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Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayern Munich
The top match of the 24th matchday of the Bundesliga contains a special explosiveness. In the first leg between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich, the Eagles inflicted the first defeat of the season on the record champions after ten previous unbeaten games. The return match will take place on Saturday evening at the designated time of 6:30 p.m. in Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park, and the Munich team is likely to be out for revenge. However, just like the SGE, the FCB has not been at its best lately, so we can be curious. Our prediction for this match can be found in the following Frankfurt vs Bayern tip.
Frankfurt have 31 points after 23 games. This puts Eintracht in tenth place in midfield and gives them a decent buffer both upwards and downwards. Bayern, on the other hand, are still at the top of the table, but BVB is still lurking for its chance. With 55 points, the gap between them and their closest rivals and pursuers is currently six points.
Frankfurt – Bayern Info
– Date & Time: 26.02.2022, 18:30 Uhr
– Venue: Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt)
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 24
– TV broadcast: Sky
Frankfurt Form & Balance Check
The Eintracht has had a rather mixed start to the new year. Frankfurt finished the first three games against Dortmund, Augsburg and Bielefeld without a win and with only a single point. This was followed by two hard-fought victories against Mainz and Stuttgart, which were then followed by two defeats against Wolfsburg and in Cologne. The Eagles were beaten 1-0 by the Geißböcken after both teams had had more than enough chances to score more goals. But it was substitute Modeste who took pity and inflicted a painful defeat on Frankfurt shortly before the end.
Who will play alongside Sow?
The defeat in Cologne not only hurt because of the result, the evening also left its mark in terms of personnel. Sebastian Rode injured his abdomen and had to be substituted, Kristijan Jakić also saw his fifth yellow card. Both will be absent for the clash with Bayern, which will lead to a bottleneck in the centre for coach Oliver Glasner. Apart from Djibril Sow, he has only a few options, all of which would be a stomachache. Ajdin Hrustic, for example, is actually too offensively inclined for this game, Makoto Hasebe was still injured only recently and, moreover, has always been deployed in the defensive centre in the recent past.
Frankfurt facts & analysis
– Rank 10 in the Bundesliga, 31 points.
– Last lost with 0:1 in Cologne
– 2 defeats in a row
Bayern form & balance check
The Bavarians are currently not in their best phase. In the clear victories in Cologne and Berlin and also in the top match against Leipzig, the Munich team showed its best side a few weeks ago, only to lose surprisingly clearly with 2:4 in Bochum. The defeat against VfL definitely left its mark, because since then Bayern have not been quite themselves. This was followed by a 1-1 draw at RB Salzburg in the Champions League round of 16 first leg, which of course does not meet the standards of the record champions.
Fürth shock Bayern only briefly
On the last Bundesliga matchday, Bayern were able to end their winless streak of two games. But even against the last team from Fürth, the Bavarians lacked their usual sovereignty at the beginning. Hrgota even scored with a deflected free kick to give the Kleeblätter the lead, which they took into the half-time break. It was only afterwards that the champions turned up the heat and scored through Lewandowski (2) and Choupo-Moting as well as an own goal by Griesbeck to win 4:1. In Frankfurt, Julian Nagelsmann’s team wants to see that dominance again from the kick-off.
Bayern facts & analysis
– Top of the Bundesliga, 55 points.
– Last win 4:1 against Fürth
– Previously failed to win 2 competitive games in a row
Predicted line-up – last update on 25 Feb 2022
For Frankfurt, as mentioned, Rode and Jakić are out, we see Hasebe with better chances of taking the place next to Sow than Hrustic. In addition, Kamada is currently injured, Kostic could start for him in the offensive half position. In that case, the flanks would be a little more defensively occupied with Chandler/Da Costa and Lenz, so that the Serb would enjoy more freedom going forward.
For Bayern, Neuer, Goretzka and Davies are still out, and Müller (covid-19) and Tolisso (muscle fibre tear) joined them in the hospital last week. However, Musiala and Coman are fit again and both are options for the starting eleven. Roca and Upamecano are also in with a chance.
Frankfurt – Bayern direct comparison & Statistics
Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Bayern have already played 113 games against each other, 101 of them in the Bundesliga. As expected, the overall balance is clearly in favour of the record champions, who have won 62 games. Frankfurt has 29 victories and 22 draws. However, the last two duels went to the SGE in each case.
– The average number of goals scored in a match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich is 4.2.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half in matches between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich is 1.8.
– The most common result between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich is 0-1. 7 matches ended like this.
– The comparisons between the two clubs last season: 2-1 (home to Eintracht Frankfurt) and 5-0 (home to Bayern Munich).
– The first leg ended 2-1 for Eintracht Frankfurt.
