Freiburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-02-17 14:30.
Freiburg will hope that a 0-0 draw at Lens on Thursday in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League knockout play-off tie can help to reset their Bundesliga season. Christian Streich’s men are currently on a three-match losing streak in the league, which hadn’t previously happened since November 2021, albeit two of those defeats came against sides currently above them in the table.
Freiburg haven’t suffered four consecutive league reverses since April 2019, and a repeat of that could see them tumble out of the top-half should results go against them over the course of the weekend. History suggests that’s a likely fate however, as Streich’s side have won just one of their last eight meetings with upcoming opponents Eintracht Frankfurt (W1, D4, L3), while they’ve not won this fixture on home soil since November 2019 (D2, L1).
Eintracht arrive bruised after squandering a two-goal lead in their midweek European outing at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (D 2-2) – the most recent of three draws in five games across all competitions (W1, L1). With just a four-point gap over their hosts and nearest challengers pre-round, the Eagles will be desperate to start turning those stalemates into victories to strengthen their grip on a top-six spot.
Dino Toppmöller’s men could be sitting far more comfortably if it weren’t for their poor away form across their last six road trips in the league (W1, D2, L3). The visitors will be chasing a fast start to solve their travel sickness, as all three of their away Bundesliga wins this season coincided with them scoring before the 12th minute. In fact, only Bayern Munich have scored more goals in the first 15 minutes of matches this campaign (home/away combined) than Frankfurt’s seven.
Players to watch: Vincenzo Grifo made a brief cameo off the bench at Lens, so should be fresh for this clash as he looks to add to his nine-goal tally this season – five of the last six have arrived after half-time. Since returning from AFCON, Fares Chaibi has racked up three direct goal contributions in two games for Frankfurt (G1, A2), including scoring and assisting inside ten minutes at Union Saint-Gilloise.
Hot stat: Freiburg have conceded the joint-most goals from the 76th minute onwards in the Bundesliga this term.