RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-02-24 14:30.
It’s been a decent week for RB Leipzig, who followed up their 3-0 Bundesliga win over Wolfsburg by holding English champions Manchester City to a 1-1 draw in the Champions League. They’re fifth in the Bundesliga standings but are still title contenders as five points separate the top six, which is rounded out by their opponents here, Eintracht Frankfurt.
Getting back to winning ways at home after their 2-1 defeat to Union Berlin here (Feb 11) would boost Leipzig’s title hopes as they seek to extend a run of netting in 13 consecutive home league games (W9, D2, L2). However, that run started following a 0-0 draw in this fixture last term, so the Red Bulls can expect to work hard to keep up that scoring streak.
But Frankfurt’s defence is not impenetrable, as Napoli proved when beating them 2-0 in their midweek Champions League game. The reigning Europa League champions went into that after beating Werder Bremen 2-0 but slipped up previously to Cologne (L 3-0) as some inconsistent form threatens their chances of bettering the fifth-place finish they managed in 2020/21.
Adding to the challenge, Frankfurt have never beaten Leipzig away from home (D3, L3) but doing so here could see them move up to as high as fourth should Freiburg also fail to beat Bayer Leverkusen. That incentive might be useful as they try to snap a run of four away league fixtures without a win (D3, L1), none of which saw scoring before the 30th minute.
Key battle: Centre-back Joško Gvardiol netted Leipzig’s equaliser against Man City and has helped them keep two clean sheets across their last three league games. If he’s to inspire another one, he must keep Randal Kolo Muani quiet, who’s scored between the 40th and 70th minute in three of Frankfurt’s last four Bundesliga away games.
Hot stat: Leipzig have scored a joint-league high 13 goals after the 75th minute in the Bundesliga this term while conceding just once.