Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt meet at BayArena, in a match for this phase of the DFB Pokal (2nd Round). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 5 victories in the last 5 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 07‑03‑2020, in a Bundesliga match that ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning (4‑0). The goals of the match were scored by K. Havertz (4 ‘), K. Bellarabi (14’) and Paulinho (49 ‘and 55’) for Bayer Leverkusen. In this match, the home factor may be decisive, as Eintracht Frankfurt presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Leverkusen:
The home team reaches this stage of the DFB Pokal (2nd Round) after having eliminated Eintracht Norderstedt, after a win away (0‑7) in the previous tie. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a (1‑1) home draw against Werder Bremen. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Bayer Leverkusen won 6, drew 3 and lost 1. Their attack has scored regularly, scoring goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 21 of the last 24 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals and 17 out of 24 have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he came back in 2 of the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Bayer Leverkusen started for this game after a draw, on a ball, in the reception to Werder Bremen, thus adding the third consecutive game without a win in official matches: the only goal of the team was scored by Patrik Schick. In the previous round of the German Cup, the hosts beat Eintracht Norderstedt by 0x7. In this match against Eintracht Frankfurt, manager Peter Bosz is expected to favor possession, looking to attack in a more positional way: Kerem Demirbay is Bayer Leverkusen’s grandmaster. It should be noted that forward Lucas Alario is the team’s top scorer, with 11 goals scored. Out of this game are Charles Aranguiz, Santiago Arias, Exequiel Palacios, Paulinho, Mitchell Weiser and Karim Bellarabi, due to physical problems.
Frankfurt:
The away team reaches this stage of DFB Pokal (2nd Round) after having eliminated 1860 München, with an away win (1‑2) in the previous tie. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 25 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 4 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 27 suffered. In their last match, for the Bundesliga, they beat Mainz 05 away by (0‑2). In their last 10 away matches Eintracht Frankfurt has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency to score goals, as in 22 of their last 23 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 17 of the last 23 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Eintracht Frankfurt won 2-0 in the visit to Mainz 05, adding their third consecutive victory in official matches: the team’s two goals were scored by André Silva. It should be noted that the visitors beat 1860 Munich, 1×2, in the first round of the German Cup. The degree of difficulty of this game against Bayer Leverkusen is great and, for this reason, coach Adi Hetter must exercise more caution, favoring defensive organization and quick transitions. André Silva remains the top scorer for this team, with 12 goals scored. Out of this game will be Ragnar Ache, due to physical problems.
