Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich

Eintracht Frankfurt will be desperate to upset the odds when they encounter perennial Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at the Deutsche Bank Park.

Confidence has become a precious commodity at Eintracht Frankfurt after a disastrous four-game losing run in all competitions cast doubt on Dino Toppmoller’s managerial future at the club. Unable to recover from an underwhelming 2-1 league defeat at Augsburg last weekend, ‘Die Adler’ bowed out of the DFB-Pokal in midweek, losing 2-0 at third-tier opposition Saarbrucken. Keen to make amends for a shocking cup result and at least preserve a seven-point deficit on the top four in the process, Eintracht can draw inspiration from an evenly-balanced five-game H2H form against Bayern Munich (W2, D1, L2). But it’s worth noting they lost this exact fixture last term 6-1. On top of that, they’re winless in three consecutive home outings in the lead-up to this meeting (D1, L2), conceding 2+ goals on each occasion.

In the meantime, Bayern Munich return to action after a two-week rest, having seen their last weekend’s clash against Union Berlin postponed due to bad weather. Despite coming into proceedings on the back of a tepid 0-0 Champions League draw against Copenhagen, the ‘Bavarians’ have run riot in the Bundesliga, winning their last six matches by an aggregate score of 23-3! Seeking a third consecutive H2H top-flight win at the Deutsche Bank Park, Thomas Tuchel’s men take this trip in the midst of an eight-game unbeaten away run in the Bundesliga (W7, D1), bookended by three straight wins ‘to nil.’ Connoisseurs of action-packed football can look forward to this match-up, with Bayern tallying a league joint-high 16 goals on their first six league travels this season (W5, D1).