Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-04-21 16:30.
Edin Terzić and his Borussia Dortmund side can only hope that their failure to defeat Stuttgart in a pulsating 3-3 draw last time out won’t be a season-defining moment after title rivals Bayern Munich also dropped points. That was a golden opportunity to draw level with Bayern at the Bundesliga summit, with Dortmund’s frailties fully exposed by failing to hold both 2-0 and 3-2 leads before ultimately crumbling in the 97th minute!
The visit of Eintracht Frankfurt may provide some much-needed respite for Dortmund, who hope to build on their patchy five-game league form (W2, D2, L1) against the side they’ve defeated more often than any other in the top-flight (W48, D20, L31). If that’s not enough to inspire confidence, then perhaps boasting the league’s strongest home record (W11, D1, L1) will be enough to rally the troops after last weekend’s disappointment.
Oliver Glasner’s Frankfurt side enter this clash having suffered an almighty fall from grace in the league, with a seven-game winless run seeing them tumble out of the European places (D4, L3). The Eagles do have a DFB Pokal semi-final on the horizon, so if they fall further adrift of the top-six here, they’re likely to put more focus on earning European qualification via the cup competition.
Things don’t look much better on the road for Frankfurt, who are enduring their longest wait for an away league win since 2017 (D4, L4). Stopping the rot against this particular opposition will be tricky to say the least, with Glasner losing each of his seven personal Bundesliga H2Hs with Dortmund, and his embarrassment may not stop there, as one more defeat would equal the Bundesliga record for one coach against a specific opponent!
Players to watch: With seven goals in 16 H2H appearances, Dortmund’s Marco Reus is just two goals shy of equalling club legend Michael Zorc’s record of nine goals in games between these sides. As for Frankfurt, Daichi Kamada scored one of his three league goals assisted by the influential Randal Kolo Muani in the reverse fixture, making them one of the most potent duos in the division.
Hot stat: Frankfurt have avoided defeat in almost half of their league games when conceding first this season (W1, D6, L8).