Hoffenheim vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-01-25 14:30.
[p]Two sides who fared very differently when in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) on Thursday meet as Hoffenheim take on Eintracht Frankfurt seeking to build on their 3-1 Bundesliga win over Holstein Kiel last Saturday. That was their first league victory since late November (D2, L4), but they couldnât back it up, going down 3-2 to Tottenham Hotspur in midweek, leaving their UEL knockout play-off hopes hanging by a thread.[/p]
[p]Die Kraichgauer start the upcoming round of fixtures only three points above the Bundesligaâs bottom three, with their focus for the rest of the season on avoiding relegation rather than pushing for European qualification as they were last year. Improving their home form is essential if Christian Ilzerâs side are to pull clear of the drop zone, as theyâre winless in their last three league games at the PreZero Arena (D1, L2), scoring just twice in that run.[/p]
[p]While Hoffenheim have struggled to juggle domestic and continental commitments, Frankfurt have thrived, beating FerencvĂĄros 2-0 on Thursday to close in on the UEL last 16 while sitting third in the Bundesliga (W11, D3, L4). Three straight league wins have helped them emerge as the clear âbest of the restâ outfit in Germanyâs top flight, with only Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen ahead of them. [/p]
[p]And having lost just one of their last five Bundesliga away games (W3, D1), the Eagles are soaring wherever they play at the moment, but they will have to get used to life without talisman Omar Marmoush after his move to Manchester City earlier this week. That might be a problem, as he opened the scoring for the visitors during their 3-1 win at Hoffenheim last term, before which Frankfurt had suffered defeat in their two previous H2Hs on the road![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Anton Stach scored for Hoffenheim against Spurs on Thursday – his sixth consecutive club goal to come at home and third in a row after the 55th minute. After netting in midweek, Can Uzun now has five goal contributions for Frankfurt in his last seven appearances (G2, A3), with two of his three goals this season arriving between the 65th and 75th minute almost immediately after coming off the bench.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Hoffenheim are yet to win a Bundesliga game directly after a European outing this term (D4, L2).[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]