FRANKFURT, Germany (Interstat) — In a stunning opening to the 2025-26 Bundesliga season that defied all pregame projections, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund played to a wild 3-3 draw Friday afternoon at Deutsche Bank Park.

The match, which saw four goals in a frantic final half-hour including two in second-half stoppage time, left both teams with a single point to begin their league campaigns. The result stood in stark contrast to the predictions of Interstat, whose game simulator had forecast a 2-1 Dortmund victory and whose ELO system gave Frankfurt an 85 percent probability to win.

The home side struck first, silencing the traveling Dortmund supporters in the 10th minute. Maximilian Beier, making his competitive debut for Frankfurt after a summer transfer, announced his arrival with a clinical finish to give his new club an early lead.

The match then settled into a physical, tactical battle, with the first half producing three yellow cards. Dortmund’s Waldemar Anton was booked in the 29th minute, followed by teammates Niklas Süle in the 41st and Arthur Theate in the 43rd.

Frankfurt maintained its narrow advantage deep into the second half, but the game erupted in the 68th minute. Dortmund’ Felix Nmecha found an equalizer, finally breaking through the Frankfurt defense to level the score at 1-1. The parity was short-lived. Just three minutes later, in the 71st minute, Frankfurt defender Younes Ebnoutalib powered home a header from a set piece to immediately restore the home team’s lead at 2-1.

The intensity continued to escalate, resulting in three more cautions. Frankfurt’s Nathaniel Brown received a yellow card in the 67th minute, followed by Dortmund’s Arnaud Kalimuendo in the 82nd and captain Emre Can in the 87th.

As the match entered stoppage time, Frankfurt appeared poised to secure a narrow victory. However, Dortmund’s Mahmoud Dahoud had other ideas. In the second minute of added time, the midfielder unleashed a long-range strike to once again pull Dortmund level at 2-2, sending the away section into delirium.

The drama, however, was not complete. In the fifth and final minute of stoppage time, Dortmund completed what seemed an improbable comeback. Substitute Carney Chukwuemeka, on the pitch for only a short period, slotted home a decisive finish to give Dortmund its first lead of the afternoon at 3-2, a goal that appeared to be a certain winner.

But in a final, breathtaking twist, Frankfurt responded directly from the ensuing kickoff. Driving forward in one last desperate attack, the home side found its own last-gasp hero. Maximilian Beier, who opened the scoring, capped his memorable debut by completing a brace, firing home in the 90+5 minute to secure a remarkable 3-3 draw and send the home crowd into a state of equal parts exhaustion and elation.

The result leaves both teams with identical records in the Bundesliga: 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Their overall records across all competitions for the season also mirror each other at 0-0-1. The six-goal thriller sets a high bar for drama for the remainder of the league’s opening weekend.