This game is in the Bundesliga, kick off at 15:30 on Saturday 21 December 2024.
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Frankfurt v Mainz 05 Bundesliga
Frankfurt is one of the founding members of the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league, and has played in the league continuously since its inception in 1963.
Mainz 05, on the other hand, gained promotion to the Bundesliga in 2004 and has since established itself as a mid-table team in the league.
Eintracht Frankfurt won the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in the 2017-2018 season, defeating Bayern Munich in the final to claim their fifth title in the competition.
Mainz 05's home stadium is the Opel Arena, which has a capacity of around 34,000 spectators and is located in Mainz, the capital of the Rhineland-Palatinate state.
Frankfurt has a fierce rivalry with fellow Bundesliga team, FSV Mainz 05, with matches between the two clubs known as the Rhein-Main-Derby.
Mainz 05 holds the record for the fastest goal scored in Bundesliga history, with striker Karim Onisiwo finding the back of the net just seven seconds into a match against Borussia Dortmund in 2020.