1. FC Union Berlin 3 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt — Highlights & Result
Bundesliga
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(2 months ago)
· MD 1
Highlights
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Following the opening round of the Bundesliga on 29 August 2026, the league table is led by Bayern on three points. Both Union Berlin and Frankfurt sit two points behind the early leaders after sharing the spoils in a six-goal contest.
Union Berlin entered the match carrying an unbeaten run from their final fixtures of the previous campaign, where they finished 11th with 39 points, alongside a scoring streak stretching across seven matches in all competitions. Meanwhile, Frankfurt finished 8th last term with 44 points and brought a longer scoring run into the fixture, though they had been without a win across their previous five outings. History between the two sides has been closely contested, highlighted by a 4-3 victory for Union Berlin in September 2025, but neither team could establish supremacy in this latest meeting despite Union Berlin registering 19 total shots to Frankfurt's 12.
The match swung on individual brilliance, most notably from Frankfurt's Younes Ebnoutalib, who earned a standout 9.6 rating after scoring a hat-trick with goals in the 10th, 11th, and 67th minutes, the latter assisted by E. Baum. Union Berlin responded through an early opener from E. Latte Lath in the 3rd minute, assisted by J. Juranovic—who finished with a 7.6 rating—followed by late strikes from L. Querfeld in the 79th minute and T. Skarke in the 90th minute to rescue a point.
Union Berlin next play away at Leverkusen on 5 September.
Union Berlin entered the match carrying an unbeaten run from their final fixtures of the previous campaign, where they finished 11th with 39 points, alongside a scoring streak stretching across seven matches in all competitions. Meanwhile, Frankfurt finished 8th last term with 44 points and brought a longer scoring run into the fixture, though they had been without a win across their previous five outings. History between the two sides has been closely contested, highlighted by a 4-3 victory for Union Berlin in September 2025, but neither team could establish supremacy in this latest meeting despite Union Berlin registering 19 total shots to Frankfurt's 12.
The match swung on individual brilliance, most notably from Frankfurt's Younes Ebnoutalib, who earned a standout 9.6 rating after scoring a hat-trick with goals in the 10th, 11th, and 67th minutes, the latter assisted by E. Baum. Union Berlin responded through an early opener from E. Latte Lath in the 3rd minute, assisted by J. Juranovic—who finished with a 7.6 rating—followed by late strikes from L. Querfeld in the 79th minute and T. Skarke in the 90th minute to rescue a point.
Union Berlin next play away at Leverkusen on 5 September.
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Match stats
Union Berlin v Frankfurt
49%
Possession
51%
1.84
Expected goals (xG)
1.47
19
Shots
12
10
Shots on target
3
15
Shots inside the box
7
5
Corners
2
361
Passes
393
68%
Pass accuracy
76%
0
Saves
8
11
Fouls
10
2
Offsides
2
2
Yellow cards
4
Lineups & player ratings
9.6
Top rated
Younes Ebnoutalib · Frankfurt
85'
· 3 goals
Key moments
- 3' ⚽ E. Latte Lath · assist J. Juranovic · Union Berlin
- 10' ⚽ Y. Ebnoutalib · Frankfurt
- 11' 🟨 Younes Ebnoutalib · Frankfurt
- 11' ⚽ Y. Ebnoutalib · Frankfurt
- 13' 🟨 Jeremiaha Maluze · Frankfurt
- 23' 🟨 Michel Aebischer · Union Berlin
- 67' ⚽ Y. Ebnoutalib · assist E. Baum · Frankfurt
- 79' ⚽ L. Querfeld · assist J. Juranovic · Union Berlin
- 81' 🟨 Zeno Van Den Bosch · Union Berlin
- 84' 🟨 Raphael Onyedika · Frankfurt
- 90' 🟨 Otavio · Frankfurt
- 90' ⚽ T. Skarke · assist L. Querfeld · Union Berlin
Union Berlin
4-1-3-2- 31 Matheo Raab 90' 5.3
- 18 Josip Juranović 🅰️ 🅰️ 90' 7.6
- 14 Leopold Querfeld ⚽ 🅰️ 90' 7.3
- 4 Zeno Van Den Bosch 🟨 90' 6.2
- 15 Tom Alexander Rothe 90' 6.3
- 8 Rani Khedira (c) 90' 6.5
- 27 Marin Ljubičić 82' 6.2
- 6 Aljoscha Kemlein 75' 6.7
- 20 Michel Aebischer 🟨 61' 6.0
- 13 András Schäfer 61' 6.6
- 29 Emmanuel Latte Lath ⚽ 61' 7.2
- 21 Tim Skarke · sub ⚽ 29' 7.2
- 9 Livan Burcu · sub 29' 6.7
- 11 Woo-Yeong Jeong · sub 29' 6.9
- 19 Janik Haberer · sub 15' 6.9
- 17 Derrick Köhn · sub 8' 6.6
Frankfurt
4-4-2- 1 Noah Atubolu 90' 7.9
- 2 Elias Baum 🅰️ 90' 6.6
- 4 Robin Koch (c) 90' 6.6
- 37 Jeremiaha Maluze 🟨 90' 7.9
- 26 Keita Kosugi 90' 5.9
- 8 Farès Chaïbi 90' 6.6
- 25 Raphael Onyedika 🟨 90' 6.7
- 11 Younes Ebnoutalib ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ 🟨 85' 9.6
- 29 Ayoube Amaimouni Echghouyab 79' 6.5
- 42 Can Uzun 79' 6.6
- 9 Jonathan Burkardt 66' 6.2
- 35 Malik Pimpong · sub 24' 6.2
- 31 Love Arrhov · sub 11' 6.5
- 6 Oscar Højlund · sub 11' 6.3
- 5 Otavio · sub 🟨 10' 6.3
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Form going into the match
Union Berlin