Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-05-04 15:30.
[p]The end of the season could not be coming at a better time for Eintracht Frankfurt, who are clinging on to a place in the top-six despite a poor run of form. The Eagles, who have played continental football in five of the last six seasons, are on a run of just one victory from their last six outings (D2, L3), leaving them with a six-point cushion to those outside the European places ahead of this round.[/p]
[p]While their most recent fixture was a 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich, Dino Toppmöller’s men could guarantee a place in next season’s UEFA Europa League with a victory this weekend and if results elsewhere go their way. A return to Deutsche Bank Park is timely for Frankfurt then, as they’re unbeaten across their last nine Bundesliga matches on their own turf (W5, D4), although they’ve won just two of the last six (D4).[/p]
[p]Whether they can continue that run against Bayer Leverkusen is another matter though, given their visitors remain on course to become the first team in German history to go undefeated through a Bundesliga season. The newly-crowned champions are now unbeaten in a whopping 47 games across all competitions (W39, D8) after a comfortable 2-0 win at Roma on Thursday in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final.[/p]
[p]That record was in serious jeopardy last week, as Die Werkself were forced to come from two goals down for the first time in a Bundesliga game this season, rescuing a 2-2 draw with Stuttgart thanks to their 16th goal of the season to arrive in the 90th minute or later. With confidence at an all-time high, Xabi Alonso’s men will look to banish the demons of five losses from their last six trips to Frankfurt, including 5-1 and 5-2 defeats over the last two visits.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp has managed only one clean sheet in 18 H2Hs, conceding 40 goals in the process (W7, L11). Attempting to extend that run will be Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz, who hasn’t lost any of the last 18 games in which he has scored (W15, D3).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Leverkusen have scored in both halves of 22 of their 31 Bundesliga matches, no side in the division has done so more often.[/p]