Eintracht Frankfurt vs RFS

Deutsche Bank Park is the venue as Eintracht Frankfurt and RFS go head-to-head in a ‘David vs Goliath’ UEFA Europa League encounter.

Among a raft of clubs yet to suffer defeat in this season’s Europa League after the opening two rounds, Eintracht Frankfurt will be out to build on a 3-3 draw against Viktoria Plzen and a 3-1 win against Besiktas, seeking redemption for a disappointing 2-1 defeat Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen last weekend. One of the most exciting teams to watch, Die Adler’s five competitive games in the build-up to this fixture have seen over 2.5 goals and both teams on the scoresheet, averaging five goals per game. In addition to this recurring high-scoring theme, Dino Toppmoller’s men boast an intimidating 15-game unbeaten run in Europe’s second-tier competition (W9, D6) ahead of their first-ever meeting with RFS.

Despite pulling off a stunning 2-2 home draw against a star-studded Galatasaray last time out to bounce back from a disastrous 4-1 defeat at FCSB on the opening Europa League matchday, the visitors’ chances of ending Frankfurt’s seven-game unbeaten home streak in this competition (W2, D5) look slim. However, RFS can draw inspiration from posting two three-goal margin wins across their three league outings since their last European fixture (L1). Yet, they’re out of their depth here, having only won two away Europa League matches in regulation time (L3), suggesting their hopes of halting Latvian clubs’ eight-match winless run against German teams (D1, L7) are far-fetched.