Eintracht Frankfurt and Hertha BSC meet at Commerzbank-Arena, in a match for the 31st round of the Bundesliga. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 08-12-2018, Hertha BSC won home (1-0). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 1 and tied 3. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 04-21-2018, in a match for the Bundesliga that ended with the victory of Hertha BSC by (0-3). D. Selke (57 ‘), M. Leckie (77’) and A. Esswein (90 ‘) scored the match goals for Hertha BSC. The Hertha BSC presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Eintracht Frankfurt:
After 15 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 53 points won. In the last match, they have tied an away match against Wolfsburg by (1-1), after in the previous match they have lost (1-3) at home, against Augsburg. 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, 5 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 29 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Eintracht Frankfurt has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Eintracht Frankfurt starts for this game with a draw, by 1-1, in the displacement to the Wolfsburg ground, thus adding the second consecutive game without beating the German championship: Jonathan de Guzman jumped from the bench to score the only goal of the team. It should be noted that the locals are fighting in this final phase of the championship for a position that offers direct access to the next Champions League. Normally coach Adi Hutter presents a very offensive tactical system, aligned in 3-5-2, being Luka Jovic and Ante Rebic the most offensive men of the team: the first is the best score, with 17 goals scored. It is also important to underline the offensive quality of Frankfurt in the home games: it scored an average of 2.13 goals per game. For this game the coach can not count on Haller, Stendera and Tawatha, all with physical problems.
Hertha BSC:
The away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 9 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Hoffenheim, by (2-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Hannover 96, by (0-0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 25 conceded. For the league, Hertha BSC won 9 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 defeats in the last matches as a visitor. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
The Hertha comes to this game unmotivated, after having added a draw, to zero, in the reception to Hannover 96, the current last classified of the German championship. In spite of the terrible phase that crosses, the visiting club is already safe from the descent. In this game against Frankfurt, coach Pal Dardai must keep his players in a 4-2-3-1, benefiting his block organization and fast wing transitions. On the attack front of Hertha should play Ibisevic, Ondrej Duda and Mathew Leckie, the second being the best score of this team, with 10 goals scored. The defensive sector has been one of the biggest responsible for the lousy performance away from home, as Hertha suffered an average of 1.8 goals per game. For this game away from home, the coach can not count on Marko Grujic, punished, in addition to Stark, Maier, Covic and Baak, all injured.
