Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund – Preview, H2H, Line-ups, Prediction | Bundesliga 2021-22

Erling Haaland-Borussia Dortmund

This Saturday, Eintracht Frankfurt will welcome Borussia Dortmund to Deutsche Bank Park for a Round 18 match of the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.

Venue: Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt) 

Key Statistics

Eintracht Frankfurt have scored in each of their last eight matches. 

They have conceded at least one goal in six of their eight home matches. 

The hosts have not lost in their last six home games (W3, D2).

Borussia Dortmund have scored in each of their last 11 matches. 

82% of Dortmund’s matches had over 2.5 goals scored in total. 

The visitors have not kept a clean sheet in eight away matches.

Dortmund have scored in seven of their eight away matches so far.

Head to head

In 29 head-to-head encounters between the two sides, Borussia Dortmund hold the clear advantage. They have won 16 games, lost six and drawn seven. 

Latest Performances in all competitions

Frankfurt: W-W-W-D-L

Dortmund: L-W-D-W-L

Eintracht Frankfurt

In-form European hopefuls Eintracht Frankfurt will look to continue their quest for a top-six finish in the Bundesliga this season when they welcome title-chasers Borussia Dortmund. 

The hosts come into this match on the back of a 1-0 home win over FSV Mainz. The result gave them their third consecutive win and also extended their unbeaten run at home to six games in all competitions. 

Overall, the ‘Eagles’ are unbeaten in 26 of their last 27 home league games (W15, D11) and have lost just one home game all season.

They will be desperate to record a big win over their rivals and can fancy their chances of doing so after an impressive league run so far.

Possible Eintracht Frankfurt starting line-ups

Kevin Trapp, Martin Hinteregger, Makoto Hasebe, Evan Ndicka, Timothy Chandler, Sebastian Rode, Stefan Ilsanker, Filip Kostic, Ajdin Hrustic, Daichi Kamada, Rafael Santos Barre.

Injured: Jesper Lindstrom, Danny da Costa

Doubtful: Christopher Lenz, Jens Petter Hauge, Kristijan Jakic

Suspended: None

Not available: Aymen Barkok

Borussia Dortmund 

Borussia Dortmund will look to salvage what looks like a poor season when they travel to Frankfurt to play Eintracht Frankfurt.

They come into this game on the back of a 3-2 away defeat at Hertha Berlin. The result ended a two-match unbeaten run in the league and put the visitors nine points behind Bayern Munich, who are leading the pack in Bundesliga. 

Marco Rose’s side have won four of their last eight matches in the Bundesliga. Overall, they have won 2.0 points per league game this season. 

But over the course of their last eight games, they have averaged 1.63 points per game, which is 18.5% lower than their current season’s average.

They will hope to begin the new year with a better record and, in that way, keep themselves in the title race.

Possible Borussia Dortmund starting line-ups

Gregor Kobel, Thomas Meunier, Mats Hummels, Marin Pongracic, Raphael Guerreiro, Jude Bellingham, Mahmoud Dahoud, Julian Brandt, Marco Reus, Donyell Malen, Erling Braut Haaland.

Injured: Marius Wolf, Marcel Schmelzer, Mateu Morey, Dan-Axel Zagadou

Doubtful: Manuel Akanji, Youssoufa Moukoko, Giovanni Reyna

Suspended: None

Prediction

Frankfurt 2-2 Borussia Dortmund