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RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt
A long Bundesliga Sunday will be opened by Leipzig and Frankfurt at 15:30. The 27th matchday in the Bundesliga has a lot to offer and this duel is also one of the top matches on the weekend. Both teams are in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. While Leipzig advanced without a fight against Spartak Moscow, Eintracht dramatically reached the round of the last eight in extra time on Thursday. In a thriller against Betis Sevilla, Hinteregger scored the decisive equalizer in the 120th minute.
Frankfurt has also been doing better in the league recently. Two wins in a row, plus progressing in the EL, are balm for the fans’ souls. The team of the second half of the season so far, however, is RB Leipzig, as Domenico Tedesco’s team regularly shoots the opponents out of the stadium and has thus moved back up to 4th place. Find out whether we think the next three points will follow on Sunday in this Leipzig – Frankfurt tip.
Leipzig – Frankfurt info:
– Date & Time: 20.03.2022, 15:30 hrs.
– Venue: RedBull Arena (Leipzig)
– Competition: Bundesliga, 27th matchday
– TV broadcast: In Livestream at DAZN
Leipzig form & balance check
Leipzig went into the season with very high expectations, but could not meet them for a long time in the first half. Under the newly hired coach Jesse Marsch, the performances and especially the defense were simply not consistent enough. Time and again, the team conceded unnecessary defeats. Above all, Leipzig was unable to win a single game away from home in the first half of the season. The first away win came on matchday 19 with a 2-0 win in Stuttgart. That could not and should not be the claim of a top team like RB Leipzig.
The change of coach shows its effect
Something had to change and still during the first half of the season Domenico Tedesco was signed. Even though the first games were not entirely convincing and the team lost to Bielefeld in its own stadium, among others, the performances in the second half of the season have been outstanding so far. Above all, the offense has been on a different level in recent weeks and Nkunku, for example, was once again voted player of the month. Leipzig is also first in the second-round table, ahead of Dortmund and Bayern. Meanwhile, they occupy the 4th place in the overall table and want to maintain it.
Leipzig facts & analysis
– Leipzig has scored the most goals in the second leg (27).
– They are the third best home team in the league
– On average, Leipzig scores 2.7 goals per game at home
Frankfurt form & balance check
This season, Eintracht just doesn’t want to settle down. Both in the positive, as well as in the negative sense. Again and again, the team delivers questionable performances and the performances of Frankfurt are usually unpredictable. Both the start in the Hin-, as well as in the Rückrunde was extremely bad.
After that, the SGE suddenly delivered and could sniff at the European places again. Just like in the last few weeks. At the end of the first half of the season, it was thought that Frankfurt had found its own rhythm, but then followed five defeats from the first seven games of the second half of the season and the gap has become extremely large again. Currently, the gap to sixth place is a full seven points.
Double burden problem?
The current euphoria sweeping through Frankfurt is very reminiscent of the 2018/19 season, when Eintracht also advanced to the semifinals of the Europa League. As great as the success has been, the team has crashed in the league and almost squandered an enormous lead. This year, the performances are nowhere near as strong as they were then, and the starting position is also different. Since Frankfurt is currently trailing, there are two possible scenarios. Either they will now focus primarily on the Europa League and let the Bundesliga slide, or get an extra push and really pick up steam again.
Frankfurt facts & analysis
– In the second round table Frankfurt is only twelfth in the table.
– Eintracht have won 3 of their last 4 competitive matches
– Away they have scored 21 of 37 points so far this season
Predicted lineup – last update on March 18, 2022
The lineups of both teams are a bit vague, as Domenico Tedesco is actually a friend of rotation, but has no reason to change anything after the performance against Fürth. An alternative might be with Poulsen up front, who can keep up with the physically strong defenders of the SGE. For the visitors, the lineup will depend on how the team puts away the 120-minute struggle against Sevilla. Sow, who is suspended with a yellow card, will certainly be missing. Rode, however, is available as a substitute.
Leipzig – Frankfurt direct comparison & statistics
In the past, the duels between the two have always been extremely competitive. Already six times in eleven encounters, the two have parted with a draw. Three times Leipzig was able to win, twice Eintracht had the better end for itself.
– The last three direct duels have all ended in a 1-1 draw.
– Frankfurt has never won in Leipzig
– All three of RB’s wins have been at their own stadium
