Frankfurt on top
The Eagles are pushing hard for an equaliser and are camped out inside Hoffenheim's half. There's a sense building that a goal will come sooner rather than later.
27'
Winning odds
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53.7 %
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37.4 %
24'
Into the wall!
Chaibi takes the ensuing free-kick in prime set-piece location. He can't beat the wall though, and Hoffenheim clear.
22'
Hoffenheim down to 10!
It's hero to zero for Brooks, who is shown a straight red card for a tackle as last man on Marmoush. The Frankfurt attacker was chasing a through ball and got his toe on it just before the Hoffenheim defender, who clatters into him and brings him down just outside the visitors' penalty area.
19'
Next opening for the hosts!
Frankfurt get behind Hoffenheim's defence, and again it's down the right where they're having joy. Dina Ebimbe gets to the byline and tries to pick out Chaibi in the centre, but his cross his blocked.
Aerial specialist
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16'
Next chance for Frankfurt!
Götze crosses low into the box from the right. Chaibi and Dina Ebimbe both go for it and seem to get in each other's way a bit. The latter ends up shooting first time but his effort trickles well wide.
13'
Early birds
Including today, Hoffenheim have been 1-0 up by the eighth minute in each of their last three Bundesliga games. They have gone on to win the previous two: 2-1 against Bremen last week and 3-2 in Dortmund on Matchday 23.
11'
Hosts dominating
Possession (%)
6436
8'
Frankfurt try to reply
Larsson finds space down the right and his low cross into the box is only half cleared. It falls for Nkounkou arriving on the edge of the area and he smacks an effort at goal, but it's blocked.
7'
Hoffenheim lead!
The visitors are threatening to spoil Frankfurt's 125th anniversary celebrations! A corner is whipped in from the right and Brooks meets it at the near post to glance in a close-range header!
3'
First chance!
Superb play from Dina Ebimbe, who collects a neat through pass from Götze down the right, sprints into the box and cuts inside onto his left foot. He gets a shot away but it's blocked before Baumann has to intervene.
1'
Here we go!
Hoffenheim get the ball rolling in Frankfurt!
Kick-off!
Almost there!
We're moments away now, with the players and officials taking to the pitch for the pre-match formalities.
0:14
Watch: Hoffenheim check out the playing surface
0:48
Watch: Frankfurt pitch inspections
One to watch: Marmoush
The Frankfurt forward may have missed a few weeks of the season earlier this year due to his commitments with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, but he remains the team's most dangerous attacker: 10 goals and five assists in 20 Bundesliga outings this term tell a clear story.
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The pressure is ON
The teams above these two in the table have all won this weekend (Dortmund, Leipzig, Stuttgart and Bayern; Leverkusen play later today), while Augsburg (in ninth) also picked up three points and Freiburg (eighth) are currently beating Bochum. As such, a win is the bare minimum these teams need just to keep pace.
0:58
Watch: Hoffenheim arrive at Deutsche Bank Park
Team news - Hoffenheim
Pellegrino Matarazzo has brought in four new faces in the wake of Hoffenheim's 2-1 success over Bremen last weekend. Kadeřábek (suspended), Tohumcu (ankle), Bülter (suspended) and Weghorst (bench) all drop out; Akpoguma, Becker, Nsoki and Kramarić come in.
Team news - Frankfurt
Eintracht boss Dino Toppmöller makes three changes following his side's hard-fought 2-1 win in Heidenheim last week. Max, Knauff and Buta all drop to the bench, with Götze, Larsson and Skhiri all coming into the starting line-up.
Frankfurt starting XI
Trapp (c) - Tuta, Koch, Pacho – Dina Ebimbe, Larsson, Skhiri, Nkounkou - Götze, Chaïbi – Marmoush
Frankfurt subs
Grahl, Smolčić, Hasebe, Buta, Max, Chandler, Van de Beek, Ekitiké, Knauff
Hoffenheim starting XI
Baumann (c) - Kabak, Grillitsch, Brooks - Akpoguma, Stach, Becker, Nsoki - Kramarić - Bebou, Beier
Hoffenheim subs
Philipp, Adams, Jurásek, Drexler, Conté, Bischof, Weghorst, Moerstedt
Sixth vs. Seventh
It's all about the fight for a European spot next season in Frankfurt today. The hosts are four points, and one spot, above their visitors ahead of kick-off. Eintracht can reduce their own gap to fifth with victory, while the onus is on Hoffenheim to rein in the home side.
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Toppmöller on Hoffenheim
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Matarazzo on Frankfurt
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Fortress Frankfurt
Frankfurt have lost just once at home in this season's Bundesliga - to VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 12. It's their only loss across their last 21 Bundesliga matches at the Deutsche Bank Park.
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Probable line-ups
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