Just your average Saturday afternoon five-goal thriller in the Bundesliga! The two sides traded blows in an open second half, with Rebic deflecting in Kostic's free-kick before Szalai teed up Joelinton for 1-1. Hoffenheim were on top after the break, deservedly going ahead through Belfodil, but Adams' dismissal changed the game. Frankfurt left it late but finally snatched a stunning win thanks to late goals from Haller and Paciencia. Phew!

Hoffenheim get the ball rolling again in Frankfurt. We've had one change at half-time - Bundesliga top scorer Luka Jovic is on for Rebic. 

It almost feels as if there is no midfield in this game any more - both sides are sweeping backwards and forwards in waves. How long until we get a third goal? 

We've picked up where we left off at the Commerzbank-Arena, with three chances in quick succession. Schulz and Kostic both send in teasing crosses from the left, one at either end, before Trapp denies Szalai at the near post. Expect more goals here!

A thoroughly entertaining half of football. Frankfurt deservedly took the lead after a strong start, even if Ante Rebic had little notion that he was heading in Filip Kostic's free-kick on 20 minutes. Hoffenheim offered very little until two minutes before the break, when substitute Adam Szalai backheeled a brilliant ball into the path of Joelinton for 1-1. Game on!

You can't take your eyes off this game at the moment. Hoffenheim hit on the counter with Brenet, but he really should do better with three men in support and the move breaks down. Kostic then comes racing up the other end and slips through to Haller, but his cross for Rebic is cut out. Demirbay has received a knock but it looks like he'll be OK to carry on - Adam Szalai had been getting ready to come on. 

A good tempo so far with Frankfurt probably just about edging it - although Hoffenheim are growing into the game. Neither keeper has yet to be tested. 

Frankfurt get us underway. Can they move six points clear of Hoffenheim today? 

Both sets of players exchange warm words in the tunnel before making their way out onto the Commerzbank-Arena pitch. There's a wonderful atmosphere here in Frankfurt today - let's hope the football can match it!

It promises to be a thrilling encounter between two of the Bundesliga's European hopefuls - so sit back and enjoy!

Nagelsmann's various injury woes (see below) mean that he has had to put three reserve players on the bench today - right-back Alfons Amade (19), centre-back Moody Chana (20) and striker Nicolas Wähling (21), all of whom could make their Bundesliga debuts against Frankfurt.

Julian Nagelsmann has also opted for just one change after the 1-1 draw at his future club RB Leipzig, and he had no choice with this one: out goes the suspended Pavel Kaderabek, in comes Joshua Brenet for his seventh league start of the season. 

Adi Hütter has only made one change from last weekend's comfortable win in Hannover, with Bundesliga top scorer Luka Jovic dropping to the bench and fellow Serb Mijat Gacinovic coming into the line-up. Does the Austrian tactician have one eye on Thursday's Europa League game against Inter Milan?

Stolz, Nelson, Otto, Szalai, Amande, Wähling, Chana

Rönnow, Falette, De Guzman, Jovic, Willems, Russ, Paciencia

Baumann (c) – Brenet, Adams, Posch, Schulz – Amiri, Grillitsch, Demirbay – Kramaric – Belfodil, Joelinton

Trapp – Toure, Hinteregger, N'Dicka – Da Costa, Rode, Hasebe (c), Kostic – Gacinovic – Haller, Rebic

The Eagles have only won one of their last four Bundesliga outings at the Commerzbank-Arena, having played out 1-1 draws with Dortmund and Gladbach following a 3-0 loss to Bayern and a 3-1 victory over Freiburg. Can they pick up a sixth home win in 12 today and do the double over Hoffenheim? 

The clock is ticking down to this afternoon's highly anticipated clash between Frankfurt and Hoffenheim - we should have confirmed teams for you within the hour!

Hoffenheim's European campaign may have come to an end before Christmas, but Frankfurt are still going strong in the Europa League, and host Inter Milan in the first leg of the last 16 on Thursday. The Eagles are the top-scoring team in the competition this season (23 goals), and have yet to taste defeat (W7 D1). "We're pleased to have been handed such an attractive tie," said Adi Hütter after last month's draw. "It's a super stadium and a super club. It'll be important to keep a clean sheet in the first leg."

"I only want to win," Julian Nagelsmann insisted back in November, when asked why he hadn't looked to protect a draw in Hoffenheim's Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk (the Ukrainians scored a 92nd-minute winner to knock 10-man TSG out). "All of these draws are getting on my nerves. I want to win every bloody game!" But try as they might, Nagelsmann's side have played out no fewer than eight stalemates in the Bundesliga since then, taking their tally to a league-high 10 draws.

This will be the 20th meeting between Frankfurt and Hoffenheim in the German top flight, and so far the Sinsheimers have had the better of their head-to-head. Even if they lost the most recent clash in October, TSG have won eight of their 19 previous encounters with the Eagles, compared to just four for Frankfurt. There have also been seven draws, including the last outing between the two sides at the Commerzbank-Arena in April 2018 (1-1). 

The two sides had an identical record when they went head-to-head on Matchday 7, right down to the number of goals scored and conceded! Hoffenheim hit the bar twice in the first half, but it was Frankfurt who went ahead against the run of play, with Rebic clipping a delightful lob over Oliver Baumann. Having set up the opener, Jovic doubled the visitors' advantage in the very first minute of the second half with a crisp low drive. Rebic was later dismissed for a second bookable offence, but the Eagles held on for victory - even if Reiss Nelson reduced the arrears with a fine late strike.

Frankfurt's forwards have been firing on all cylinders this season, with Luka Jovic (21 goals), Sebastien Haller (16) and Ante Rebic (9) providing 68 per cent of their 68 goals in all competitions. Hoffenheim's makeshift defence will have their work cut out today as they look to stop Jovic and Haller in particular; the Serbian rising star is the Bundesliga's top marksman with 15 goals, while Frenchman Haller has 11.

Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann may have to do without four defenders in Frankfurt today - captain Kevin Vogt and Benjamin Hübner are both sidelined with injury, Pavel Kaderabek is suspended and Ermin Bicakcic is doubtful. The visitors are also missing at least two midfielders -  Dennis Geiger and Leonardo Bittencourt - while Florian Grillitsch and Lukas Rupp could be ruled out as well. " We don't have many players available," Nagelsmann sighed in Thursday's pre-game press conference. Will a patched-up TSG be able to contain Frankfurt's considerable attacking threat?  

Frankfurt coach Adi Hütter insists he doesn't consider his side the favourites against Hoffenheim this afternoon, and says he is expecting a fascinating encounter. "We're three points ahead of them, we've both played in Europe, and Hoffenheim have scored one goal more than us – that's why I don’t see us as favourites whatsoever," the Austrian explained. "I'm expecting an interesting game between two attack-minded teams. Hoffenheim have been one of the best teams in Germany in the last few years and have won all their recent games, but we're also on an eight-game unbeaten run. It won't be dull, that's for sure."

The two teams come into this one in pretty good form, with Frankfurt having not tasted defeat in their last eight outings in all competitions (W3 D5). More importantly, the Eagles have claimed impressive wins in their last two games - 4-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk to reach the Europa League last 16, and 3-0 at Hannover in the Bundesliga. Hoffenheim are unbeaten in five league matches, with wins over Freiburg (4-2) and Hannover (also 3-0), and draws against Düsseldorf (1-1), Dortmund (3-3) and Leipzig (1-1).

Now that we've all had a few hours to digest Augsburg's stunning 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund last night, it's time to focus on Saturday's Bundesliga action. The standout 3.30pm fixture pits European hopefuls Frankfurt (6th) and Hoffenheim (8th) against each other at the Commerzbank-Arena, with just three points separating them in the table...  

Welcome along to the match centre for the game Frankfurt vs. Hoffenheim from matchday 24 of the 2018/19 Bundesliga season at the Commerzbank-Arena. Check back here for full information on the match.