Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt match
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The gist
Borussia Dortmund host Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Oct 24, with Dortmund second on 14 points.
Dortmund are level with Bayern Munich on points in the title race.
Background
Borussia Dortmund are a Bundesliga club hosting this match at Signal Iduna Park; they sit second in the table with 14 points from six games under head coach Niko Kovac. Eintracht Frankfurt, coached by Adi Hutter, are 11th with 8 points from six games. Dortmund are trying to keep pace with Bayern Munich at the top after back-to-back league draws, while Frankfurt want to build on their recent win over FC Koln. Dortmund have won 14 of their last 15 home games against Frankfurt, the only loss being 2-1 in April 2021.
How it unfolded
- Jan 17, 2025Eintracht Frankfurt beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the Bundesliga; it was Nuri Sahin's last game in charge of Dortmund, who terminated him after a third straight league defeat.
- Oct 28, 2025The sides drew 1-1 in the DFB-Pokal second round, with Dortmund winning 5-3 on penalties.
- Jan 9, 2026They drew 3-3 in the Bundesliga; former Dortmund player Mahmoud Dahoud made it 3-2 in stoppage time and Carney Chukwuemeka equalized four minutes later.
- May 9, 2026Dortmund won 3-2 at home in the Bundesliga, their last home game in the fixture.
- Oct 10, 2026Frankfurt lost 6-0 at RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
- Oct 17, 2026Dortmund drew 0-0 at Union Berlin, their second straight league draw.
- Oct 24, 2026The sides meet at Signal Iduna Park in Bundesliga matchday seven, kick-off 16:30 UK time.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- OneFootball predicts a comfortable Dortmund win, backing them at a -1.5 handicap to win by at least two goals.
- Official
- Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said that to win games, one has to score goals.
Still unverified
A Facebook post labeled as AI content gives the head-to-head record as Dortmund 56 wins, 22 draws and Frankfurt 35 wins.