Two sides each coming off the back of midweek European action meet as Eintracht Frankfurt welcome defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
Match News and Current Form
After a heavy 5-1 loss on the road to Atlético Madrid in midweek, Eintracht Frankfurt’s attention must swiftly turn back to domestic matters, where they entered the round sitting in fourth on nine points (W3, L2) after scoring 17 goals, a tally only surpassed by Bayern Munich (G21). Such prolific scoring has arguably left the Eagles open at the back as they’re yet to keep a clean sheet in league action, but returning home could help them on that front. They went down 4-3 to Union Berlin in their last home league outing, but that's their only defeat in their last six such games (W4, D1), with three of those four wins coming with an accompanying clean sheet.
Bayern also faced a midweek trip across the continent as they comfortably dispatched Cypriot side Pafos 5-1 ahead of their return to German shores in search of a continuation of a perfect five-game Bundesliga start. Few would bet against Vincent Kompany’s men continuing that momentum on the road, where they’re unbeaten in 11 Bundesliga games (W8, D3). They’ve scored at a frightening rate in the last six of those games, netting 3+ goals in each, and with Frankfurt also lethal in front of goal, this game has all the hallmarks of a Bundesliga clash for the ages.
Head-to-Head History
Bayern Munich unsurprisingly hold the edge in the all-time Bundesliga H2H stakes (W59, D24, L25). They’ve struggled on Frankfurt soil of late though, losing on three of their last six visits (W2, D1).
Hot Stats and Streaks
Frankfurt are unbeaten in over half of their league games as pre-match outsiders since the start of last season (W3, D5, L7).
Only three of Frankfurt’s 17 league goals this season arrived after the hour mark.
Bayern are unbeaten in each of their last 11 Saturday evening televised Bundesliga games (W7, D4).
Bayern have led at half-time in every league game this season.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Ritsu Dōan assisted two of Frankfurt’s six-goal haul last weekend but has never been on the winning side against Bayern after eight Bundesliga H2Hs (D2, L6) despite contributing to two goals (G1, A1). Bayern’s Harry Kane became the fastest player to reach 100 competitive goals for a single club across Europe’s traditional big-five leagues in the 21st century with his brace last weekend (104 appearances).
This game may come too soon for Frankfurt’s Jessic Ngankam and Rasmus Kristensen, while Bayern will be without Josip Stanišić.
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Betting Analysis
We’re backing a goal-fuelled affair between two lively sides in this primetime Bundesliga clash with an over 4.5 goals selection.
Author: Matthew Billon