Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt
German Bundesliga, KO: 17:30 Aug 24, 2024, Signal Iduna Park
The Black and Yellows began their post-Marco Reus era with a 1-4 win over lacklustre Phonix Lubeck a couple of days ago and it seems that coach Nuri Sahin’s boys are eager for more.
With a mind-blowing 86.0% possession in the game at Volksparkstadion, Sahin’s players showed their rivals no mercy. Surely, Borussia Dortmund want to have a solid start to the Bundesliga campaign as well. However, they’ll have to be at their lethal best on the 24th, as they have one of the most prolific German teams going up against them.
Eintracht Frankfurt also flexed muscles in their opening game this season, as they demolished Eintracht Braunschweig 4-1 at Eintracht-Stadion. Will the Eagles soar to success on the 24th as well? Find out the answer in the following Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt predictions.
How the bookies view it: Borussia Dortmund favored by the bookies
Understandably, the Black and Yellows are the expected winners, with odds priced at 18/25. With the home-field support at Signal Iduna Park behind them, Emre Can and his colleagues should record a hard-earned win over the Eagles.
The visitors’ odds, on the other hand, are priced at 17/5, which makes them the underdogs in this Bundesliga race.
Recent head-to-head: Eagles forgot the taste of success
With four victories and a draw in the last five matches against Eintracht Frankfurt, you could make the case that Borussia Dortmund are dominating their rivals. Will we see more of the same from Sahin’s Borussia on the 24th of August? We highly think so. After all, the head-to-head data is there for a reason.
Players to watch: Will we see SerhouGuirassy in action?
Guirassy was a monster in front of goal last season, but he won’t be able to partake in this game due to his injury status. However, coach Sahin does have Maximilian Beier at his disposal and we are sure that the 21-year-old striker will lead the charge for his team against Eintracht Frankfurt.
We would also like to point out that Hugo Ekitike is expected to appear for the visitors at Signal Iduna Park. He scored a brace in Eintracht Frankfurt’s first game of the season in the German Cup. Surely, he will be looking to prove our Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt predictions wrong.
Predicted line-ups
The Eagles didn’t go easy on Eintracht Braunschweig last week, as we got to see some of their finest players in action. Mario Gotze played for the Eagles and despite failing to score, he was still a force to be reckoned with, as his world-class passing was just too much for the rivals to handle.
Borussia Dortmund’s only injury issue is the one of Guirassy. Nevertheless, Borussia Dortmund have enough quality players to fill the Guirassy-shaped hole in the attack.
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel – Sule, Anton, Schotterbeck – Byone-Gittens, Grob, Can, Ryerson – Adeyemi, Brandt & Beier
Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Nkonkou, Tuta, Koch, Nissen, Skhiri – Larsson, Skhiri, Gotze – Marmoush, Chaibi & Ekitike
Anything else catch the eye?
What’s interesting to see here is that both teams won their German Cup games via a 4-1 score. Surely, we will see over 3.5 goals at Signal Iduna Park, as neither side is prepared to go for a defensive line-up on the 24th of August. Therefore, we expect our Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt predictions to succeed.
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