Bundesliga Gameweek 4

Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 2 FT SC Freiburg

Deutsche Bank Park

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Futmetrix Verdict
67
FT
Sat, Sep 19
Deutsch
Eintracht Frankfurt
2-2
SC Freiburg
⚡ Intensity 39
⚖️ Balance 92
🏆 Stakes 70
🎲 Upset 10
A four-goal thriller in Frankfurt.

Win Probability

  • Eintracht Frankfurt 40%
  • Draw 25%
  • SC Freiburg 36%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Frankfurt and Freiburg Share Spoils in High-Octane Thriller

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 67/100. A relentless exchange of blows at Deutsche Bank Park showcased two teams refusing to back down, resulting in a perfectly poised draw.

The Early Blitz

Eintracht Frankfurt wasted absolutely no time testing the high Stakes of this crucial early-season clash. Just 10 minutes into the contest, Younes Ebnoutalib ignited the passionate home crowd at Deutsche Bank Park, smartly latching onto a slick, defense-splitting feed from Ritsu Doan to put the hosts firmly ahead. But Freiburg, arriving in scintillating unbeaten form, refused to hit the panic button. Despite suffering that early setback, the visitors methodically asserted their midfield authority and totally dominated possession, ending the match with 60% of the ball. They began systematically peppering the Frankfurt goal, building a heavy offensive platform that would inevitably crack the match wide open. The sheer Intensity of Freiburg's immediate response laid the critical groundwork for a truly chaotic end to the first half.

The 14-Minute Madness

The match truly exploded into life as the half-hour mark approached, delivering a breathless stretch of football. A sudden flurry of goals shifted the delicate Balance of power entirely. In the 34th minute, Derry Lionel Scherhant finally found the breakthrough for Freiburg, finishing off a sharp passing sequence orchestrated by Jordy Makengo. But Frankfurt hit back with stunning venom. Barely two minutes later, Jonathan Burkardt restored the home side's advantage thanks to Robin Koch's exquisite vision. The dizzying lead changes were far from over. Right after the halftime restart, Scherhant turned provider, feeding Yuito Suzuki in the 48th minute to level it up once again at 2-2. This devastating 14-minute window defined the entire afternoon's chaotic narrative.

The Final Standoff

After the blistering pace of the middle periods, the game settled into a grueling tactical standoff. Freiburg racked up an incredible 22 shots while generating 2.73 xG, constantly hammering away at Frankfurt's entrenched low block. A combined 32 shots turned the afternoon into a genuine shooting gallery, yet neither side possessed the final clinical touch to secure all three points. Frankfurt's defensive resilience held firm against a relentless barrage of late pressure, frustrating the visitors until the final whistle. The hard-fought draw keeps Freiburg firmly entrenched in the Champions League places, sitting just one point off the league summit. Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt proves they possess the grit necessary to grind out results against the division's heavy hitters, steadying their mid-table ambitions.

Key Questions

What made D. Scherhant the Man of the Match?

With a crucial goal and an assist for Suzuki's vital equalizer, Scherhant was the undisputed creative engine driving Freiburg's relentless attacking machine.

What does this mean for Eintracht Frankfurt's season?

Earning a gritty point against a top-tier side stabilizes their mid-table position and proves they can handle immense pressure early in the campaign.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
40%
60%
Eintracht Frankfurt 40%
SC Freiburg 60%
Shots
10
22
Eintracht Frankfurt 10
SC Freiburg 22
Shots on Target
3
7
Eintracht Frankfurt 3
SC Freiburg 7
Expected Goals (xG)
1.46
2.73
Eintracht Frankfurt 1.46
SC Freiburg 2.73
Passes
329
451
Eintracht Frankfurt 329
SC Freiburg 451
Corners
3
5
Eintracht Frankfurt 3
SC Freiburg 5
Fouls
12
11
Eintracht Frankfurt 12
SC Freiburg 11
Yellow Cards
2
2
Eintracht Frankfurt 2
SC Freiburg 2
Red Cards
0
0
Eintracht Frankfurt 0
SC Freiburg 0

Match Events

10' ⚽ Younes Ebnoutalib (Ritsu Doan)
Derry Lionel Scherhant (Jordy Makengo) ⚽ 34'
36' ⚽ Jonathan Burkardt (Robin Koch)
Mio Backhaus 🟨 37'
45' 🔄 ↓ Noel Aseko ↑Oscar Winther Hojlund
HT
Yuito Suzuki (Derry Lionel Scherhant) ⚽ 48'
61' 🔄 ↓ Ritsu Doan ↑Ansgar Knauff
61' 🔄 ↓ Elias Niklas Baum ↑Nnamdi Collins
↓ Jan-Niklas Beste ↑Lukas Kübler 🔄 71'
↓ Derry Lionel Scherhant ↑Vincenzo Grifo 🔄 71'
↓ Yuito Suzuki ↑Lucas Höler 🔄 83'
↓ Igor Matanovic ↑Keisuke Goto 🔄 84'
Lucas Höler 🟨 88'
89' 🔄 ↓ Can Yilmaz Uzun ↑Mario Götze
89' 🔄 ↓ Jonathan Burkardt ↑Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Eintracht Frankfurt

Goalkeepers
Noah Atubolu
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Elias Baum
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
Robin Koch
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.9
Rating
Lilian Brassier
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
70%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Ritsu Dōan
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.8
Rating
Noël Aséko Nkili
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
46
Total Mins
45
Entry
Raphael Onyedika
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Keita Kosugi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jonathan Burkardt
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.9
Rating
Can Yılmaz Uzun
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
27%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Younes Ebnoutalib
DRIBBLER
DRIBBLER
4
Dribbles
4
Dribbles
4
Attempts
100%
Success %
BENCH
Kauã Santos
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Timothy Chandler
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Otávio
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pharrell Collins
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mario Götze
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Oscar Højlund
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
44
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Amaimouni
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ansgar Knauff
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Pimpong
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

SC Freiburg

Goalkeepers
Mio Backhaus
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Philipp Treu
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
62%
Duel Win %
Matthias Ginter
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
53%
Pass Acc
Philipp Lienhart
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Jordy Makengo
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Maximilian Eggestein
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yannik Engelhardt
MAGNET
MAGNET
68
Activity
68
Activity
61
Passes
7
Duels
Jan-Niklas Beste
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
8%
Pass Acc
Yuito Suzuki
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Derry Scherhant
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
10%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Igor Matanović
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
6
Late Mins
6
Late Mins
84
Total Mins
84
Entry
BENCH
Florian Müller
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Berkay Yilmaz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Christian Günter
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lukas Kübler
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Maximilian Rosenfelder
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Vincenzo Grifo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Keisuke Goto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
6
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Höler
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cyriaque Irié
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
03/01/2026 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 0 SC Freiburg Bundesliga Deutsche Bank Park
10/19/2025 SC Freiburg 2 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga Europa-Park-Stadion
05/17/2025 SC Freiburg 1 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga Europa-Park Stadion
01/14/2025 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 - 1 SC Freiburg Bundesliga Deutsche Bank Park
02/18/2024 SC Freiburg 3 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga Europa-Park Stadion
01/06/2024 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 5 SC Freiburg Friendlies Clubs Deutsche Bank Park
09/24/2023 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 0 SC Freiburg Bundesliga Frankfurt Arena
05/27/2023 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 1 SC Freiburg Bundesliga Deutsche Bank Park
01/25/2023 SC Freiburg 1 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga Europa-Park Stadion
04/10/2022 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 2 SC Freiburg Bundesliga Deutsche Bank Park
03/01/2026
Bundesliga Deutsche Bank Park
10/19/2025
Bundesliga Europa-Park-Stadion
05/17/2025
Bundesliga Europa-Park Stadion
01/14/2025
Bundesliga Deutsche Bank Park
02/18/2024
Bundesliga Europa-Park Stadion
01/06/2024
Friendlies Clubs Deutsche Bank Park
09/24/2023
Bundesliga Frankfurt Arena
05/27/2023
Bundesliga Deutsche Bank Park
01/25/2023
Bundesliga Europa-Park Stadion
04/10/2022
Bundesliga Deutsche Bank Park
Eintracht Frankfurt Win
SC Freiburg Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12 9 2 +7 WVfB Stuttgart 0 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (19-09-2026)WBorussia Dortmund 3 - 0 SC Paderborn 07 (12-09-2026)W1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (05-09-2026)WBorussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Hamburger SV (29-08-2026)
2 Bayern München 4 10 14 2 +12 WBayern München 7 - 0 Union Berlin (18-09-2026)WSV Elversberg 1 - 2 Bayern München (13-09-2026)DFC Schalke 04 0 - 0 Bayern München (05-09-2026)WBayern München 5 - 1 VfB Stuttgart (28-08-2026)
3 SC Freiburg 4 10 12 3 +9 DEintracht Frankfurt 2 - 2 SC Freiburg (19-09-2026)WSC Freiburg 5 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (12-09-2026)WSC Paderborn 07 0 - 1 SC Freiburg (05-09-2026)WSC Freiburg 4 - 1 Werder Bremen (30-08-2026)
4 FC Augsburg 4 7 11 6 +5 LWerder Bremen 3 - 2 FC Augsburg (19-09-2026)DFC Augsburg 2 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen (12-09-2026)WEintracht Frankfurt 1 - 4 FC Augsburg (06-09-2026)WFC Augsburg 3 - 0 FC Schalke 04 (30-08-2026)
5 Bayer Leverkusen 4 7 10 5 +5 WBayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 RB Leipzig (20-09-2026)DFC Augsburg 2 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen (12-09-2026)WBayer Leverkusen 4 - 0 Union Berlin (05-09-2026)LSV Elversberg 3 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen (29-08-2026)
6 FSV Mainz 05 4 7 10 6 +4 WBorussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 FSV Mainz 05 (19-09-2026)LFSV Mainz 05 1 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt (12-09-2026)WHamburger SV 0 - 5 FSV Mainz 05 (06-09-2026)DFSV Mainz 05 0 - 0 SC Paderborn 07 (29-08-2026)
7 SV Elversberg 4 7 8 7 +1 DFC Schalke 04 0 - 0 SV Elversberg (20-09-2026)LSV Elversberg 1 - 2 Bayern München (13-09-2026)WBorussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 SV Elversberg (05-09-2026)WSV Elversberg 3 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen (29-08-2026)
8 Werder Bremen 4 7 8 8 0 WWerder Bremen 3 - 2 FC Augsburg (19-09-2026)D1. FC Köln 1 - 1 Werder Bremen (12-09-2026)WWerder Bremen 3 - 1 RB Leipzig (05-09-2026)LSC Freiburg 4 - 1 Werder Bremen (30-08-2026)
9 RB Leipzig 4 6 9 5 +4 LBayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 RB Leipzig (20-09-2026)WRB Leipzig 5 - 0 Hamburger SV (13-09-2026)LWerder Bremen 3 - 1 RB Leipzig (05-09-2026)WRB Leipzig 3 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (29-08-2026)
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5 9 10 -1 DEintracht Frankfurt 2 - 2 SC Freiburg (19-09-2026)WFSV Mainz 05 1 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt (12-09-2026)LEintracht Frankfurt 1 - 4 FC Augsburg (06-09-2026)DUnion Berlin 3 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt (29-08-2026)
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5 3 4 -1 DFC Schalke 04 0 - 0 SV Elversberg (20-09-2026)WUnion Berlin 1 - 3 FC Schalke 04 (11-09-2026)DFC Schalke 04 0 - 0 Bayern München (05-09-2026)LFC Augsburg 3 - 0 FC Schalke 04 (30-08-2026)
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4 3 5 -2 WSC Paderborn 07 3 - 1 1899 Hoffenheim (20-09-2026)LBorussia Dortmund 3 - 0 SC Paderborn 07 (12-09-2026)LSC Paderborn 07 0 - 1 SC Freiburg (05-09-2026)DFSV Mainz 05 0 - 0 SC Paderborn 07 (29-08-2026)
13 1. FC Köln 4 4 6 9 -3 LHamburger SV 2 - 1 1. FC Köln (19-09-2026)D1. FC Köln 1 - 1 Werder Bremen (12-09-2026)LVfB Stuttgart 4 - 1 1. FC Köln (04-09-2026)W1. FC Köln 3 - 2 1899 Hoffenheim (29-08-2026)
14 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3 7 10 -3 LSC Paderborn 07 3 - 1 1899 Hoffenheim (20-09-2026)W1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 1 VfB Stuttgart (12-09-2026)L1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (05-09-2026)L1. FC Köln 3 - 2 1899 Hoffenheim (29-08-2026)
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3 6 9 -3 LVfB Stuttgart 0 - 1 Borussia Dortmund (19-09-2026)L1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 1 VfB Stuttgart (12-09-2026)WVfB Stuttgart 4 - 1 1. FC Köln (04-09-2026)LBayern München 5 - 1 VfB Stuttgart (28-08-2026)
16 Hamburger SV 4 3 2 13 -11 WHamburger SV 2 - 1 1. FC Köln (19-09-2026)LRB Leipzig 5 - 0 Hamburger SV (13-09-2026)LHamburger SV 0 - 5 FSV Mainz 05 (06-09-2026)LBorussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Hamburger SV (29-08-2026)
17 Union Berlin 4 1 4 17 -13 LBayern München 7 - 0 Union Berlin (18-09-2026)LUnion Berlin 1 - 3 FC Schalke 04 (11-09-2026)LBayer Leverkusen 4 - 0 Union Berlin (05-09-2026)DUnion Berlin 3 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt (29-08-2026)
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0 6 16 -10 LBorussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 FSV Mainz 05 (19-09-2026)LSC Freiburg 5 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (12-09-2026)LBorussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 SV Elversberg (05-09-2026)LRB Leipzig 3 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (29-08-2026)

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