On Saturday evening, Eintracht Frankfurt will look to move up the Bundesliga table, as the Eagles welcome RB Leipzig to the Deutsche Bank Park.
Eintracht Frankfurt’s league campaign has certainly has not gone as anybody connected with the club would have hoped for, as Oliver Glasner’s team are currently 15th place in the table. If results go against them, then they could slip into the relegation play-off spot this weekend.
Frankfurt head into this game after back-to-back league defeats against Hertha Berlin and last time out Bochum, with the latter result meaning that the Eagles have won just one of their previous nine matches in the German top-flight.
A lack of clean sheets has been a major problem for Eintracht in recent months, as they have only kept out one of their last 13 opponents in the Bundesliga.
Their recent home record has not been great either, as one win in six league games illustrates. However, they have drawn four of their last six matches in the German top-flight on home soil.
RB Leipzig did not exactly enjoy great early fortunes under new head coach Jesse Marsch, although their form has improved in recent matches.
A midweek win at lower league Babelsberg in the cup means that Die Roten Bullen have recorded back-to-back wins in all competitions.
A 4-1 win over Greuther Furth means that the visitors are unbeaten in five matches in the German top-flight and are just three points outside the Champions League spots in the Bundesliga.
A key to that recent turnaround in results has been Leipzig’s potent attack, as they have now scored at least three goals in three of their previous four league matches.
One negative for Leipzig is that they have failed to win in seven away matches in the Bundesliga. They have drawn their last two away games in the German top-flight though.
Forebet predicts that this encounter will produce a low-scoring draw, which would leave the home side in a precarious position in the table.