Eintracht Frankfurt vs RB Leipzig

A place in the Bundesliga top three is on the line as third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt take on fourth-placed RB Leipzig at Deutsche Bank Park.

Despite extending their decent-looking run to only one loss from their last five Bundesliga outings (W3, D1), Eintracht Frankfurt could only draw 0-0 at Augsburg a week ago to protect a three-point lead over upcoming rivals Leipzig. Therefore, this match-up could prove crucial to Frankfurt’s hopes of securing a first top-three finish in the top flight since 1992/93. It’s the only thing the hosts care about after bowing out of the Europa League quarter-finals. Though they face a formidable opponent, ‘Die Adler’ can take confidence from avoiding defeat in all nine previous home encounters against Leipzig (W4, D5). Yet, low scoring has been a common theme in Frankfurt’s recent league matches, with their last four producing only six goals in total!

Though Leipzig’s away record against Frankfurt paints a bleak picture, they’ve already beaten this opposition twice this season via a combined score of 5-1. Moreover, the visitors haven’t lost any of their three league outings since Zsolt Low replaced Marco Rose in the dugout (W2, D1), though they shared the spoils with rock-bottom Holstein Kiel in a 1-1 home draw last weekend. That stalemate contributed to Leipzig’s dismal haul of 49 points from 30 rounds – their second-worst at this stage in Bundesliga history! Part of the blame goes to Leipzig’s indifferent away league record (W5, D5, L5), with a 3-2 win at Wolfsburg last time out halting their woeful run of eight consecutive road matches in the Bundesliga without winning (D4, L4).