Overview
- Ritsu Doan dribbled past two defenders and scored in the 81st minute to secure Eintracht Frankfurt’s home victory.
- Frankfurt moved to 17 points in seventh place, while Mainz remained on five points in 17th and extended their streak of matches conceding to 21.
- The first half produced only one recorded shot, an extreme outlier in Bundesliga statistics since systematic tracking began.
- Both sides changed four starters following midweek European games, with Frankfurt returning from a 0-0 at Napoli and Mainz coming off a 2-1 win over Fiorentina.
- Mahmoud Dahoud made his first start for Eintracht since December 2024, as former Mainz forward Jonathan Burkardt was largely contained by his old club.