Eintracht Frankfurt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf
German Bundesliga
Date: Friday, 19 October 2018
Kick-Off at 19:30 UK / 20:30 CET
Venue: Commerzbank-Arena (Frakfurt-am-Main).
After an extremely here and there begin to the season, Eintracht Frankfurt went into the global break on a high after three focused wins against Hannover 96 (4-1 at home in the group), Lazio (4-1 at home in the Europa Class) and Hoffenheim (2-1 away in the alliance). The arrival of 2018 FIFA World Glass finalist Bet Rebic has been critical to their frame, with the Croatian scoring three and helping one for the Birds since coming back from damage. Nonetheless, he'll be missing from this encountert because of a yellow/red sending off against Hoffenheim last time out. Luka Jovic, who has scored in his last three focused excursions for the club, is relied upon to accomplice Sebastien Haller in advance. Frankfurt do have a couple of wounds to work around (see group news) however the planning of these conincides well with this great installation.
Three back to back association massacres has given Fortuna Dusseldorf an unforgiving taste of reality after a sufficiently agreeable begin to the season. Fortuna hung together some positive outcomes in the prior matches – attracts away to RB Leipzig (1-1) and Stuttgart (0-0) emerge – however a gigantic droop in shape has drawn some genuine question marks around their capacity as a best flight side. As a matter of fact, there's no disgrace in losing against Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04, however a not as much as great 3-0 vanquish away to Nurnberg, the other advanced side, is harder to clarify. Mentor Friedhelm Funkel makes them think to do in front of this match with his side overseeing only one objective over their last four group trips. Summer marked Marvin Ducksch (18 objectives in Bundesliga 2) could wind up back in conflict for a begin.
So what's our interpretation of this wagering astute? For us, backing the home side to get three points looks the best approach here, even without star man Rebic. Most importantly, thinking back to the last time that Dusseldorf were in the Bundesliga (the 12/13 season), they are without a win in 17 successive away matches. What's considerably more prominent is that they have lost in 13 of these (77%). Obviously, their shortcoming out and about has been in both a powerlessness to keep objectives out, surrendering no less than one objective in everything except one of these (just a single 0-0 draw). Dusseldorf's absence of hostile frame – the joint weakest assaulting record in the alliance (5 objectives scored) – will make this difficult to survive. Join that with Frankfurt's amazing record at home to Dusseldorf generally, winning in 9 of the last 14 gatherings at home to them (W9 D5), and the signs seem to point more towards the hosts.
Dusseldorf have never been more regrettable off at this phase of a best flight crusade as a recently advanced side either. What's more, despite the fact that the Falcons haven't been the best side regarding making chances – truth be told, no side has taken less shots on objective than Frankfurt (60) – they have been a standout amongst the most effecient sides at changing over their odds – Frankfurt are the joint sixth most noteworthy scoring group in the Bundesliga. Against a cracked Dusseldorf back-line, you'd need to extravagant joint best scorer Sebastian Haller (imagined) for no less than one objective, however the hosts' own cautious record brings up a few issues. Having additionally yielded the joint most objectives in the best 50% of the table and without a perfect sheet since late August, there's presumably some incentive in maneuvering the two groups to score in the right score advertise. Our expectation: 3-1 Eintracht Frankfurt.
Match stats
Eintracht have scored at least once in all seven of their Bundesliga matches so far this season, but have only kept one clean sheet.
Haller and Rebic are Frankfurt’s leading scorers in the Bundesliga this term with three goals apiece.
Frankfurt have won 22 of their 44 Bundesliga meetings against Fortuna.
Fortuna’s five Bundesliga goals so far this season have been scored by five different players. Only Mainz have netted fewer goals (four).
Düsseldorf’s only Bundesliga win in Frankfurt came 39 years ago.
Funkel won promotion to the Bundesliga in his first of five seasons as Frankfurt coach between 2004-2009.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf: Head-to-head
The head to head stats also completely favour Frankfurt here.
The Eagles won 22, drew 15 and lost 10 of 47 encounters with Flingeraner.
Eintracht were especially dominant in matches at Commerzbank-Arena where they won 16, drew 6 and lost just 1 of 23 ties against Dusseldorf.
It’s been five years since the two likes last met each other and back then they both clinched home wins in their Bundesliga affairs.
