Schalke 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Schalke 04 will put their Bundesliga survival quest on the line when they encounter Eintracht Frankfurt at the Veltins Arena.

Despite amassing three wins in their last five Bundesliga matches (L2), Schalke cannot rest easy as they enter the penultimate round in the dreaded relegation playoff spot. But a one-point deficit on 15th-placed Bochum is not unattainable, especially considering the ‘Miners’ have won back-to-back home league games for the first time this season. Indeed, Thomas Reis’ men have only lost one of their seven home league outings in the second half of the season (W3, D3), highlighting their confidence about stringing together three straight top-flight wins at the Veltins Arena for the first time since 2018. Adding to this sentiment, they’ve won their last two league meetings with Frankfurt in Gelsenkirchen, though it’s worth noting both those wins yielded a narrow one-goal margin.

On the other hand, visiting Eintracht Frankfurt sailed to a convincing 3-0 home win over Mainz last time out to arrest an underwhelming ten-game winless run in the Bundesliga. However, Oliver Glasner’s men trail sixth-placed Bayer Leverkusen by three points going into the season finale, meaning they’ll likely seek European qualification through the DFB-Pokal final against RB Leipzig in June. Away from home, ‘Die Adler’ are winless in their last ten league matches (D4, L6), picking up a league second-low two points on the road in the second half of the season. What’s more, they come into proceedings as the only side yet to keep a clean sheet on the road this term, conceding an average of two goals per match across their 16 top-flight travels!