Aberdeen vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-12-13 17:45.
UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) Group G has already been concluded in terms of qualification with third-placed Aberdeen unable to catch their visitors Eintracht Frankfurt who can only finish in second, meaning theyâll feature in a playoff round next spring. The Scottish hosts, meanwhile, will see this as a chance to build on this past weekendâs 2-1 domestic league win over Hearts, ending what had been a six-game winless run across all competitions (D3, L3).
That run included two successive 2-2 draws in this competition, extending their winless record in UEFA games to nine (D4, L5). Despite that run, history is on Aberdeenâs side for this encounter as they have not suffered defeat on home turf to a German opponent in nine meetings (W5, D4), albeit with the most recent one being back in 2007/08 against Bayern Munich (2-2).
One could argue that Frankfurt are the prime candidate to put that record to the test, as not only are they unbeaten in six UEFA matches against Scottish sides (W4, D2), but theyâre also flying high from thrashing German giants Bayern Munich 5-1 in a remarkable Bundesliga contest at the weekend. The shock of that result was only enhanced by the fact that they came into the game having lost four straight competitive matches.
While this game is the definition of a âdead rubberâ, that lack of pressure could add to the free-flowing nature of matches involving Frankfurt more recently. All but one of their last six fixtures produced 3+ match goals and saw both teams score, which is a theme that was also prominent in the matchday one meeting between these two in Germany when Frankfurt came out on top courtesy of a 2-1 win.
Players to watch: Aberdeenâs Duk, who grabbed an assist in the weekendâs win, has netted in each of his sideâs previous two UECL matches. Opponent FarĂšs Chaibi has been one of the competitionâs chief creators so far as only one player has registered more UECL assists coming into the round (four), whilst he also set up a Frankfurt goal in the rout over Bayern.
Hot stat: Frankfurtâs average of 7.4 corners per UECL game is the joint-highest in the competition.