Eintracht Frankfurt are still pushing for a place in the UEFA Champions League next season when they host Stuttgart in a Bundesliga clash. Both teams have not been at their best lately and could be set to produce goals on Saturday.
Frankfurt claimed a 3-1 win at Bochum in their previous Bundesliga fixture, snapping a three-match winless run. That result revived their Champions League hopes as they currently sit fourth in the table.
While players like Hugo Ekitike and Michy Batshuayi have provided the attacking quality, defensive struggles remain glaring for Eintracht Frankfurt. Dino Toppmoller’s men are without a clean sheet in their last eight Bundesliga matches, with 16 goals conceded in that run.
Stuttgart’s struggles continued with a crushing 4-3 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen last time out in the Bundesliga. They squandered a 2-0 lead and are now winless in their last five matches in the league, leaving them 10th in the table.
That result follows a familiar trend as Stuttgart’s attacking efforts always seem to be undermined by their defensive vulnerability. This trend has seen their last three Bundesliga matches produce over 3.5 goals.
How the bookies view it: Closely fought encounter
The bookies appear split on this one with a win for Eintracht Frankfurt priced at 5/4 while a Stuttgart victory is valued at 6/4. A draw is set at 5/2 on BoyleSports.
Head to head: Superior Eintracht Frankfurt
Stuttgart have a 44-36 advantage with 23 draws from 103 previous matches against Eintracht Frankfurt. However, the hosts earned a 3-2 away victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch: Eyes on Ekitike
Hugo Ekitike has stepped up to the plate following the departure of top scorer Omar Marmoush and has 13 Bundesliga goals this season. The striker was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 5/4 by BoyleSports to find the net.
Nick Woltemade has nine Bundesliga goals this season and has netted three times in the last five matches. The forward was also on target in the reverse fixture and could be worth keeping an eye on at 5/2 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Eintracht Frankfurt will be without Oscar Hojlund, Ellyes Skhiri, Hugo Larsson, Elye Wahi, Timothy Chandler, Krisztian Lisztes, Igor Matanovic and Kevin Trapp due to injury However, Hugo Ekitike, Mario Gotze and Jean-Matteo Bahoya all expected to start.
Anrie Chase, Nikolas Nartey, Christopher Olivier, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Luca Raimund are all unavailable for Stuttgart due to injuries while Leonidas Stergiou is suspended for this fixture. However, Ermedin Demirovic and Nick Woltemade are expected to start upfront with support from Jamie Leweling.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Santos, Brown, Tuta, Koch, Kristensen, Hojlund, Larsson, Gotze, Skhiri, Bahoya, Ekitike
Stuttgart: Nubel, Al Dakhil, Jeltsch, Hendriks, Mittelstadt, Millot, Karazor, Stiller, Leweling, Demirovic, Woltemade
Anything else catch the eye?
Stuttgart’s last three matches have produced over 3.5 goals which is priced at 6/5 with BoyleSports. Eintracht Frankfurt have scored first in the last three matches in all competitions and having also grabbed the opening goal in the reverse fixture, a repeat could be considered at 20/23 with BoyleSports.
Both teams have scored in the second half in five of their last seven meetings and a similar outcome is priced at 11/8 with Boylesports.
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