Eintracht Frankfurt dominated against a lacklustre Hoffenheim side but were unable to find a breakthrough in a 0-0 draw in the Bundesliga at Rhine Neckar Arena.
Hoffenheim had won just one of their first 11 matches of the season and the visitors were the ones to stamp their authority on the opening stages, with Alexander Meier twice being denied by Oliver Baumann.
Frankfurt continued as the better side throughout much of the first half but failed to carve out a gilt-edged opportunity, although Baumann again had to be alert to prevent Haris Seferovic opening the scoring.
The visitors became the first side to stop Bayern Munich scoring and winning in the league this season with a 0-0 draw last season, and their resilience in defence restricted Hoffenheim to speculative efforts throughout the match.
Aleksandar Ignjovski should have made Eintracht's dominance pay just minutes after the restart but he could not hit the target with only Baumann to beat.
Though Frankfurt had further chances to win all three points against a poor Hoffenheim side, they were unable to find a breakthrough in the latter stages of the match to record a second consecutive 0-0 draw and extend their unbeaten run to three games.
Tom Nightingale
