Highlights

Matchday 7

FINAL

BayArena

Eintracht Frankfurt

BonifaceVictor Boniface

72'

AndrichRobert Andrich

25'

16'

MarmoushOmar Marmoush

D. Brych

BayArena

0:16

Watch: Boniface: "We have to win games like this"

The Nigerian striker emphasised the importance of winning difficult fixtures following his side's 2-1 win over a Frankfurt side that were full of confidence going into the game.

0:28

Watch: Alonso: "A great mental effort"

Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso praised his side's mental fortitude having come back from behind to win against in-form Frankfurt.

Full-time: Leverkusen 2-1 Frankfurt

Leverkusen get there in the end thanks to a strong second-half performance but Frankfurt will feel like this is a missed opportunity. Boniface missed an early penalty before Marmoush converted his own at the other end. Andrich then pulled the Werkself level at the break and Boniface completed the turnaround in the second-half. That could be a significant three points gained come the end of season.

Full-time

90'

+ 2

How's he missed?

A mix-up between Hrádecký and Tah sees the former's clearance hit the other and loop towards goal. Ekitiké runs onto the ball trying to head it up but is eased off it by Tah and collapses in a heap. Frankfurt very nearly gifted a late equaliser.

90'

Almost three

A superb cross from Tella out on the right is begging to be headed home but Schick can't quite reach it and the balls goes out for a throw in. We're into injury-time now.

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.

Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong34.50km/h

Amine Adli34.28km/h

Piero Martin Hincapie Reyna33.57km/h

85'

Five minutes to go

Frankfurt are running out of ideas - and time - here.

82'

More subs

Tella and Schick are on for Leverkusen, with the latter replacing Boniface who had an indifferent start to the day with the penalty miss but may well prove to be the match-winner. Frankfurt bring on Uzun in their final switch.

82'

Substitution

Can Uzun

Niels Nkounkou

80'

Substitution

Nathan Tella

Jeremie Frimpong

80'

Substitution

Patrik Schick

Victor Boniface

80'

Third and fourth Frankfurt changes

It's a double change for Frankfurt as Dahoud and Skhiri come on with 10 minutes to go. Leverkusen have been in complete command for much of this second-half.

79'

Substitution

Ellyes Skhiri

Tuta

79'

Substitution

Mahmoud Dahoud

Hugo Larsson

Finally, Boniface scores!

We just said he was due a goal and Leverkusen's main man may well have settled this one. Trapp, who has been outstanding all game, makes a hash of Wirtz's deflected cross and Boniface heads home from a yard out. He's deserved that goal.

72'

Victor Boniface

GOAL!

2:1

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.

94 %

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.

3.96 m

71'

Substitution

Farès Chaïbi

Éric Dina Ebimbe

71'

Substitution

Jean-Mattéo Bahoya

Mario Götze

70'

Yellow card

Piero Hincapié

69'

Boniface due a goal?

Shots

Victor Boniface Omar Marmoush

67'

Yellow card

Alejandro Grimaldo

64'

Double change Leverkusen

Alonso has reached into reserve for the first time, with Wirtz and García introduced. Can they make the difference for the hosts?

64'

Substitution

Aleix García

Amine Adli

64'

Substitution

Florian Wirtz

Martin Terrier

63'

Andrich hits the post!

An excellent layoff from Boniface and even better strike from Andrich on his left foot that beats Trapp but not the post. Leverkusen almost bundle the rebound home, too, but Frankfurt survive.

Still all square

There's been a slower pace to the first 15 minutes of the second-half. Frankfurt have seen plenty of the ball but Leverkusen look a lot more solid, each team feeling the other at the minute.

55'

Plenty of chances for Leverkusen

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).

xGoals

2.4

0.9

Goals

50'

Over from Boniface

The first chance of the second-half and it's Boniface who has it but he can only head Terrier's cross from the right over the bar. The Nigerian was at full stretch and just couldn't keep it down.

46'

Back underway in Leverkusen

Here's hoping for another thrilling half of football...

Kick-off!

Half-time: Leverkusen 1-1 Frankfurt

It's honours even at the break, much to the frustration of Leverkusen coach Alonso, who saw Boniface miss an early penalty before Marmoush converted from the spot to put Eintracht ahead. Andrich's superb effort pulled Leverkusen level before Ekitiké then had a goal ruled out. It was open, exciting and everything we hoped for. A great half of football.

Half-time

45'

Ekitiké effort ruled out

Ekitiké is denied a stunner by the offside flag. He caresses the ball into the far corner but Dina Ebimbe, the man who set up the striker, strayed beyond the Leverkusen defence moments before.

38'

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).

B04

SGE

23.8 s

20.5 s

36'

Trapp almost caught out

Andrich spots Trapp off his line and has a go at goal from inside his own half which has Trapp scrambling. It curls just wide of the post to spare the Frankfurt keeper's blushes.

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.

Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong32.80km/h

Hugo Ekitiké31.81km/h

Piero Martin Hincapie Reyna31.29km/h

28'

Yellow card

Tuta

Leverkusen level

What a goal, this is. Andrich starts and finishes a flowing team goal that saw Leverkusen put together a number of one-two passes. Eventually, Terrier tees up Andrich in the box, who passes into the far corner.

25'

Robert Andrich

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

20 %

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.

10.83 m

24'

Trapp denies Boniface again

There's a superb touch from Boniface on his chest before swinging his left foot round to take aim at goal but he's under pressure, the angle is tight and Trapp is up to the challenge. The subsequent corner sees Xhaka left fly once more but it's wide.

23'

Quite the leap

18.7 %

Now

43.2 %

18'

Six on the trot

Marmoush has now scored in each of his last six Bundesliga matches and has nine for the season - four more than any other player. What a start to the season he's had.

Marmoush puts Eintracht ahead

Marmoush makes no mistake from the penalty spot, thrashing it low into the bottom corner. This was billed as a battle between Boniface and Marmoush before kick-off and it's the latter who's come out on top so far.

16'

Omar Marmoush

GOAL!

0:1

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

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

14'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionPenalty

14'

Eintracht given a penalty!

It's all going on at the BayArena and it's the visitors who have a chance from the spot now...

13'

Off the post!

Eintracht have responded superbly since the penalty miss and the in-form Marmoush lashes one from outside the box which beats Hradecký but rattles the left-hand post and rebounds to safety. That would have been a screamer.

He's missed it!

Well, well, well, Boniface takes a poor penalty and it's an easy safe for Trapp to make. It's remains 0-0 and that is a major let-off for Frankfurt.

Penalty missed!

Taker:

Victor Boniface

It's given!

A long consultation with the TV screen sees the decision remain. Leverkusen have a big chance to go in front.

SituationPenalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionPenalty

Penalty to Leverkusen!

The referee points to the spot as Adli goes down in the box but they're going to check this.

Xhaka from downtown...

Leverkusen have the first effort on goal and we know Xhaka can hit them from here but his curling effort from distance sails over the bar. Bright start from the home side.

Away we go!

The away side get us underway in Leverkusen...

Kick-off!

10 minutes to kick-off!

We're nearly ready to go in Leverkusen so get ready to strap yourselves in, this should be a belter!

0:07

Watch: Frankfurt inspect the BayArena pitch

0:53

Watch: Hosts arrive in Leverkusen

What's at stake?

Well, a win for Leverkusen would see them leapfrog Frankfurt and move them level with Bayern Munich at the top ahead of their meeting with VfB Stuttgart later on. The visitors, meanwhile, would move two points clear of Bayern with victory and could claim them top spot for the time being depending on how RB Leipzig (second, and level on points with the Bavarians) fare against Mainz.

More on those teams

The big news in the Leverkusen ranks is that Wirtz starts from the bench after picking up an injury on international duty, with Adli starting alongside Terrier behind Boniface. Hincapié comes into centre-back, allowing Andrich to return to midfield. Frankfurt make four changes from the side that drew with Bayern last time out, one of which sees Götze come into midfield.

Leverkusen starting XI

Hrádecký (c) - Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapié - Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Grimaldo - Terrier, Adli - Boniface

Leverkusen subs

Kovář, Mukiele, Belocian, Hofmann, Wirtz, García, Palacios, Schick, Tella

Frankfurt starting XI

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

Frankfurt subs

Santos, Amenda, Brown, Chaïbi, Shkiri, Dahoud, Matanović, Bahoya, Uzun

Scene is set in Leverkusen

The BayArena looks glorious, bathed in Autumnal sunshine ahead of today's meeting between hosts Leverkusen and visitors Frankfurt. It should be a cracker of a fixture and we'll have teams news dropping shortly.

Xabi Alonso on facing Eintracht

"Frankfurt are in great form and are a good opponent. It's important not to forget what we have done well or badly in the past. We know what happened against Kiel and we don't want that to happen again. We will need our best performance"

Dino Toppmöller on facing Leverkusen:

"We have weapons to hurt the opponents, but at the same time we know how hard it is against Bayer Leverkusen. They play incredibly good football. It's always nice to be able to test ourselves against the very top teams."

3:32

Watch: The story of Omar Marmoush

From growing up in Cairo to starring in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt, we trace the roots of Egypt international Omar Marmoush.

Wirtz injured on international duty

It seems likely that playmaker Florian Wirtz will miss this match after suffering an ankle injury in the first half of Germany's UEFA Nations League assignment against the Netherlands on Monday evening. The club have not yet given a timeline as to when he can return to training, so an outing on Saturday does not appear to be on the cards.

2:28

Watch: The best sounds of the ball hitting the net

All or nothing

There has been a winner in each of the previous 19 meetings between Leverkusen and Frankfurt, with the former winning the last nine at home to the Eagles.

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

2:03

Watch: Frankfurt 1-5 Leverkusen - previous meeting

Leverkusen won both meetings with Frankfurt last season, by an aggregate score of 8-1 (5-1 away, 3-0 at home). Frankfurt's last win against Bayer came in the 2022/23 season, and was also a 5-1 triumph.

Eagles flying high

Frankfurt have lost just one of their opening six games, with that defeat coming on the opening day of the season against Dortmund. They're since won four and drawn one.

Leverkusen looking for three points

After two draws on the bounce, including surrendering a two-goal lead to Holstein Kiel, Xabi Alonso's men will be determined to get back to winning ways and climb closer to the top of the table. They face a formidable Frankfurt side, however, who are in fine form.

3:53

Watch: Omar Marmoush on fire

Marmoush leads the 2024/25 Bundesliga scorers chart with eight goals from the opening six matchdays. bundesliga.com takes a look at the reasons behind his electric start to the campaign.

2:03

Watch: Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Holstein Kiel - highlights

Bayer Leverkusen blew another 2-0 lead as they dropped points for third time this season in a 2-2 draw with promoted Holstein Kiel. The defending champions resume their title defence in fifth place, three points adrift of Bayern.

2:03

Watch: Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 Bayern Munich - highlights

Omar Marmoush scored twice - including a 94th-minute equaliser - as Eintracht Frankfurt held current Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Matchday 6. The Eagles are third in the standings, just a point behind the top two.

Hello and welcome!

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