Can Frankfurt’s away attack test Dortmund’s home defence?
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Borussia Dortmund’s unbeaten six-match league start and stronger home defence contrast with Eintracht Frankfurt’s mixed form, but Frankfurt’s away attack has scored 6 goals in three away games.
Before kickoff
Frankfurt’s away attack meets Dortmund’s home defence
The key question at Signal Iduna Park is whether Eintracht Frankfurt can turn their away scoring into a sustained threat against Borussia Dortmund’s stronger home defensive record. Dortmund have scored 7 goals and conceded 2 in their home league games this season, while Frankfurt have scored 6 and conceded 10 away.
Two different teams?
Home and away form for Borussia Dortmund
- At Home
- Away
Dortmund’s home record and Frankfurt’s away record in the current Bundesliga season Season data from the article’s source snapshot; this chart is not a statistic for this match alone.
Different form lines, clear table stakes
The provisional Bundesliga standings place Dortmund #2 with 14 points from 6 games, while Frankfurt are #11 with 8 points from 6 games. Dortmund are 6 points ahead of Frankfurt. Bayern München lead with 14 points, so Dortmund trail the leaders by 0 points.
Dortmund’s most recent-first six-match form is Win, Win, Win, Win, Draw, Draw. Frankfurt’s is Draw, Loss, Win, Draw, Loss, Win. The sample points to greater consistency for the hosts, but Frankfurt’s away scoring gives their attack a measurable route into the contest.
Goal threat and availability
Y. Ebnoutalib carries Frankfurt’s leading league scoring threat with 5 goals and 1 assist in 6 appearances. J. Burkardt has added 3 goals and 1 assist in 6 appearances.
Dortmund are without E. Can, K. Karetsas and G. Konstantelias, while J. Lerma is questionable. Frankfurt list N. Collins, O. Hojlund, J. Ngankam and M. Pimpong as questionable. Dortmund have used 3-4-2-1 in 5 matches; Frankfurt have used 4-4-2 in 4.
Can Frankfurt’s leading scorers exploit the space suggested by Dortmund’s home defensive record before kickoff?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Bayern München | WDWWD | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | DDWWW | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | LWDWW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | WWWDW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 13 | |
| 5 | FSV Mainz 05 | WLWLW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | |
| 6 | SV Elversberg | WLDLW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | LWLWL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | DDWDW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
| 9 | Hamburger SV | WWWLL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 9 | |
| 10 | FC Augsburg | LDLDW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | WLDWL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Köln | LWLDL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | |
| 13 | VfB Stuttgart | LWLLW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | WLLWL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | FC Schalke 04 | LLDWD | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| 16 | SC Paderborn 07 | DLWLL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| 17 | Union Berlin | DWLLL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 5 | |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | LLLLL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 |