Highlights

Matchday 3

FINAL

Volkswagen Arena

Eintracht Frankfurt

82'

MarmoushOmar Marmoush

BakuRidle Baku

76'

30'

MarmoushOmar Marmoush

H. Osmers

Volkswagen Arena

Full-time: Wolfsburg 1-2 Frankfurt

A hectic finale ends with Marmoush's second against his former side the matchwinner. Hasenhüttl may come away disappointed after his side created plenty of chances, but Frankfurt's were far more dangerous and Toppmöller's gameplan worked to perfection. Marmoush will take the headlines, but great performances from Ekitiké, Tuta, Kristensen and Theate will breed plenty of confidence.

Full-time

90'

+ 7

Last chance goes begging

Arnold has one last chance to whip in one of his trademark free-kicks, but Wind can't get enough on it and that may be that.

90'

+ 7

Tuta and Amoura with chances

Tuta tries to curl an effort in the Wolfsburg goal from out wide, and then Amoura tries exactly the same at the other end of the pitch. Both efforts sail just wide.

90'

+ 5

Huge chances at both ends!

Arnold and Wind are both blocked in the Frankfurt area and the ball comes back the other way with Matanović denied a goal to end the match.

90'

+ 4

Scrappy from Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg are trying to be a little too clever in building one last attack and Frankfurt are intercepting numerous key passes.

90'

+ 1

Backs to the wall for Frankfurt

The away side have stopped attacking now, attempting to see out the win as six minutes of stoppage time are signalled.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Omar Marmoush34.75km/h

Hugo Ekitiké34.13km/h

Lucas Silva Melo34.00km/h

88'

What a goal that would have been!

Frankfurt counter and the balls laid back to Chaibi in the right channel, he hits a first time effort curling across the face off goal and it glances off the far post and out.

88'

Substitution

Konstantinos Koulierakis

Kilian Fischer

87'

Wolfsburg should be level!

A corner causes all sorts of chaos in the Frankfurt area and only a mega block stops it being 2-2.

86'

Marmoush flying against his old side

Shots

Patrick Wimmer Omar Marmoush

85'

Substitution

Aurèle Amenda

Hugo Larsson

84'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewHandball?

DecisionNo penalty

83'

Win Probability

This Match Fact documents significant changes in the probability of victory for both teams during the course of the match. The value is based on actual match play and incorporates existing Match Facts such as Expected Goals, Skill and Set-Piece Dange

76'

21.5 %

Now

87.7 %

Two for Marmoush!

Marmoush scores his second of the match against his old side. Grabara goes the right way but the Egyptian can't be stopped. This time Marmoush is able to celebrate in front of his own fans in the away end.

82'

Omar Marmoush

GOAL!

1:2

Penalty

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

77 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

119.98 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

81'

SituationPenalty

ReviewHandball?

DecisionPenalty

81'

Frankfurt penalty!

The free-kick into the box glances the hand of Zesiger and the referee has no doubts as he points to the spot.

80'

Captain Arnold booked

Marmoush attempts to get away down the right and Arnold is cautioned for a tug of the shirt and then a foul.

80'

Yellow card

Maximilian Arnold

1-1! Game on!

Brilliant from Baku! He's given the ball on the edge of the box, shifts it between his feet and fires in a brilliant unstoppable strike. Hasenhüttl goes wild on the touchline and after a VAR check the goal is confirmed.

76'

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionGoal

76'

Ridle Baku

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

6 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

92.33 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

18.72 m

75'

Ekitiké off

Frankfurt's star Frenchman makes way for Igor Matanović and the way end cheers loudly. Another fine day's work for Ekitiké comes to and end and it's a chance for another star youngster.

74'

Substitution

Igor Matanović

Hugo Ekitiké

72'

Triple change for the Wolves

Tomás' busy afternoon comes to an end at Jonas Wind replaces him. The same can be said for Wimmer who makes way for Kevin Behrens while Aster Vranckx is on for Mattias Svanberg.

71'

Substitution

Jonas Wind

Tiago Tomás

71'

Substitution

Aster Vranckx

Mattias Svanberg

71'

Substitution

Kevin Behrens

Patrick Wimmer

Marmoush still separates us

68'

Off the post!

The resulting corner makes its way through to Theate who invents a head off the post out of nothing.

67'

Too easy for Frankfurt

Ekitiké cruises through Wolfsburg's midfield without any trouble and shifts the ball to Chaibi for a huge chance, Zesiger flies in for a huge block when it should have been 2-0.

67'

Substitution

Ansgar Knauff

Niels Nkounkou

66'

Frankfurt taking over

It's another big chance for Marmoush, Wolfsburg need to wake up quickly or it could be 2-0.

65'

Double save from Grabara!

Frankfurt find it easy to make space on the counter again and Ekitiké tests Grabara well with a shot outside the box. The goalkeeper parries it and Marmoush has a second effort which he also saves from point-blank range.

63'

Wolfsburg looking dangerous

Wolfsburg are creating chances again, but none of the quality to get back into the match.

Goal attempts

7off target

2on target

2off target

3on target

60'

Tuta in control

Frankfurt defender Tuta is having some impressive moments at the back, swiftly shutting down any Wolfsburg hopes.

57'

All-action Ekitiké

Duels won

Maximilian Arnold Hugo Ekitiké

53'

Tomás dangerous again

Much like the start of the first-half, Wolfsburg's Portuguese forward is getting his shots away again.

50'

Break in play

There's a nasty clash of heads in the Wolfsburg box but it looks like everyone has avoided serious injury.

Three changes at the break

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Trapp comes off at the break after his injury at the end of the first half and Kauã Santos replaces him. Frankfurt make another change with Farès Chaibi on for Mario Götze while Wolfsburg bring Mohamed Amoura on for Özcan.

46'

Back underway

Frankfurt kick us off, looking to capitalise on their lead shooting towards the away end.

46'

Yellow card

Farès Chaibi

Kick-off!

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Mohamed Amoura

Salih Özcan

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Kauã Santos

Kevin Trapp

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Farès Chaibi

Mario Götze

Half-time

Half-time: Wolfsburg 0-1 Frankfurt

Ralph Hasenhüttl would have been delighted with the home side's start, but it's a compliment to just how good Marmoush and Ekitiké are together that it only took them one effort to score. Frankfurt continued to improve after the opener, but Trapp's potential injury could certainly invite Wolfsburg back into the game in the second-half.

45'

+ 1

Trapp in trouble

The Frankfurt keeper and captain fires a long goal-kick and immediately looks in pain as he grabs his thigh, this could be an early exit.

45'

Great chances for Frankfurt

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Frankfurt's few shots have been of the upmost quality, as the xG stats show.

xGoals

0.49

1.22

Goals

42'

Great defending from Koch

Wimmer is found with a ball over the top and winds up to shoot one on one, in flies Koch to make a last-ditch block.

40'

Too easy for Grabara

Niels Nkounkou fires in a brilliant free-kick from out wide and Marmoush has plenty of time to get his head on it, but it's straight at Wolfsburg's Kamil Grabara for a comfortable save.

37'

Marmoush and Ekitiké link up again

Frankfurt win a free kick a fair way out, but Marmoush finds Ekitiké who turns a heavy touch into a shot that goes wide.

34'

Clever from Frankfurt

The more the game progresses, the more clear it seems Frankfurt are happy to give up the ball. Instead they time their pressing and attacks to perfection, encapsulated by their opening goal.

Marmoush breaks the deadlock

Marmoush scores against his old side!

Completely against the run of play Frankfurt have the lead! Ekitiké breaks down the left and plays a perfect ball into the box for Marmoush to chip in. The Egyptian celebrates against his old side, and then holds his fingers to his ears, triggering plenty of boos.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Omar Marmoush34.75km/h

Hugo Ekitiké34.13km/h

Sebastiaan Bornauw33.14km/h

30'

Omar Marmoush

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

97 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

5.34 m

29'

Wimmer lively

Austrian international Wimmer has had a great start to the match as he continues to cause problems down the right hand side.

27'

Skhiri booked

The Frankfurt man is all over the pitch, but cautioned by the referee.

Distance run (km)

3.3

3.6

Kilian Fischer Ellyes Skhiri

25'

Yellow card

Ellyes Skhiri

24'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

WOB

SGE

10.3 s

20.1 s

Armold getting physical

Wolfsburg's captain is leading the tempo.

20'

Frankfurt's first shot

Marmoush does well to find room for a shot but it's well over the bar and Dino Toppmöller doesn't look happy.

19'

Another Wolfsburg chance

Wolfsburg come straight back from the offside and Tomás makes room for a shot, it's a comfortable save for Trapp, though.

18'

Frankfurt's first attack... is offside

Marmoush is found with a ball over the top and causes all kinds of chaos before feeding Hugo Ekitiké. Wolfsburg are at sixes and sevens but then the flag finally goes up for the first pass.

14'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionNo penalty

13'

All Wolfsburg so far...

Possession (%)

6931

12'

Another corner

Tiago Tomás is causing all sorts of problems for Frankfurt's defence, and Rasmus Kristensen is forced to put the ball behind his own goal under pressure.

What a chance!

The corner is sent straight onto Wimmer's head and he makes a great connection to thump the ball just wide. On target and that's a certain goal.

First corner

Wolfsburg have a chance to get a decent ball in the box after Patrick Wimmer wins the game's first corner.

Pressure eased

The hosts have Frankfurt pinned in their own half but they're finally disrupted when Zesiger concedes a free-kick to give Frankfurt some breathing room.

Early effort!

Wolfsburg take no time getting to work, they attack from the kick off and Ridle Baku tests Kevin Trapp from range.

We're underway!

Wolfsburg captain Max Arnold gets us underway, shooting toward the away end in the first half.

Kick-off!

2:31

Watch: Marmoush and Ekitiké flourishing in Frankfurt

Here's why Marmoush's availability is such a big boost for today's visitors.

More on those teams

Frankfurt name the same line-up as their 3-1 win over Hoffenheim with Marmoush starting despite being an injury doubt. There's one change for Wolfsburg, with new signing Özcan coming in for the injured Majer.

Wolfsburg starting XI

Grabara - Fischer, Bornauw, Zesiger, Kaminski - Arnold (c), Özcan, Baku, Svanberg, Tiago Tomas - Wimmer

Frankfurt starting XI

Trapp (c) - Tuta, Koch, Nkounkou - Kristensen, Skhiri, Larsson, Theate, Götze - Marmoush, Ekitiké

Wolfsburg subs

Müller, Koulierakis, Vavro, Dardai, Gerhardt, Vranckx, Amoura, Behrens, Wind

Frankfurt subs

Kaua Santos, Amenda, Collins, Chaibi, Dahoud, Dina Ebimbe, Knauff, Matanovic, Uzun

Close encounter

We should expect both of these teams to be challenging for Europe come the end of the season and they each have three points from two matches thus far. Victory today could propel one of these sides as high as second.

Hasenhüttl on facing Frankfurt

"They are good on the transition, and we will need a concentrated defensive performance against them like we had against Bayern. We have qualities to hurt them with too though."

Toppmöller on facing Wolfsburg

"They are a very physical and aggressive team. We are ready for an intensive match and have to get our power out onto the pitch. Then we might have the opportunity to take some points back."

Marmoush, Marmoush, Marmoush is on fire

Marmoush scored five goals in 41 Bundesliga appearances for Wolfsburg. Since switching to Frankfurt in summer 2023, the Egyptian has been directly involved in 20 goals across 31 league games.

2:03

Watch: Frankfurt 2-2 Wolfsburg - previous meeting

Marmoush scored very late to secure Frankfurt a point against his former club earlier this year. However, the Eagles are currently winless in their last six meetings with the Wolves (D3, L3).

2:03

Watch: Kiel 0-2 Wolfsburg - highlights

Having only lost to Bayern by the odd goal on Matchday 1, Wolfsburg picked up their first points of the season with victory over new boys Kiel.

2:03

Watch: Frankfurt 3-1 Hoffenheim - highlights

Hugo Ekitiké and Omar Marmoush starred as Frankfurt bounced back from their Matchday 1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund with a convincing win over Hoffenheim.

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