Bundesliga – Match-day 17 Sees Eintracht Frankfurt take on Mainz

Saturday Bundesliga action from the Commerzbank Arena, as Frankfurt take on Mainz.

Mainz currently sit in sixth place as they travel to seventh placed Frankfurt.

Eintracht Frankfurt face his opponents with equal points, both teams will doubtless be keen to make progress

Another victory would be a terrific achievement, but that is what Oliver Glasner will be asking from his team, as they go into this game on the back of strong results after beating B Mönchengladbach 2-3 and Bayer Leverkusen 5-2

Also, Frankfurt keep finding ways to win, having secured five victories in their last six fixtures is astonishing this season. With a seventh position in the league and 6 wins, 4 losses and 6 draws, they currently have 24 points in the League having won six games, drawn six meetings, and lost four matches.

Frankfurt have won two matches, drawn four meetings, and lost one game of their seven League matches at home this season.

Eintracht Frankfurt will have 27 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Good Attacking Performance

Frankfurt will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (26). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Rafael Borre (4), Filip Kostic (3), and Jesper Lindstrom (3). Frankfurt have a poor defensive record so far, having conceded 24 goals in their previous fixtures.

Frankfurt are missing three players through injury or illness. This will affect Oliver Glasner’s selection choices significantly.

Mainz face their opponents, equal on points, it will likely be a thrilling encounter

It was three points secured for Mainz in their last fixture, beating Hertha 4-0 at the OPEL Arena.

Also, Now they have 7 matches won, 6 games lost and 3 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in sixth place, with a total of 24 points having won seven matches, drawn three meetings, and lost six games.

With a poor record on the road, which amounts to two victories and five losses, it is hard to predict a positive outcome for Mainz as they travel once more.

A win in this fixture, would take Mainz’s points from 24 to 27, so far this season.

Good Attacking Performance

Mainz have a good scoring record this season, with 25 netted so far. This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Jonathan Michael Burkardt (7), Lee Jae Sung (2), and Karim Onisiwo (2). Mainz have conceded 16 goals.

Mainz’s squad has depth, but even so, Bo Svensson is likely to be missing four of they key players when they start Saturday’s game.

Eintracht Frankfurt v Mainz – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels after having faced each other 35 times before this fixture, the share of spoils is very even between the two teams. Both Frankfurt and Mainz have enjoyed a win on 10 victories occasions. Additionally, the two teams have drawn nine of the last 12 meetings played between them. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was May 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.

Frankfurt’s win probability is 43.67 percent in this game.

Players to watch

For Frankfurt, Rafael Borre is a top performing player who has scored
four goals in 16 League fixtures this campaign, while Jonathan Michael Burkardt is one of the top performing players after having scored
seven goals in 16 League matches this season for Mainz.

Other players of note for Frankfurt are Filip Kostic and Jesper Lindstrom with three goals and three goals respectively and for Mainz are Jonathan Michael Burkardt and Lee Jae Sung with seven goals each.