Eintracht – Dortmund

Closer to victory in Frankfurt there will be guests

The first couple of months of the football season highlighted how much fun Eintracht Frankfurt has become. This is true not only among clubs in Germany but also across the entire European football scene. For example, in the Champions League, Toppmöller's team finished all three matches with the same score of 5:1, which is more reminiscent of hockey. Overall Eintracht's defensive play and attempts to compensate for its weaknesses with aggressive attacking actions often lead to unfortunate consequences for the team's results. For instance, if we look at the monthly calendar period from September 21 to October 22, Eintracht conceded 23 goals in six official matches in the Bundesliga and the Champions League, averaging nearly 4 goals per match. Borussia Dortmund has long been the unshakable 'number two' in the Bundesliga, pretending year after year to compete with Bayern for the gold medals. Last season, the 'black and yellows' went through a significant slump, nearly missing out on the Champions League. However, the Dortmund club's management timely decided to bring in Niko Kovač's coaching staff, who accomplished the near-impossible, leading the 'buzzing bees' into the Champions League. The Dortmund team is now more stable than ever in the past couple of years. Bookmakers have made the visitors the favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 2.24 for their victory. After losing to Liverpool 1:5, Eintracht achieved what seemed impossible on Saturday. The team beat St. Pauli without conceding a single goal. This result was a consequence of the opponent's strength, but it's unlikely the team can hold out against Borussia in the same way. The Dortmund club also won in the last round, and also at home. Köln visited the 'buzzing bees' and could hardly create anything at the home side's goal. The match opponents in Frankfurt have a rich history of encounters. In the last eighteen encounters between the clubs over the past eight years, Eintracht has only defeated Borussia twice. Let's remember that during this time, the Frankfurt team has finished in the top 10 of the Bundesliga seven times and won a European trophy. Let's place a bet in favour of the visitors from Dortmund.