Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Hamburger SV: a second win over the same opponent in a week lifts them into the top half
An early own goal from Warmed Omari, a Raphael Onyedika strike and a Younes Ebnoutalib finish saw off Hamburg SV, four days after Frankfurt had already beaten them in the DFB-Pokal.
Four days after beating Hamburger SV 3-1 in the DFB-Pokal second round, Eintracht Frankfurt did it again in the league, and by an identical scoreline. Warmed Omari turned the ball into his own net in the 10th minute to put Frankfurt ahead, only for Terem Moffi to level things up four minutes later, finishing off an Albert Grønbaek pass.
The game stayed level until early in the second half, when Raphael Onyedika restored Frankfurt's lead in the 47th minute. Younes Ebnoutalib made it 3-1 in the 69th, converting a Can Uzun pass, and from there Frankfurt controlled the closing stages without ever being seriously troubled again.
A repeat of the cup tie, almost to the letter
Frankfurt edged possession 51.9% to 48.1% but the gap that mattered was in front of goal: ten shots on target to Hamburg's three, a far clearer picture of the afternoon than the tight scoreline after 14 minutes suggested. Hamburg finished with four bookings to Frankfurt's two, including Shafiq Nandja, Martin Adeline, Warmed Omari — scorer of the own goal that started the rout — and substitute Otto Stange in stoppage time.
Match facts
- 10' — Warmed Omari (Hamburger SV), own goal
- 14' — Terem Moffi (Hamburger SV), assisted by Albert Grønbaek
- 47' — Raphael Onyedika (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- 69' — Younes Ebnoutalib (Eintracht Frankfurt), assisted by Can Uzun
| Stat | Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburger SV |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 51.9% | 48.1% |
| Shots on target | 10 | 3 |
| Pass accuracy | 79.1% | 74.7% |
| Corners | 6 | 6 |
| Fouls conceded | 10 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
Line-ups
- Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2-3-1): Atubolu; Brassier, Koch, Kosugi, Baum; Uzun, Aséko, Onyedika; Ebnoutalib, Chaïbi, Doan
- Hamburger SV (3-4-2-1): Heuer Fernandes; Torunarigha, Omari, Nandja; Muheim, Lokonga, Lemke, Møller Wolfe; Moffi, Grønbaek, Adeline
What's next
The win takes Eintracht Frankfurt from 15th into the top half of the table, 8th on 11 points — a sharp turnaround given they had taken only one win from their previous four league matches. Hamburger SV drop to 15th on 9 points, having now lost to the same opponent twice inside a week, in the cup and in the league alike.
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