Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt: the preview

Saturday, October 24 · Signal-Iduna-Park Bundesliga 2026/27

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Borussia Dortmund #2 · 14 pts

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Borussia Dortmund puts its solid defensive run at home against an Eintracht Frankfurt side heavily dependent on Younes Ebnoutalib. While the hosts rely on keeping clean sheets and maintaining an unbeaten league streak, the visitors arrive with a negative goal difference away from home and defensive fragility that defines their season so far.

Updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in 6 games in the competition.

  • Borussia Dortmund won 2 of their 3 home games in the competition.

  • Eintracht Frankfurt have not beaten Borussia Dortmund in 3 games.

  • Younes Ebnoutalib scored 5 of Eintracht Frankfurt's 10 goals in the competition.

Current form

Borussia Dortmund converts a solid home start into momentum, while Eintracht Frankfurt struggles to secure results on the road after dropping points heavily in recent away outings.

The odds

Borussia Dortmund 70.3%
Draw 16.6%
Borussia Dortmund 1.3 Draw 5.5 Eintracht Frankfurt 7

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

The market heavily backs Borussia Dortmund at over seventy percent, aligning with their strong home record against an Eintracht Frankfurt side that struggles defensively on the road.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 FC Bayern München 6 +17 14
2 Borussia Dortmund 6 +7 14
3 SC Freiburg 6 +9 13
4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 +7 13
5 1. FSV Mainz 05 6 +4 10
6 SV 07 Elversberg 6 +1 10
7 RB Leipzig 6 +5 9
8 SV Werder Bremen 6 0 9
9 Hamburger SV 6 -9 9
10 FC Augsburg 6 +4 8
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 -6 8
12 1. FC Köln 6 -3 7
13 VfB Stuttgart 6 -2 6
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 6 -3 6
15 FC Schalke 04 6 -3 5
16 SC Paderborn 07 6 -4 5
17 1. FC Union Berlin 6 -12 5
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 -12 0

The difference-makers

Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund spreads its scoring responsibility across Serhou Guirassy, Fabio Silva and Felix Nmecha, leaving the team less vulnerable to isolated marking.

Eintracht Frankfurt. Younes Ebnoutalib shoulders the scoring burden for Eintracht Frankfurt, carrying half of the team's total goals into a stadium where the hosts concede less than a goal per match.

Playing style

Borussia DortmundEintracht Frankfurt
55% Possession 51.3%
5.3 Remates al arco 5.8
15.2 Remates totales 14.7
4.8 Corners 5.3
11.2 Fouls 10.3

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (6 and 6 respectively).

Borussia Dortmund averages over fifteen total shots per match while Eintracht Frankfurt concedes multiple goals on average across recent outings, pointing to a persistent territorial imbalance.

When they settle games

Borussia Dortmund 10 goals

1-1516-3031-4546-6061-7576-90

Eintracht Frankfurt 10 goals

1-1516-3031-4546-6061-7576-90

Borussia Dortmund concentrates its scoring in the final quarter of an hour, while Eintracht Frankfurt strikes heavily during the opening fifteen minutes.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 20 matches
11Borussia Dortmund won
7Draws
2Eintracht Frankfurt won
Goals in the head-to-head49 – 30
Matches20
Last win for Borussia Dortmund05/2026
Last win for Eintracht Frankfurt01/2025

Latest matchups

8/5/26BundesligaBorussia Dortmund3–2Eintracht Frankfurt
9/1/26BundesligaEintracht Frankfurt3–3Borussia Dortmund
28/10/25DFB CupEintracht Frankfurt1–1Borussia Dortmund
17/1/25BundesligaEintracht Frankfurt2–0Borussia Dortmund
24/8/24BundesligaBorussia Dortmund2–0Eintracht Frankfurt
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17/3/24BundesligaBorussia Dortmund3–1Eintracht Frankfurt
29/10/23BundesligaEintracht Frankfurt3–3Borussia Dortmund
22/4/23BundesligaBorussia Dortmund4–0Eintracht Frankfurt
29/10/22BundesligaEintracht Frankfurt1–2Borussia Dortmund
8/1/22BundesligaEintracht Frankfurt2–3Borussia Dortmund
14/8/21BundesligaBorussia Dortmund5–2Eintracht Frankfurt
3/4/21BundesligaBorussia Dortmund1–2Eintracht Frankfurt
5/12/20BundesligaEintracht Frankfurt1–1Borussia Dortmund
14/2/20BundesligaBorussia Dortmund4–0Eintracht Frankfurt
22/9/19BundesligaEintracht Frankfurt2–2Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund holds the upper hand in the recent meetings, keeping an unbeaten run across the last three encounters while taking the majority of victories historically.

Who scored in these meetings

Mats Hummels 3
Jude Bellingham 3
J. Brandt 3
BATSHUAYI MICHY 2
SANCHO JADON 2
Thorgan Hazard 2

66 0 · in 17 meetings

Shared scoring figures from past meetings highlight historical balance, yet the disciplinary record shows steady caution with frequent yellow cards and no dismissals across recent matches.

Then they play

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