The round five of the Bundesliga fixtures will see Eintracht Frankfurt go head to head with RB Leipzig on Saturday evening.
Both sides will represent Germany in the Champions League this season, and they head into the weekend’s encounter level on five points from four matches.
Having made a slow start to the 2022-23 season, Eintracht Frankfurt finally claimed their first league win at the fourth attempt with a 4-3 victory away to Werder Bremen last weekend.
Mario Gotze opened the scoring after only two minutes but Anthony Jung and Leandro Bittencourt both struck within three minutes of each other to turn the game in the favour of the hosts.
However, two counter-attacks were finished by Randal Kolo and Jesper Lindstrom to provide Frankfurt with a half-time lead, before Djibril Sow’s finish gave them breathing space after unselfish play from the in-form Daichi Kamada.
Another latest Bremen comeback looked possible when Niclas Fullkrug converted a penalty in injury time, but the visitors held on for a crucial victory, which moved them up to 11th in the table.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig also claimed their first league win of the season by defeating Wolfsburg 2-0 at home last time out in the Bundesliga.
Christopher Nkunku’s fifth-minute penalty gave the hosts the lead in the game, although it was not until the France forward’s injury-time goal that finally secured all three points.
Die Roten Bullen then beat Teutonia Ottensen 8-0 in the first round of the DFB Pokal on Tuesday. Timo Werner bagged hiself a hat-trick with Olmo and Nkunku also both on the scoresheet, while Andre Silva scored twice to add to Emil Forsberg’s goal in the victory.
Domenico Tedesco will hope for similar ruthlessness in front of goal away to Frankfurt on Saturday, with his side needing to put together a winning run.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs RB Leipzig head to head
The two teams have previously met on 13 occasions across all competitions, where they have both claimed three victories while drawing in seven. They have both scored 15 goals each in the process. In their last five meetings, Eintracht Frankfurt have won one while they have drawn in four.
Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 RB Leipzig 04/02/20
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 RB Leipzig 21/11/20
RB Leipzig 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt 14/03/21
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 RB Leipzig 30/10/21
RB Leipzig 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt 20/03/22
Eintracht Frankfurt latest home form
Eintracht Frankfurt have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with FC Cologne in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded 10.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Borussia M’gladbach 08/05/22
Eintracht Frankfurt (P)1-1 Rangers 18/05/22
Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Torino 15/07/22
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-6 Bayern Munich 05/08/22
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 FC Cologne 21/08/22
Eintracht Frankfurt latest away form
Eintracht Frankfurt have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They defeated Werder Bremen 4-3 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded six.
Astoria Walldorf 0-5 Eintracht Frankfurt 27/07/22
Magdeburg 0-4 Eintracht Frankfurt 01/08/22
Real Madrid 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt 10/08/22
Hertha Berlin 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt 13/08/22
Werder Bremen 3-4 Eintracht Frankfurt 28/08/22
RB Leipzig latest home form
RB Leipzig have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Wolfsburg 2-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 13.
RB Leipzig 3-1 Southampton 16/07/22
RB Leipzig 0-5 Liverpool 21/07/22
RB Leipzig 3-5 Bayern Munich 30/07/22
RB Leipzig 2-2 FC Cologne 13/08/22
RB Leipzig 2-0 Wolfsburg 27/08/22
RB Leipzig latest away form
RB Leipzig have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They defeated Teutonia Ottensen 8-0 in their last away game in the DFP. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded five.
Arminia Bielefeld 1-1 RB Leipzig 14/05/22
Freiburg 1-1(P) RB Leipzig 21/05/22
Stuttgart 1-1 RB Leipzig 07/08/22
Union Berlin 2-1 RB Leipzig 20/08/22
Teutonia Ottensen 0-8 RB Leipzig 30/08/22
Eintracht Frankfurt news
Glasner is likely to persist with a four-man defence, especially with Jerome Onguene, Aurelio Buta and Amamy Toure as expected to be ruled out of Saturday’s contest.
Kristijan Jakic is expected to continue out of position at right-back in what could be an unchanged XI from last weekend’s win in Bremen.
RB Leipzig news
RB Leipzig will have to make do with the absence of Youssouf Poulsen and Lukas Klostermann, as the duo continue to miss action through thigh and ankle injuries respectively.
The visitors should welcome Peter Gulasci back between the sticks after the goalkeeper missed his side’s last three matches with a muscle strain.
Prediction and Odds
We are expecting a tough affair between two talented sides, who both found their first league win of the season last time out.
However, we envisage the visitors earning a narrow win, with Timo Werner’s hat-trick in midweek improving his confidence in front of goal and Nkunku also likely to score.
Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.05 2 2.22
Probable outcomes
Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 RB Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 RB Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 RB Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-3 RB Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 RB Leipzig
