20.
3:49 p.m
Tooor for Eintracht Frankfurt, 1:1 by Nathaniel Brown
Jonathan Burkardt takes a high ball from the right side in the middle of the box with his chest and fires from the air with his right foot. The shot is blocked. But Eintracht sticks with it and drives a second wave over the left. From there, Jean Bahoya fits purposefully and flatly into the middle. Nathaniel Brown, of all people, appears there and shoots with his right foot into the bottom right corner from about ten meters. No substitution!
19.
3:48 p.m
Nathaniel Brown still looks under the weather and is running rather unevenly. It could happen that the guests will soon have to make their first change.
17.
3:47 p.m
Mainz now seems a bit more wait-and-see. You only attack the opponent on the halfway line, waiting to win the ball so that you can switch quickly.
15.
3:46 p.m
It can now be seen that Eintracht has overcome the setback. The Hessians are actively taking part in the game and are doing something forward – even if they haven’t had enough impact so far.
13.
3:44 p.m
Now Nathaniel Brown hurts himself badly in the duel with Jae-sung Lee, remains lying down and has to be treated. When the first pain subsides, things seem to be going well again for the left-back.
12.
15:43
Then the Frankfurt team went into forward gear again and made it into the penalty area for the first time ever. A first shot on goal also came out – even if the attempt was blocked by Farès Chaïbi.
10.
15:41
Only now can the guests hold their own on the ball again and try to use it. to achieve security. You don’t initially develop propulsion.
8.
3:40 p.m
As a result, the FSV controlled the action with a lot of possession. Eintracht has no answer for now and has to digest the goal first.
6.
3:35 p.m
Tooor for 1. FSV Mainz 05, 1-0 by Paul Nebel
The hosts hold on to the ball on the left side of midfield. Then Sheraldo Becker opens the game. Luckily for the Zero Fives, Jae-sung Lee’s header tries in vain. The ball then reaches Paul Nebel, who has a clear path to the right of the box. There the midfielder takes a right-footed shot. And Arthur Theate makes an untenable mistake for Michael Zetterer in his rescue attempt. For Nebel this means his third goal of the season in the Bundesliga.
5.
3:34 p.m
Now the home team is getting some traction for the first time. Sheraldo Becker is on the left and looks for Paul Nebel with his cross. He doesn’t reach the ball. In any case, Becker is in an offside position.
3.
3:34 p.m
Farès Chaïbi has gotten back on his feet, can continue playing and is now taking care of the first corner of this game on the right side. His high cross gets caught by the first Mainz defender.
1.
3:30 p.m
Yellow card for Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05)
After twelve seconds, the referee shows yellow for the first time, punishing Phillip Tietz for using his shoulder in an aerial duel against Farès Chaïbi. For the striker this means the second warning of the current Bundesliga season.
1.
3:30 p.m
Game start
1.
3:30 p.m
Referee Tobias Stieler has just released the game and the home team kicks off.
15:21
During the first half of the season, Eintracht had the upper hand at home with a score of 1-0. There was no winner in the last meeting in Mainz in May 2025 (1:1). The Zero Fives last won last season, doing so in Frankfurt (3:1). In Mainz there have been constant draws in competitive games recently, and this has happened four times in a row. The last time a winner was found was in January 2021, when Eintracht had the upper hand here with 2-0. Just over a year before, FSV celebrated its last home win (2:1).
3:08 p.m
Frankfurt are currently undefeated in three games, but have only managed to win at home recently. Away from home there was a 0-0 draw with St. Pauli. The last defeat was also on the road in February – 2:3 at FC Bayern Munich. The last victorious guest appearance was quite a long time ago. Once in November, the Eagle Bearers won 4-3 in Cologne. Since then, they have gone nine competitive away games without a three-pointer, leaving the field as losers five times.
3:01 p.m
In the second half of the season the FSV is even three points ahead of the SGE. The Rheinhessen are currently unbeaten in six competitive games. However, there were only two wins. But that happened most recently in Bremen (2:0) and at home against Olomouc (2:0). With the latter they reached the quarter-finals of the Conference League. Mainz suffered their last defeat in Dortmund in mid-February (0:4). The last time they lost at home was against Gladbach (0-1) at the beginning of December. Since then, they have not lost eight competitive games at home and have won five.
14:54
From a table perspective, the fourteenth is hosting the seventh. Both teams are separated by eleven points. For Eintracht, this exact space could possibly be enough for international business. In order to be sure of finishing sixth, the Hessians are eight points short. The zero fives have to look down and are currently building on a cushion of three points from the relegation zone. It is also noticeable that Frankfurt, with the third-weakest defense in the league, conceded eight more goals (49) than Mainz.
2:43 p.m
In the 2-0 win last Thursday in the Conference League against Sigma Olomouc, Urs Fischer only made one change. Instead of Nelson Weiper (bench), Sheraldo Becker moves into the Mainz starting eleven. On the guests’ side there are two changes after the 1-0 win on the last matchday eight days ago against Heidenheim. Robin Koch (yellow-red suspension) and Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab (bench) are not in Frankfurt’s starting lineup. Albert Riera ordered Arthur Theate (comeback after a knee injury) and ex-Mainz player Jonathan Burkardt onto the pitch from the start today.
2:32 p.m
Welcome to the Bundesliga! As part of the 27th matchday, three Sunday games will take place today. It starts at 3:30 p.m. with 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Eintracht Frankfurt.
