SC Paderborn 07 vs Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2

Eintracht Frankfurt rescued a 2-2 draw at SC Paderborn 07 with Jonathan Burkardt’s second goal of the match in the third minute of stoppage time. Paderborn had led 2-1 after Marvin Pieringer’s penalty on 73 minutes, but Frankfurt levelled late.

Frankfurt took the lead in the 23rd minute when Burkardt scored from Farès Chaïbi’s assist for 1-0. Paderborn answered in the 45th minute through Raphael Obermair, who finished from Ruben Müller’s pass to make it 1-1 at half-time.

Frankfurt made two changes on 45 minutes and two more on 64, while Paderborn also made two changes on 65. Pieringer, who came on in the 65th minute, scored from the spot on 73 minutes to put Paderborn 2-1 up. Frankfurt were then reduced to 10 men when Elias Niklas Baum was sent off on 75 minutes, but they still found an equaliser when Burkardt struck again on 90+3 minutes without an assist.

The numbers were tight. Paderborn had 51% of the possession and 492 passes to Frankfurt’s 474, while Frankfurt had more shots, 15 to 11, and more corners, 6 to 2. Both sides had three shots on target, each goalkeeper made one save, and Paderborn’s xG of 2.42 was higher than Frankfurt’s 1.22.

Elias Niklas Baum was booked on 60 minutes and then sent off on 75 minutes. Paderborn’s Deniz Zeitler was booked on 80 minutes, while Frankfurt’s Nnamdi Collins was booked on 86 minutes.