Eintracht Frankfurt will be hoping for a better result after the 3-0 Bundesliga 1 defeat in their last game at the hands of Stuttgart.
In that match, Eintracht Frankfurt had 45% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Stuttgart had 9 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Serhou Guirassy (11\'), Deniz Undav (17\') and Jamie Leweling (37\') scored for Stuttgart.
It’s been all too rare in recent games that Eintracht Frankfurt have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Eintracht Frankfurt have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 9 goals on the way.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Eintracht Frankfurt:
have not registered a win against Augsburg in their last 2 league matches.
are unbeaten in their last 8 league matches at home. It\'s been impressive.
are without a home win in the past 2 league games.
Augsburg will come into the game following on from a 2-0 Bundesliga 1 win in the defeat of Union Berlin in their most recent outing.
In that match, Augsburg managed 47% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Augsburg, the goalscorers were Phillip Tietz (47\') and Sven Michel (81\'). Union Berlin got 17 shots at goal with 3 on target.
Over the course of their previous half-dozen clashes, Augsburg have amassed a total of 14 goals. Augsburg have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. Over that period, they’ve had 5 goals scored by their opponents. With no two games being the same, time will tell if that pattern might be replicated here in this match.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Augsburg:
have not registered a win against Eintracht Frankfurt when they\'ve played them away from home in the last 4 matches in the league. Not the best of away records.
have not been beaten by Eintracht Frankfurt when they\'ve played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
Head to head
An examination of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 20/04/2021 shows us that Eintracht Frankfurt have won 2 of these games & Augsburg 1, with the number of draws standing at 3.
A combined total of 12 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 7 from Eintracht and 5 created by Augsburg. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.
The last league match featuring the two was Bundesliga 1 match day 13 on 03/12/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Augsburg 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt.
That day, Augsburg managed 35% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Fredrik Jensen (34\'), Iago (58\') and Finn Dahmen (78\' Own goal).
Eintracht Frankfurt got 14 shots at goal with 6 on target.
The referee was Harm Osmers.
Team News: Eintracht Frankfurt
Sasa Kalajdzic (Cruciate ligament tear), Mehdi Loune (Cruciate ligament tear) and Sebastian Rode (Knee problems) will not be taking part for Eintracht Frankfurt manager Dino Toppmöller. Tuta cannot play in this game through suspension.
We think that Eintracht will probably use a 3-4-2-1 formation, utilising Kevin Trapp, Nnamdi Collins, Robin Koch, Willian Pacho, Aurélio Buta, Donny van de Beek, Hugo Larsson, Philipp Max, Omar Marmoush, Ansgar Knauff and Farès Chaïbi.
Team News: Augsburg
Augsburg manager Jess Thorup has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Niklas Dorsch (Foot injury), Raphael Framberger (Cruciate ligament tear), Robert Gumny (Cruciate ligament tear), Fredrik Jensen (Calf injury), Reece Oxford (muscular problems) and Elvis Rexhbecaj (Metatarsal fracture) are not ready for selection.
We believe Augsburg will likely play in a 3-1-4-2 formation using Finn Dahmen, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Maximilian Bauer, Felix Uduokhai, Tim Breithaupt, Pep Biel, Arne Engels, Arne Maier, Mads Pedersen, Phillip Tietz and Ermedin Demirovic.
Prediction
Our assessment is that Augsburg are dangerous enough to breach the defence of this Eintracht Frankfurt lineup, although that realistically won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.
We think that it’s going to be both teams to score in a 2-1 winning margin for Eintracht Frankfurt after 90 minutes. Definitely a tough call.
