A cup win at Hamburg
Eintracht Frankfurt booked their place in the DFB-Pokal round of 16 with a 3-1 away win over Hamburg. According to the [1] match report, the goals came from Koch, Burkardt and Ebnoutalib. Hamburg were without Yussuf Poulsen, Fabio Vieira and Bilal Nadir, all ruled out for the tie, which weakened the home side.
One point of caution on labelling: a separate [2] cup overview lists the same 3-1 scoreline under the first round, while the match report calls it the second round and says Frankfurt advanced to the last 16. The result itself is consistent in both: Frankfurt won 3-1. [3] also describes the win as a ticket to the round of 16, and it frames the performance as an early turnaround for a team that has struggled in the league.
Uzun, Burkardt and the attacking picture
The individual stories from the tie are worth reading closely. Kicker reports that Can Uzun created two of Frankfurt’s goals and drew praise from coach Adi Hütter, who is quoted only in the sense that the player earned a compliment from him. Uzun’s influence matters because Frankfurt’s league scoring has been modest, with 10 goals in seven matches.
Jonathan Burkardt contributed directly as well. The Bundesliga.com report credits him with one goal and one assist in the 3-1 win, which makes him a central figure in how Frankfurt moved the ball forward in Hamburg.
There is also competition for places. Kicker notes that Younes Ebnoutalib is pushing for a spot in the attack, and he scored in the cup tie according to the match report. That leaves the forward selection open, though this is a rumour-level expectation rather than a confirmed line-up, so it should be treated as a possibility and not a prediction of Hütter’s team sheet.
The Chatzialexiou rumour
Off the pitch, Kicker reports that Joti Chatzialexiou, currently at Nürnberg, may be heading to Frankfurt. The piece says the signs are building and that negotiations may not need much more work. [4] is clear that this describes a possible move rather than a done deal, and he does not appear in Frankfurt’s squad list.
We rate this as a low-confidence rumour. Nothing in the input confirms a fee, a contract or an announcement, and nothing says what role or position he would fill. Readers should treat it as a story to watch, not as news that changes the current squad or Hütter’s options for the coming match. If it firms up, it will be reported in a separate update.
What it means
The cup win is a welcome lift, but the league picture is harder. Frankfurt are 14th in the Bundesliga with 8 points from 7 games, a record of two wins, two draws and three defeats, with 10 goals scored and 17 conceded. That goal difference of minus 7 is largely explained by the 6-0 defeat at RB Leipzig on 10 October.
Recent form is mixed. The last five league results, newest first, are a 1-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund, a 1-0 home win over 1. FC Köln, the 6-0 loss at Leipzig, a 2-2 home draw with SC Freiburg and a 3-1 win at 1. FSV Mainz 05. Frankfurt have shown they can win tight games and score three, but they have also been beaten heavily away.
The next fixture asks a direct question: can Frankfurt repeat the cup performance against the same opponent within a week? They host Hamburg in the Bundesliga on 1 November. Hamburg’s absentees in the cup tie may not apply in the league, so the picture could change. The site’s forecast for that match locks 24 hours before kick-off, so no prediction is published here yet. What the numbers say is that Frankfurt need points at home to move away from the lower half of the table, and that Uzun’s creativity and Burkardt’s output will be the things to watch.
Sources
- Bundesliga.com: Eintracht Frankfurt's clinical edge sinks wasteful Hamburg in DFB Cup second round bundesliga.com ↩
- Bundesliga.com: 2026/27 DFB Cup overview: Fixtures, results and draws bundesliga.com ↩
- Kicker: Schon die Trendwende? Wie "Ausnahmespieler" Uzun seinem Trainer ein Kompliment entlockt kicker.de ↩
- Kicker: Chatzialexiou und Frankfurt: Die Anzeichen verdichten sich kicker.de ↩
