Eintracht Frankfurt will be looking to keep alive their hopes of progressing to the next phase of the UEFA Champions League when they host Marseille in Group D on Wednesday.
Having won the Europa League last season, Frankfurt have found the step up to the Champions League tough. They have claimed just one win in the competition and are rooted to the bottom of the group.
The good news for Frankfurt is that Group D remains one of the most open in this year’s Champions League with all four teams still in with a chance of progressing. Oliver Glasner’s men are just three points off the pace and can even finish top of the group if results go their way in the final two matchdays.
Eintracht Frankfurt will be feeling confident heading into Wednesday’s clash having won their last three matches. They claimed a 3-1 victory at Borussia Monchengladbach in a Bundesliga fixture last Saturday with Jesper Lindstrom netting a brace while Eric Ebimbe was also on target.
Marseille are currently second in Group D, just one point off the pace after claiming two wins and as many draws from their four Champions League matches. They earned a 2-0 win at Sporting Lisbon in their previous fixture in the competition with Matteo Guendouzi and Alexis Sanchez getting the goals.
However, things have gone slightly poor for Marseille in recent weeks with three defeats in their last four matches across all competitions. They travel to Frankfurt off the back of a 1-0 home defeat by Lens in Ligue 1 last Saturday.
Marseille have also been inconsistent on their recent travels with two wins and as many defeats in their last four way matches across all competitions. Igor Tudor’s men were beaten 1-0 by PSG in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Eintracht Frankfurt have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 7/5 by Sport Nation. A victory for Marseille is valued at 85/40 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by Unibet.
Head to head
Eintracht Frankfurt have never lost to Marseille, winning all three previous meetings. Frankfurt’s only win in this year’s Champions League was a 1-0 victory over the French side in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch
Jesper Lindstrom has impressed for Eintracht Frankfurt in recent weeks with three goals in his last three matches. The attacker also scored the only goal in the first meeting with Marseille and is priced at 10/3 by William Hill to find the net on Wednesday.
Alexis Sanchez often carries the attacking threat for Marseille and has scored in his last two Champions League appearances. The Chilean forward is priced at 5/2 by Paddy Power to find the net on Wednesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Eintracht Frankfurt and Marseille have plenty of attacking quality and both teams could be backed to score on Wednesday at 11/13 by SBK. There were over 3.5 goals in Frankfurt’s last fixture and a repeat is priced at 27/10 by Unibet, who are also offering odds of 26/25 for over 2.5 goals.
Frankfurt have opened the scoring in their last three matches and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Wednesday at 5/6 with 10bet.
This UEFA Champions League match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Marseille will be played on Oct 26, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Eintracht Frankfurt vs Marseille prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
