Bundesliga Gameweek 16 Fri, Jan 9 · 19:30 Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt am Main
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Our take

Borussia Dortmund were slight favourites.

Borussia Dortmund were the stronger side on L90 Strength (83 vs 62). Absences weigh more on Borussia Dortmund. Eintracht Frankfurt had 20.2 days of rest, Borussia Dortmund 21 and had to travel 178 km.

Away travel178 kmRest days20.2 · 21Matches / 14d0 · 0
Eintracht Frankfurt29%
Draw25%
Borussia Dortmund45%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.67
Eintracht Frankfurt28%
Draw27%
Borussia Dortmund45%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.53
Eintracht Frankfurt29%
Draw25%
Borussia Dortmund46%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.67
Eintracht Frankfurt23%
Draw24%
Borussia Dortmund53%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.87
Eintracht Frankfurt29%
Draw27%
Borussia Dortmund44%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.53
Over 2.5 57% Both score 60% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Frankfurt am Main)

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Referee · GermanyDaniel Schlager
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 85

Team strength

Eintracht FrankfurtBorussia Dortmund
62 L90 StrengthIn forecast 83
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 81
54 AttackIn forecast 69
37 DefenceIn forecast 80
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Eintracht Frankfurt

Attack—
Defense risk—

Borussia Dortmund

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Eintracht FrankfurtBorussia Dortmund
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.73
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 1.44
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.90
+0.64 Goals minus xGContext +0.29
87% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 53%
12.33 ShotsContext 11.73
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.27
36% On target shareContext 36%
8.27 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
67% Box shareContext 72%
16% ConversionContext 15%
1.82 OffsidesContext 1.90
11.07 Shots allowedContext 10.33
4.43 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.29
2.13 BlocksContext 2.79
2.31 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.69
51% Save rateContext 78%
55% PossessionIn forecast 53%
504 PassesContext 495
423 Accurate passesContext 421
84% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.98
9.73 FoulsContext 11.00
9.73 Fouls sufferedContext 10.53
1.47 Yellow cardsContext 1.73
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.99 xGVia Att/Def 1.60
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.03
+0.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.30
70% Scored inContext 100%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
10.30 ShotsContext 11.50
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.30
34% On target shareContext 37%
6.90 Shots in the boxContext 8.50
68% Box shareContext 75%
10% ConversionContext 17%
2.88 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.30 Shots allowedContext 11.40
4.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
3.50 BlocksContext 3.10
2.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
51% Save rateContext 76%
50% PossessionIn forecast 52%
471 PassesContext 473
388 Accurate passesContext 400
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.96
9.80 FoulsContext 11.00
8.80 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
0.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Eintracht Frankfurt
Rest20.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Borussia Dortmund
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel178 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Eintracht Frankfurt Borussia Dortmund
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match20.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 20 Dec21Bundesliga 2025-2026, 19 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km178 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one3.94

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Eintracht Frankfurt Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
40Kauã Santos(G)
3A. Theate 4R. Koch 13R. Kristensen
21N. Brown 16H. Larsson 6O. Højlund 20R. Doan
7A. Knauff 42C. Uzun
11Y. Ebnoutalib
Borussia Dortmund Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1G. Kobel(G)
4N. Schlotterbeck 3W. Anton 25N. Süle
24D. Svensson 8F. Nmecha 20M. Sabitzer 26J. Ryerson
10J. Brandt 14M. Beier
9S. Guirassy

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Eintracht Frankfurt Absences are shown before kick-off
Borussia Dortmund Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Eintracht Frankfurt+0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Borussia Dortmund-0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Eintracht Frankfurt · Home 1.86points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
4-1-2
Scored
1.71
Conceded
1.29
Borussia Dortmund · Away 1.88points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
4-3-1
Scored
1.63
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

1 Eintracht Frankfurt wins1 draws6 Borussia Dortmund wins
Goals per game1.38 – 2.75 Over 2.575% Both scored63% Clean sheets13% · 25%
  • 17 Jan 2025Eintracht Frankfurt2–0Borussia Dortmund
  • 24 Aug 2024Borussia Dortmund2–0Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 17 Mar 2024Borussia Dortmund3–1Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 29 Oct 2023Eintracht Frankfurt3–3Borussia Dortmund
  • 22 Apr 2023Borussia Dortmund4–0Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 29 Oct 2022Eintracht Frankfurt1–2Borussia Dortmund

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Daniel Schlager Germany · 85 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.22league 3.86
Red cards0.25league 0.21
Cards 5+49%league 41%
Fouls22.6league 21.2
Penalties0.27league 0.31
Home wins56%league 44%
Eintracht Frankfurt9 with this referee
Record3-4-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.9 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W17 Jan 25H · Borussia Dortmund2–00
  • W2 Nov 24H · VfL Bochum7–21
  • L27 Apr 24A · Bayern München1–23
  • D25 Feb 24H · VfL Wolfsburg2–22
  • W8 Oct 23H · 1. FC Heidenheim2–02
Borussia Dortmund9 with this referee
Record8-0-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.3 Pens for · against4 · 1
  • W31 Aug 25H · Union Berlin3–00
  • W30 Mar 25H · FSV Mainz 053–12
  • L17 Jan 25A · Eintracht Frankfurt0–22
  • W20 Jan 24A · 1.FC Köln4–02
  • W13 May 23H · Borussia Mönchengladbach5–20

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Eintracht Frankfurt15 games · scored 30 · conceded 30
2 6 0-15
6 2 16-30
8 4 31-45
7 5 46-60
3 4 61-75
4 9 76-90
Borussia Dortmund15 games · scored 26 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
11 31-45
2 2 46-60
4 2 61-75
5 6 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 5 46-60
2 5 61-75
2 2 76-90
Borussia Dortmund10 games · scored 19 · conceded 12
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
7 1 31-45
4 2 46-60
3 3 61-75
3 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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