RB Leipzig 6-0 Eintracht Frankfurt: Nkunku hat-trick sinks Frankfurt
RB Leipzig thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 6-0 in Bundesliga matchday 5, with Christopher Nkunku scoring a hat-trick.
- Christopher Nkunku scores a hat-trick between the 5th and 44th minute
- Leipzig move to 9 points, Frankfurt stay on 5
- Next up: Bayern-Leipzig and Frankfurt-Köln
RB Leipzig 6-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Scorers: 1' Banzuzi (Leipzig), 5' Nkunku (Leipzig), 41' Nkunku (Leipzig), 44' Nkunku (Leipzig), 54' Nusa (Leipzig), 89' Gomis (Leipzig)
Kick-off: Saturday 10 October 2026, 17:30 UK time / 18:30 CEST, Red Bull Arena, Leipzig.
The match
RB Leipzig made the perfect start, taking the lead after just one minute through Ezechiel Banzuzi. Christopher Nkunku doubled the advantage in the 5th minute, finishing off an assist from Antonio Nusa.
Neil El Aynaoui picked up a booking for Leipzig in the 27th minute. Nkunku then took over before the break, scoring in the 41st and 44th minutes to complete his hat-trick and make it 4-0.
At half-time, Eintracht Frankfurt made a double substitution, bringing on Elias Baum and Younes Ebnoutalib for Robin Koch and Keita Kosugi.
Leipzig made it 5-0 in the 54th minute through Antonio Nusa, assisted by Banzuzi. Both sides then rotated heavily: Henrichs and Seiwald came on for Leipzig in the 58th minute, Finkgräfe replaced Nusa in the 64th, and Gomis came on for Nkunku a minute later. Reitz replaced Banzuzi in the 73rd minute. For Frankfurt, Chaïbi and Götze were introduced in the 74th minute for Doan and Aséko.
Four yellow cards were shown between the 62nd and 84th minutes, with Baum, Knauff and Onyedika all booked for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Substitute Tidiam Gomis completed the rout in the 89th minute, making it 6-0.
The numbers
- Corners: 3-6
- Total shots: 20-18
- Possession: 47%-53%
- Fouls: 16-13
- Yellow cards: 1-3
- Shots on target: 10-9
Standings and next fixtures
RB Leipzig move up to fifth place with 9 points from five games (3 wins, 2 losses). Eintracht Frankfurt remain 13th on 5 points, having conceded 15 goals in five matches.
Borussia Dortmund top the table with 13 points, ahead of Bayern München (11), Freiburg (10) and Bayer Leverkusen (10).
RB Leipzig travel to Bayern München on Saturday 17 October at 18:30 CEST. Eintracht Frankfurt host Köln on Friday 16 October at 20:30 CEST.