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Eintracht Frankfurt – FSV Mainz
What could be better than watching the Bundesliga conference on Saturday afternoon? On the 32nd matchday, we can once again expect five exciting games at 15:30. One interesting encounter will take place in Frankfurt’s Stadtwald. Eintracht, which is based there, receives its local rival from Mainz. There are just 31 kilometers between the two stadiums and Mainz and Frankfurt are also neighbors in the Bundesliga. Just two points separate the SGE in ninth place and FSV in eighth. The clash on Saturday is therefore also a more direct duel for Europe. Only the winner can still have legitimate hopes of qualifying for the Europa League via the league.
For the hosts from Frankfurt, however, the Bundesliga is not the only route to Europe. In the final of the DFB Cup, the SGE also has a chance to qualify for the Europa League against Leipzig. Things have also gone much better there recently than in the league. Here, Eintracht has now gone ten games without a win. This did not change in the previous week, when the SGE lost at the relegation-threatened Hoffenheim with 1:3.
However, the guest from Mainz also had a bad experience with a relegation candidate in the previous week. FSV lost against there against Schalke by conceding a goal after a very controversial penalty for the Knappen in the twelfth minute of stoppage time. For the Nullfünfer it was already the second defeat in a row. Find out which team can break free of the negative spiral at the weekend in our Frankfurt vs. Mainz betting tips.
Frankfurt – Mainz info:
- Date & Time: 13.05.2023, 15:30 hrs.
- Venue: Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt
- Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 32.
- TV broadcast: Sky
Frankfurt form & balance check
Eintracht Frankfurt presented themselves as triumphant winners of the Europa League last season and also advanced to the round of 16 in the Champions League this year. More recently, the Hessians also qualified for the final of the DFB Cup by beating VfB Stuttgart.
In the league, however, things are currently anything but ideal for the SGE. Frankfurt has now waited ten games for a success. The Eagles have only won against Hertha and Bremen so far in the second half of the season. With Bayer Leverkusen already five points behind, qualification for Europe again via the league already seems hopeless.
Unrest on the Main
Eintracht Frankfurt’s offense was undoubtedly among the strongest in the current season. In particular, Randal Kolo Muani, with 13 goals and 12 assists, stands out among the trio of forwards. The French World Cup runner-up has attracted the interest of numerous top European clubs with his performances and a transfer in the summer seems inevitable for Frankfurt.
But there is also a lot of unrest elsewhere in the Frankfurt environment at the moment. This week it came to light that coach Oliver Glasner will leave Eintracht after the season. Dino Toppmöller is already being considered as his successor. In sporting terms, it seems as if the many side noises at the club are having a negative impact on the performance of the players.
Frankfurt facts & analysis
- Eight home games in a row without defeat.
- In ninth place in the league
- In the final of the DFB Cup
Mainz form & balance check
Mainz 05 is playing a fantastic second half so far. After finishing twelfth in the first leg, FSV is currently in third place in the second leg table. In between, the team of coach Bo Svensson even remained ten games in the league without defeat. Thus, FSV can still hope for a place in the Europa League.
However, these hopes of Mainz got several dampers in the last two weeks. After the defeat in Wolfsburg, FSV also lost the previous week against Schalke 04 by a goal in the twelfth minute of stoppage time. Mainz thus remains in eighth place in the table.
Is history repeating itself?
Even in the first leg, the Nullfünfer struggled with a significant drop in performance in the final breaths. There, the team from Rhineland-Palatinate picked up just two points from the last six games, dropping from sixth to twelfth place.
With Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Dortmund, three difficult games still await the Nullfünfer. For Stuttgart and Dortmund in particular, the duels against Mainz will be all-important. FSV will definitely need more than the two points they got against these teams in the first half of the season if they are to make it into the top six.
Mainz facts & analysis
- Eighth in the league.
- Already five points more in the second leg than in the first leg
- Last two defeats in a row
Predicted lineup – last update on May 11, 2023
The Eintracht will again go into the game in their well-rehearsed 3-4-2-1. Kolo Muani will be looking to finally get back into the scoring column this weekend. Jakic, Max, Smolcic and Tuta will be out injured this weekend. In addition, Rafael Borré is missing with a yellow suspension.
At Mainz we also expect a 3-4-2-1 again, but in central midfield Bo Svensson has some construction sites at the weekend. Both Dominik Kohr and Leandro Barreiro will be out with a yellow suspension. Anton Stach, on the other hand, is expected to be available again after his infection.
Frankfurt – Mainz direct comparison & statistics
Both teams have met in 41 competitive matches so far. The SGE remained victorious a total of 14 times, while the Nullfünfer so far ten wins against the Eagles. The first leg between the two rivals ended in a 1-1 draw, with Jonathan Burkardt and Randal Kolo Muani scoring the goals.
- Frankfurt has not lost any of its last five games against Mainz.
- Frankfurt have scored in 14 of their 15 home games in the Bundesliga this season
- Frankfurt wins 40% of halves, Mainz wins 34% of them
- Did you know that Mainz scores 27% of their goals between the 76-90 minute mark?
