Eintracht Frankfurt vs RB Leizpig

Eintracht Frankfurt will be hopeful of finding a way out of crisis when they lock horns with RB Leipzig in an exciting Bundesliga match-up at the Deutsche Bank Park.

Eintracht Frankfurt’s utterly underwhelming start to the season threatens to force them into an unwanted relegation battle, with the hosts picking up just one win from their opening nine Bundesliga matches (D5, L3). Since a stunning 2-1 away win over Bayern Munich in early October, they have lost back-to-back league games, including a horrendous 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Bochum last time out. Sitting a mere two points clear of the relegation play-off spot, ‘Die Adler’ fell to a 2-1 defeat to Hertha BSC in their most recent Bundesliga home outing, which brought their 22-game undefeated home streak in the competition to a halt. Indeed, for the first time since 2013/14, Frankfurt have started a new Bundesliga campaign winless in their first four home matches (D3, L1).

Leipzig will be looking to pour more misery on their hosts as the dominoes are finally falling into place for Jesse Marsch following a lackluster start to his managerial career in Germany. The visitors have racked up a five-game unbeaten Bundesliga streak (W3, D2) since losing two consecutive league fixtures either side of October’s international break. Leipzig’s upturn in form should serve as an inspiration for ‘Die Roten Bullen,’ who are in hot pursuit of their first Bundesliga away victory under Marsch (D2, L2). By extension, they are now winless in their last seven top-flight away games in a row (D2, L5), their longest-ever run. The Deutsche Bank Park would be a special place to achieve that feat, as Leipzig have never defeated Frankfurt in a competitive encounter at this venue (D3, L3).