Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

The battle for European places in the Bundesliga is looking like an interesting prospect this season, as six points separate fourth and 11th. Eintracht Frankfurt find themselves just above this group in third but Borussia Dortmund and well within the mix down in ninth. This match will be very important in deciding where these two teams finish come the end of the season.

Key Stats

• Eintracht Frankfurt have scored 40 goals in just 17 matches
• They have won 10 games this season and lost just four times
• Borussia Dortmund have won just once in their last five matches
• They have conceded 29 goals this season, the joint second most outside the bottom three

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund, Form and Players to Watch

Frankfurt are doing excellently this season and have managed to turn their form back around after a little blip just before the winter break. Since play resumed at the weekend, they have beaten St Pauli 1-0 and FC Freiburg 4-1. Freiburg took the lead in that game, but it didn’t last long as Frankfurt were ruthless.

Borussia Dortmund have been really poor lately, having won just one of their last six league games. That came before the break against Wolfburg, but since the league has started up again, they have fallen to two embarrassing defeats. The first was against a strong Bayer Leverkusen side, and while Dortmund did put up a good fight, conceding three times in the opening 20 minutes is poor from them. Most recently, they lost 4-2 to struggling Holstein Kiel.

Eintracht Frankfurt Preview

Eintracht Frankfurt Predicted Lineup - Kevin Trapp; Arthur Theate, Robin Koch, Nnamdi Collins; Ellyes Skhiri; Hugo Larsson, Mario Gotze, Nathaniel Brown, Rasmus Kristensen; Omar Marmoush, Hugo Ekitike

Frankfurt have a very strong squad however it is dominated by a few well known individuals. Omar Marmoush is one of those who has suddenly appeared on the scene, with 15 goals and nine assists in just 17 Bundesliga games this season. He scored in the week against FC Freiburg, but he could be on his way out with Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal all keen on him.

He is not the only player impressing at Frankfurt this season, as Hugo Ekitike, once labelled a PSG flop, has managed to revitalise his young career in the German top flight. He has scored eight times in the league this season, which isn’t a lot compared to Marmoush, but is still an impressive haul. Between them, Marmoush and Ekitike have provided over half of Frankfurt’s league goals this season.

Borussia Dortmund Preview

Borussia Dortmund Predicted Lineup - Gregor Kobel; Ramy Bensebaini, Nico Schlotterbeck, Emre Can, Julian Ryerson; Felix Nmecha; Jamie Gittens, Julian Brandt, Giovanni Reyna; Serhou Guirassy, Maximilian Beier

Dortmund are in real need of points right now. They currently sit in ninth in the Bundesliga but have fallen from seventh in the last week. With how compact that area of the league table is, it wouldn’t take many wins for them to be back up amongst the European places, but given their recent form, I can’t see many wins happening soon.

Jamie Gittens is by far the best player in the Dortmund team at the moment. The 20-year-old has seven goals and three assists in the Bundesliga so far this season as well as four goals in the Champions League. It is only a matter of time before he gets called up to the senior England squad as he has impressed on the left side of both Dortmund’s and the Young Lions’ attack.

Head to Head Stats - Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund dominate this fixture, and have for some while. The last time Frankfurt managed two wins over Dortmund in a row was back in 2016, when Mario Gotze was playing for Dortmund rather than Frankfurt. Last season Frankfurt managed a 3-3 draw against Dortmund at home but lost the return fixture.

24th Aug 2024 - Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt - Bundesliga

17th Mar 2024 - Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Eintracht Frankfurt - Bundesliga

29th Oct 2023 - Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 Borussia Dortmund - Bundesliga

22nd Apr 2023 - Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Eintracht Frankfurt - Bundesliga

29th Oct 2022 - Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Borussia Dortmund - Bundesliga

Betting Tips for Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund

Eintracht Frankfurt are in a really good position to have one of their best seasons in the Bundesliga for the last couple of years, while Dortmund are on track to have one of their worst. All the clues point to Frankfurt smashing Dortmund by a few goals, however this season Dortmund have actually turned it on against some of the better opponents such as Bayern. This game will probably be a lot closer than people expect.

With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for Eintracht Frankfurt to Win. Odds of 59/50 on QuinnBet means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £21.80.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction

Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

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