RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt Prediction & Betting Tips

Form: Leipzig strong at home, Frankfurt streaky away

Leipzig's home form stands out. In their last two Bundesliga games at home they beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 and thrashed Hamburger SV 5-0, both comfortable wins. Away from home it's been a different story, with defeats at Werder Bremen (3-1) and Bayer Leverkusen (2-0) in their last two trips.

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RB Leipzig: 20 completed matches; Eintracht Frankfurt: 20 completed matches.

RB Leipzig

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

0% 0 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

43

Conceded

30

Difference

+13

Eintracht Frankfurt

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

59

Conceded

36

Difference

+23

Frankfurt's recent run has been choppier. They've drawn twice and lost twice in their last four Bundesliga matches, including a 1-4 home defeat to Augsburg and a 1-3 loss away at Mainz. Their goals column keeps ticking over, shown by a 2-2 draw with Freiburg last time out, but their defence has looked open.

The venue split in recent form looks significant heading into this one.

Comparative Team Statistics: RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Head-to-head: Leipzig have had the better of this recently

Leipzig have won the last two meetings between these sides, including a 6-0 win at home last December and a 3-1 away win at Frankfurt back in April. Looking further back, Leipzig's home record in this fixture has been strong for several seasons, with wins by two or more goals a regular occurrence. Frankfurt have had their moments too, including a 4-0 win in Frankfurt back in 2022, so it hasn't been one-way traffic everywhere.

History doesn't decide anything on its own, but the recent head-to-head trend clearly favours the home side.

Standings: two mid-table sides close together

The table available here only covers these two teams, but it shows how tight things are. Leipzig sit ninth with six points from four games, while Frankfurt are tenth on five points from the same number of matches. Leipzig's 2-0-2 record shows a side still finding consistency, and Frankfurt's 1-2-1 mark with a negative goal difference (nine for, ten against) tells a similar story.

Players to watch

Frankfurt's goals recently have come from Y. Ebnoutalib and J. Burkardt, who have scored four and three respectively across their last four appearances. For Leipzig, A. Nusa has been busy at both ends with two goals and two assists in his last four games, while T. Gomis has also chipped in with assists. On the disciplinary side, R. Onyedika and Nusa have picked up several yellow cards recently, though that's not confirmation either will miss this game.

RB Leipzig:

Best scorers:

A. Nusa - 2

Best assist providers:

A. Nusa - 2

T. Gomis - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Nusa x 2

Eintracht Frankfurt:

Best scorers:

Y. Ebnoutalib - 4

J. Burkardt - 3

Penalty cards:

R. Onyedika x 3

What kind of game this could be

Both sides have been shipping goals lately: Frankfurt have conceded 36 across their last 20 matches, Leipzig 30. That suggests goals at both ends wouldn't be a shock. Leipzig's attack has also been productive at home specifically, while Frankfurt's away form points to a defence that could be exposed again on the road.