Eintracht Frankfurt – Inter SOCCER PICKS
Eintracht Frankfurt and Internazionale meet at Commerzbank-Arena, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (8th Finals). There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 10-08-2014, in a match that ended with the final score: Eintracht Frankfurt (3-1) Internazionale. the Internazionale presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so that in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Eintracht Frankfurt:
The home team reached this stage of the UEFA Europa League (8th Finals) after a home win by (4-1) and a draw by (2-2) with Shakhtar Donetsk. 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; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In their last match, for the Bundesliga, they got a home win against Hoffenheim by (3-2). In their last 4 home matches for the UEFA Europa League, Eintracht Frankfurt scored 4 wins.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 wins in the last games at home and has not lost any of the last 8 matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 6 of the last 8 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 8 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 21 of the last 21 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 16 out of 21 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 6 of its last 8 matches for the UEFA Europa League, of these 6 came to the break in advantage in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 5.
Eintracht Frankfurt arrive at this motivated match, after having added a 3-2 victory at the Hoffenheim reception, adding the ninth game without losing in several competitions: the goals of the team were scored by Haller, Kostic and Gonçalo Paciencia. We remember that the Germans beat Shakhtar Donetsk in the previous round of the Europa League. In this game against the fans, coach Adi Hutter must use the usual 3-5-2, benefiting the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Jonathan de Guzman is one of those responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. On the other hand, the Serbian Luka Jovic is the best marker of the premises, with 21 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Gelson Fernandes, Torró, Abraham and Chandler, all due to injury.
Inter:
The visiting team reached this stage of the UEFA Europa League (8th Finals) after a home win by (4-0) and a win away by (0-1) with Rapid Vienna. 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 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 7 conceded. In the last match they played, for Serie A, they lost with Cagliari away by (2-1). In the last 10 away matches Internazionale has won 3, tied 3 and lost 4. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Inter Milan comes to this match with a 2-1 defeat in the move to the Cagliari arena, adding the second consecutive game without tasting the victory: Lautaro Martinez scored the only goal of the team. To reach this stage of the Europa League, the Italians eliminated Rapid Vienna. Normally the coach Luciano Spalletti presents an offensive team on the field, aligned in 4-3-3, with Lautaro Martínez being the most fixed man in the attack front: this player is one of the best markers of the team, with 8 goals scored. We emphasize that the visitors have presented some gaps in the maintenance of ball possession and in the completion. For this game the coach can not count on Baldé, Icardi and Vrsaljko, all injured.
