Line-up
Pellegrino Matarazzo made one change to the starting line-up that won 3-2 in Bremen before the international break, with the injured Ozan Kabak replaced by Attila Szalai.
The scenario
TSG went into the matchday in fifth place with 15 points from their first seven matches, while Eintracht occupied eighth position with 10 points.
Moment of the match
The goal for 2-1: Hoffenheim could not stop Frankfurt’s link-up play; the resulting goal from Ansgar Knauff put Eintracht into the lead and paved the way for a home defeat for Hoffenheim.
Number of the game: 100
Pellegrino Matarazzo was making his 100th coaching appearance in the Bundesliga.
New record
After Oliver Baumann had set up the opener for Hoffenheim, SGE shot-stopper Jens Grahl, who used to keep goal for TSG, assisted the goal for 1-1. It is the first time since assists were recorded in the summer of 2004 that both goalkeepers have claimed an assist in a Bundesliga game.
Outlook
TSG are off to the state capital next weekend: the clash with VfB Stuttgart, who have also started well, will kick off at 15:30 CET on Saturday.
Stats
Line-ups:
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Vogt, Brooks (Akpoguma, 46), Szalai (Becker, 65) – Kadeřábek, Grillitsch, Skov – Prömel, Stach (Bischof, 78) – Weghorst (Bülter, 78), Beier (Berisha, 65)
Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Tuta, Koch, Pacho – Buta, Larsson, Skhiri, Max (Smolcic, 87) – Chaibi (Dina Ebimbe, 63), Knauff (Hauge, 75) – Marmoush (Ngankam, 75)
Goals: 1-0 Beier (3), 1-1 Marmoush (11), 1-2 Knauff (23), 1-3 Skhiri (45+3)
Match highlights
Huge chance for Frankfurt
The first chance in the match is a big one: A coordination error in the back three sees Omar Chaibi suddenly go clean through on Baumann, but the TSG goalkeeper manages to save the shot. That was close.
Unstoppable Beier strikes makes it 1-0
After an Eintracht corner, Baumann quickly hits the goal-kick forward, Beier gets the better of Buta and then keeps his cool in front of Grahl. Outstanding!
Frankfurt restore parity
Second goal of the game, second goalkeeper assist. Grahl plays a long ball and Marmoush is suddenly through. The striker scores for SGE to make it 1-1.
SGE turn the game around
Frankfurt link up well down the right flank and Chaibi plays the ball low into the middle, where Knauff slides in and slots home.
Prömel with a huge chance
That should have been the equaliser: After some lovely link-up play from Weghorst and Beier, Prömel is unmarked in the box, but the ball in is not easy to deal with and he fires wide to the right of the goal.
Skhiri adds to the lead
After a loss of possession on the right flank, Frankfurt do a good job of moving the ball between several players to prevent Hoffenheim from closing the move down. It culminates in Skhiri being played in on the right and the Tunisian makes it 3-1.
Skov denied by Grahl
A really dangerous free-kick! Skov lifts it over the wall but Grahl gets across and makes a strong save.
Bülter agonisingly close
That was almost a goal back: Becker delivers the corner and Bülter’s header sails only centimetres wide of the goal.
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Match highlights
Huge chance for Frankfurt
The first chance in the match is a big one: A coordination error in the back three sees Omar Chaibi suddenly go clean through on Baumann, but the TSG goalkeeper manages to save the shot. That was close.
Unstoppable Beier strikes makes it 1-0
After an Eintracht corner, Baumann quickly hits the goal-kick forward, Beier gets the better of Buta and then keeps his cool in front of Grahl. Outstanding!
Frankfurt restore parity
Second goal of the game, second goalkeeper assist. Grahl plays a long ball and Marmoush is suddenly through. The striker scores for SGE to make it 1-1.
SGE turn the game around
Frankfurt link up well down the right flank and Chaibi plays the ball low into the middle, where Knauff slides in and slots home.
Prömel with a huge chance
That should have been the equaliser: After some lovely link-up play from Weghorst and Beier, Prömel is unmarked in the box, but the ball in is not easy to deal with and he fires wide to the right of the goal.
Skhiri adds to the lead
After a loss of possession on the right flank, Frankfurt do a good job of moving the ball between several players to prevent Hoffenheim from closing the move down. It culminates in Skhiri being played in on the right and the Tunisian makes it 3-1.
Skov denied by Grahl
A really dangerous free-kick! Skov lifts it over the wall but Grahl gets across and makes a strong save.
Bülter agonisingly close
That was almost a goal back: Becker delivers the corner and Bülter’s header sails only centimetres wide of the goal.