Bundesliga – Eintracht Frankfurt at home to Bayern Munich
Saturday’s Bundesliga clash between Frankfurt and the visiting champions, kicks off at 6:30pm GMT at the Commerzbank Arena.
Bayern go to the Commerzbank Arena with Champion’s League dreams for next season very much alive. They currently sit in first as they take on tenth placed Frankfurt.
Eintracht Frankfurt’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 31 points this season
A loss to FC Köln away, and then Wolfsburg at home is not good enough to retain a credible run of form in the Bundesliga. Frankfurt will see this as an opportunity to get their season back on track.
Also, With 31 points, they currently sit tenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 8 wins, 8 losses and 7 draws having won eight matches, drawn seven fixtures, and lost eight meetings.
Frankfurt have won three fixtures, drawn four matches, and lost four fixtures of their 11 League matches at home this season.
Winning this fixture will see Eintracht Frankfurt on 34 points.
It is likely that three key players will miss Saturday’s fixture, which is something of a concern for Oliver Glasner and his Frankfurt team.
Winning the Bundesliga and securing a Champion’s League qualification is Bayern Munich’s focus
Bayern come to this match on the back of a 4-1 home win against Greuther Fürth at the Allianz Arena.
Also, League leaders Bayern keep finding ways to win, having secured 16 victories in their last 20 games is astonishing this season, to sit within the reach of a Champion’s League place. They currently sit in first place, top of the League, having accrued 55 points so far this season. This means a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 1 draws having won 18 meetings, drawn one game, and lost four matches.
Playing away from home, Bayern have won eight games, drawn one game, and lost two meetings.
The ultimate prize this season will be for Bayern Munich to finish top of the Bundesliga and secure automatic qualification for the Champion’s League. However, they must play each game as it comes and secure the points, if that is to be achieved.
Julian Nagelsmann could be missing up to five of their players through injury or illness for the game on Saturday.
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Bayern with a greater number of wins. In the last 52 meetings, they have enjoyed 33 victories, to Frankfurt’s 10 wins. In addition, Bayern have won all eleven of the last 20 meetings played against Frankfurt.
Other standout players for Frankfurt are Evan N`Dicka and Daichi Kamada with one goal and one goal respectively and for Bayern are Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller with five goals both.
