Eintracht Frankfurt – Freiburg SOCCER PICKS
Eintracht Frankfurt and Freiburg meet at Commerzbank-Arena, in a match for the 18th round of the Bundesliga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 08-25-2018, Eintracht Frankfurt got an away win by (0-2). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. but the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 01-13-2018, for the Bundesliga, which ended in a draw by (1-1). S. Haller (28 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Eintracht Frankfurt, and R. Koch (51’), for Freiburg. The Freiburg presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Eintracht Frankfurt:
The home team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 8 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Mainz 05, by (2-2). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Bayern München, by (0-3). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 8 home league matches Eintracht Frankfurt has a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (3 out of 8 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 17 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback.
The Frankfurt is a team that likes a lot the air duels and in this particular manages to get some advantage in their games, in relation to their rivals. When it invests in the offensive process, it usually does so through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the Willems side. Usually, the whole house usually acts in a 5-3-2, in which the two most advanced players are Haller and Jovic. The technician Adi Hutter will not be able to count on Lucas Torró and Chandler, to be injured.
Freiburg:
The away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 21 points won, after 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Hannover 96, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Nürnberg, by (0-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 8 away league matches Freiburg has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 24 possible. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 17 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Freiburg enters this round after a draw, two, in a friendly against Mainz. Contrary to the rival of this day, the foreign team must act in a tactical system in 4-4-2, with the objective of using the central corridor to invest in the offensive process. In any case, we believe that Freiburg will adopt a more defensive stance, with the objective of not granting space to his opponent. The Freiburg coach will not be able to count on Borello, Gunter, Okoroji, Sallai, Kleindienst and Hofler, for being injured.
