After meeting in midweek DFB-Pokal action, Eintracht Frankfurt look to make it a swift brace of victories against a Hamburg side who’ve posted some solid results of late.
Match News and Current Form
Frankfurt's win over their incoming visitors just days ago will serve as a great confidence boost, having won just one of their four Bundesliga outings prior (D1, L2). The Eagles have collected only eight points from their seven league matches this season, their joint-lowest tally at this stage since promotion to the Bundesliga in 2012, which makes picking up just a second home league win since the start of April imperative (D3, L3). Shoring up their defence seemingly holds the key to success in that regard, as failing to score in just one of their last 41 Bundesliga home matches shows Frankfurt have no issues in their attacking department.
The midweek loss against Frankfurt was Hamburg’s second in succession after falling to a 1-0 defeat against Paderborn in their last league match, a result which brought to an end a three-game winning Bundesliga run. Those nine points account for 100% of their tally this season, while it’s also a larger haul than they’ve managed at this stage in five of their last six top-flight campaigns. Adding to that on the road may prove tricky though for a side who have not only lost six of their last nine away league matches (W2, D1), but also failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 11 Bundesliga road trips.
Head-to-Head History
Frankfurt have lost just one of the last 15 H2Hs (W8, D6) following their 3-1 win in midweek, but that defeat coming in last season’s corresponding fixture will encourage Hamburg to pursue back-to-back top-flight away victories against Frankfurt for the first time since the 2005/06 season.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Frankfurt have seen a pre-round league-high eight goals scored in the opening 15 minutes of their Bundesliga matches this term.
Six of Frankfurt's last seven home league games produced over 2.5 goals.
The side scoring first won each of Hamburg’s nine games this term.
Hamburg have committed the second-most Bundesliga fouls this season pre-round (101).
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Frankfurt’s Younes Ebnoutalib scored when these two met in midweek, and he may look to pick up where he left off since his two prior goals served as a match opener in a home game. Hamburg’s midweek goalscorer Terem Moffi may look to make a late impact having netted four of his last five goals at club level after the 75th minute.
Frankfurt’s Lilian Brassier missed the midweek H2H but should return here, while Hamburg saw Fábio Vieira and Bilal Nadir go down against Paderborn and miss the midweek game.
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Betting Analysis
The home side should be confident they can replicate their midweek performance, so backing Frankfurt/Frankfurt in the half-time/full-time market seems wise.
Author: Peter Stavrinou
