RB Leipzig – Eintracht Frankfurt
The Bundesliga finally returns from the winter break and enters 2024 with the 17th matchday. And to celebrate the new year, there are five games in the Saturday conference. A duel for the European places will take place in Saxony’s largest city. Find out which team will come out on top in this clash in our Leipzig – Frankfurt betting tip.
The hosts will be looking to extend their unbeaten run of five games in a row. Before Christmas, however, they were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Werder Bremen. Leipzig are still in a commanding 4th place in the table and have a six-point lead over BVB one place below them.
Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt are in a solid 6th place in the table. However, the 2:1 win against Gladbach before the winter break was very fortunate. Leipzig should now get off to a successful start to 2024
Leipzig – Frankfurt info
- Date & Time: 13.01.2024, 3:30 pm
- Playing venue: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
- Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 17
- TV broadcast: Sky
Leipzig Form & Balance Check
The hosts are once again at the top of the Bundesliga this season. RasenBallsport are in a solid 4th place in the table after the first 16 games with 33 points. It has even been the best first half of the season for the Saxons since the 2019/20 season.
RB have only conceded three defeats so far and come into the new year with the tailwind of five games without a loss. However, there was still a slight setback before the winter break. Leipzig were held to a 1-1 draw at Werder Bremen
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Leipzig have mostly played in a very attacking 4-4-2 in the first half of the season so far, but have also switched to a 3-4-2-1 in some games. One constant in the game, however, was a certain asymmetry in the Saxons’ attack. The decisive factor in this style of play is left-back David Raum.
The 25-year-old has been in the starting eleven in every Bundesliga match so far and has provided plenty of goalscoring threat with his attacking drive. The 19-time German international is particularly well-known for his crosses. The Nuremberg native put the ball into the middle a total of 40 times in the first half of the season, which is the top figure in the league. Benjamin Henrichs, on the other hand, only put 13 crosses into the middle
Leipzig facts & analysis
- In the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig’s winning streak at home has lasted 4 games.
- RB Leipzig’s home record this season: 6 wins – 2 draws – 0 defeats.
- RB Leipzig have scored in each of their last 10 matches.
Frankfurt Form & Balance Check
The SGE underwent a major upheaval in the summer, which will be even greater in the winter. The Eagles’ results in the first half of the season were therefore rather mixed. SGE even lost six of their last eight competitive matches. Nevertheless, Eintracht reached the knockout phase of the Conference League and is also in a solid 6th place in the league.
Shortly before the winter break, however, it looked for a long time as if the Eagles’ record would be even weaker. Against Borussia Mönchengladbach, SGE trailed 1-0 at home until injury time. However, after two goals in stoppage time, a fortunate 2:1 victory was achieved in the end
Connections to RB
Like the majority of the Bundesliga, SGE fans are not particularly enthusiastic about their upcoming opponents from Leipzig. However, there are some connections to the Saxons in the sporting management of SGE. The current coach of Eintracht Frankfurt, Dino Toppmöller, worked as an assistant under Julian Nagelsmann at RB Leipzig in the 2020/21 season.
There are also links between SGE and the Saxons at senior sporting level. Markus Krösche, Frankfurt’s current sporting director, held the position of sporting director at RB Leipzig from 2019 to 2021
Frankfurt facts & analysis
- Eintracht Frankfurt have not won any of their last 5 away games.
- A year ago, Eintracht Frankfurt were second in the table with 30 points. They are currently in 6th position (24).
- Eintracht Frankfurt have conceded a goal in each of their last 10 games.
Predicted lineup – last update on January 11, 2024
We expect Leipzig to adopt a 4-4-2 formation again, with the back six playing very withdrawn and the wingers concentrating on the attack. Timo Werner is no longer available to the Saxons, however, as he moved to Tottenham on loan during the week.
We expect the visitors from Frankfurt to adopt a 3-4-2-1 formation again, with the two new signings Donny van de Beek and Sasa Kalajdzic starting in the starting line-up. Farès Chaïbi, Ellyes Skhiri and Omar Marmoush will, however, remain at the Africa Cup
Leipzig – Frankfurt head-to-head & stats
The record of the two teams is quite even. In the 16 games to date, RasenBallsport have won five league matches, while Frankfurt have four victories to their name. Leipzig also won the cup final between these two teams in the previous season
- The most common result between RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt is 1-1. 4 games ended this way.
- In the last 16 matches, RB Leipzig have left the pitch as winners 5 times. 7 games ended in a draw, Eintracht Frankfurt won 4 times. The goal difference from Eintracht Frankfurt’s point of view is 20-19.
- RB Leipzig have a proud record of 7 games without defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt at home.
- RB Leipzig score an average of 2.21 goals in home games and Eintracht Frankfurt score an average of 1.69 goals in away games.
- On average RB Leipzig scores 1 goals against Eintracht Frankfurt and Eintracht Frankfurt scores 1.2 goals against RB Leipzig.
