On Saturday, Borussia Monchengladbach and Eintracht Frankfurt will lock horns at Borussia-Park as both sides aim to keep pace in the Bundesliga top-four race.
The teams are separated by a solitary point and a single place in the Bundesliga table, with fifth-place Eintracht Frankfurt leading sixth-place Borussia Monchengladbach.
Can Gladbach leapfrog Frankfurt on Saturday? Or will the Eagles soar to victory? It’s time to take a closer look at both sides.
Let’s start by looking at the hosts, Gladbach, who have lost just two of their ten Bundesliga outings this season – picking up four wins and four draws along the way.
The Foals kicked off their campaign with a four-game unbeaten streak before losing to Mainz. Since then, they have lost just one of their five league clashes.
After thrashing RB Leipzig (3-0) and FC Koln (5-2), Gladbach recorded a 2-2 draw against Wolfsburg last weekend – with Marcus Thuram bagging a brace.
Given that six of Gladbach’s ten Bundesliga games have dished up over 2.5 goals this season, we should see plenty of action at Borussia-Park on Saturday.
It’s now time to check out the visitors, Frankfurt, who have won five of their ten Bundesliga games this term – registering two draws and three losses in the process.
In fact, Frankfurt have won five of their previous seven league outings – scoring over 2.5 goals on four occasions during that period.
Following big victories over Werder Bremen (3-4), RB Leipzig (4-0), Stuttgart (1-3) and Union Berlin (2-0), Eintracht thrashed Bayer Leverkusen (5-1) last time out.
Not only are Frankfurt among the league’s top scorers (21), but they also have one of the worst defensive records (17). That means they are likely to score and concede this weekend.
Head-to-head: The recent head-to-head record in this fixture is relatively even, with four Gladbach wins, three Frankfurt wins and three draws coming in the past ten league meetings.
It is also worth pointing out that six of the previous ten Bundesliga clashes between Gladbach and Frankfurt have dished up over 2.5 goals.
Team news: Gladbach have multiple injury absentees at the moment, including Mamadou Doucoure, Florian Neuhaus, Ko Itakura, Hannes Wolf and Christoph Kramer.
Frankfurt are also blighted by injuries right now, with Jerome Onguene, Almamy Toure, Ansgar Knauff, Luca Pellegrini, Makoto Hasebe and Aurelio Buta expected to miss Saturday’s clash.
Given the high-scoring nature of this fixture in recent times, Gladbach and Frankfurt are expected to produce an entertaining clash this weekend.
Forbet predicts that Gladbach and Frankfurt will combine for over 4.5 goals, with the hosts claiming all three points.