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FSV Mainz 05 vs Eintracht Frankfurt is the Rhine-Main derby, a regional fixture whose head-to-head record has stayed close across the documented modern sequence. Neither side owns the whole story: Frankfurt have produced a decisive cup win, while Mainz have answered with away victories of their own. That local setting matters because nearby rivals have kept the contest open through meaningful results.
Past matches, FSV Mainz 05 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
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Substitutes FSV Mainz 05
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21D
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17F
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16D
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24M
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11F
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15M
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47D
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20M
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Eintracht Frankfurt Substitutes
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F
35
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D
5
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G
40
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M
27
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F
11
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D
34
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D
22
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M
31
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F
29
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9'⚽Can Yilmaz Uzun Normal Goal (Asst: Jonathan Burkardt)
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Matchup FSV Mainz 05 VS Eintracht Frankfurt
A derby that moves both ways
The Rhine-Main label fits a matchup that has resisted a single long-term script. Across the documented modern sequence, the overall balance sits near even, with both Mainz and Frankfurt collecting clear wins. One of Frankfurt’s sharpest statements came in the 2018 DFB Pokal quarter-final, when Ante Rebić and Omar Mascarell scored in a 3–0 victory; the other Frankfurt goal was an Alexander Hack own goal. Mainz answered in the Bundesliga in June 2020, winning 2–0 away through Moussa Niakhaté and Pierre Kunde Malong.
Mainz’s away answers
In December 2024, the derby again tilted toward Mainz in Frankfurt. Mainz won 3–1 despite Nadiem Amiri’s red card in the 21st minute, with Paul Nebel scoring twice; the opening Mainz goal was a Kauã Santos own goal. These episodes give the fixture a useful range: Frankfurt have had the stronger cup night, Mainz have taken points on the road, and that 2024 meeting combined an early setback with a Mainz win. The regional rivalry supplies the setting, while the near-even history leaves room for either side’s version of the derby to come forward.