Borussia Dortmund travel to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday as the German Bundesliga returns after the winter break.
Dortmund sit second in the table – nine points behind first-place Bayern Munich and five points clear of third-place Freiburg.
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As for Eintracht, they find themselves sixth – one point behind fifth-place Hoffenheim and seven points behind Dortmund.
It’s safe to say that Frankfurt will be eager to pick up where they left off before the winter break, having ended the first half of the season in fine form.
Eintracht secured three straight wins before the lay-off, seeing off Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Monchengladbach and Mainz.
That means they have won six of their previous seven Bundesliga matches, suffering just a single defeat along the way.
On home soil, Eintracht Frankfurt are currently enjoying a six-game unbeaten streak across all competitions.
When you look at the bigger picture, they have only suffered one loss in their previous 28 home games in all competitions.
On the flip side, Borussia Dortmund head into Saturday’s clash on an inconsistent run after picking up three wins, one draw and two losses in the run-up to the winter break.
They have only managed to win one of their previous four Bundesliga game, recording one draw and two losses in that time.
It is worth pointing out, however, that no team has won more Bundesliga games than Borussia Dortmund this season.
It is also worth noting that Marco Rose’s men have scored at least one goal in each of their last 13 encounters across all competitions.
Head-to-head: Frankfurt have only managed to win one of their previous 11 meetings with Dortmund in all competitions, suffering six losses in that time.
Across the past 14 meetings between these two sides, 11 of them have produced over 2.5 goals. We should see plenty of goals on Saturday.
Team news: Eintracht will be without the injured duo of Kristijan Jakic (hip) and Christopher Lenz (calf) on Saturday.
Dortmund have multiple injury absentees at the moment, including Marcel Schmelzer, Youssoufa Moukoko, Gio Reyna and Manuel Akanji.
Frankfurt were flying before the winter break, while Dortmund were faltering somewhat. The home side will head into Saturday’s clash brimming with belief.
For that reason, Forebet predicts that Frankfurt will beat Dortmund this weekend. Given the high-scoring nature of this fixture, over 4.5 goals are expected.