Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Arguably the most exciting fixture on the 2021/22 Bundesliga Matchday 1 schedule pits Borussia Dortmund against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Signal Iduna Park.

It’s a new dawn for Borussia Dortmund as Marco Rose prepares to make his Bundesliga debut as a ‘BVB’ coach after arriving from Mönchengladbach in the summer. Pursuing a perfect start to his life at the Signal Iduna Park, Rose will be looking to lead Dortmund to a record-tying seventh straight victory in their opening match of a new Bundesliga season. Eintracht’s arrival is likely to spark those hopes, considering Dortmund have won more Bundesliga games (34) and netted more goals (115) versus Frankfurt than against any other top-flight opposition. Topically, they 2+ goals in 11 of their last 12 top-flight H2Hs as hosts. If Erling Haaland and Co find the back of the net here, Dortmund will set a new club record of 33 straight Bundesliga matches in which they managed to get on the scoresheet.

In the meantime, Oliver Glasner’s managerial debut as a Frankfurt coach in the Bundesliga presents him with an uphill task based on his side’s historical H2H record. However, before jumping to a premature conclusion, let’s pay attention to Eintracht’s five-match unbeaten streak in their Bundesliga openers (W3, D2). Additionally, ‘Die Adler’ amassed 60 points last Bundesliga season, their best point tally in the three-point-per-win era. Curiously, the visitors troubled the scoreboard beyond the 70th minute in three of their final four Bundesliga road trips last term, which was the case in their 2-1 win at this venue back in April. But Frankfurt come into the new season on the back of three consecutive league defeats away from home, an issue that needs to be addressed swiftly.