Bundesliga – Match-day 25 Sees Hertha take on Eintracht Frankfurt

This Saturday sees Hertha go head to head with Frankfurt at the Olympiastadion – Kick-off 3:30pm GMT.

When Frankfurt visit the Olympiastadion they will be sat in tenth place in the League. Hertha, currently 16 will face an up-hill battle to handle the visitors.

Hertha’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 23 points this season

Tayfun Korkut will have impressed upon his team the importance of getting a positive result out of this game, following two successive defeats. First it was RB Leipzig and then SC Freiburg, however this is something that their opponents will be aware of going into this fixture.

Also, some statistics are more relevant than others they say, and three losses for Hertha seems very relevant. With a sixteenth position in the league and 6 wins, 14 losses and 5 draws, they currently have 23 points in the League having won six meetings, drawn five games, and lost 14 matches.

Hertha have won four matches, drawn three games, and lost five fixtures of their 12 League matches at home this season.

Winning this fixture will see Hertha on 26 points.

Hertha are missing three players through injury or illness. This will affect Tayfun Korkut’s selection choices significantly.

Eintracht Frankfurt have so far accrued 31 points in this season of the Bundesliga

Frankfurt have dropped all six points in their last two games, a disappointing run of form, which Oliver Glasner will be keen to turn around in this fixture.

Also, With 31 points, they currently sit tenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 9 wins, 9 losses and 7 draws having won nine meetings, drawn seven fixtures, and lost nine matches.

Frankfurt’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Hertha. In the 12 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won five meetings, drawn three games, and lost four fixtures.

A victory for Eintracht Frankfurt would put them on 34 points.

Good Attacking Performance

They have a good scoring rate of 37 goals. This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Ajdin Hrustic (2), Evan N`Dicka (1), and Daichi Kamada (1). Teams that leak goals on a consistent basis, don’t tend to win anything, such is the situation with Frankfurt so far, having conceded 37 goals in their last games so far.

Frankfurt’s squad has depth, but even so, Oliver Glasner is likely to be missing three of they key players when they start Saturday’s game.

Hertha v Eintracht Frankfurt – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels when these two sides meet, a draw is never usually the expected outcome. In the past 38 matches, Hertha have won 16 wins and Frankfurt 12 wins. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was October 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-2 away win for The Eagles.

Players to watch

For Hertha, Davie Selke has netted
one goal in 24 League games this campaign, while Ajdin Hrustic, one of their best scorers, has netted
two goals in 24 League fixtures this Bundesliga Season for Frankfurt.

Other players of note for Hertha are Davie Selke and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp with one goals both and for Frankfurt are Ajdin Hrustic and Evan N`Dicka with two goals each.