The German Bundesliga looks be over in terms of the title race and Bayern Munich have a nice cushion at the top of the table and should go on to win the league once more. However, below them a very interesting battle is developing for the three remaining Champions League places and it stands, nine different clubs will believe they have a chance of finishing in the top four this season. Two of those teams meet at the Commerzbank Arena on Friday night as Eintracht Frankfurt entertain Borussia Monchengladbach.
Bundesliga – Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Moenchengladbach – Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main – Friday 26th January 2018 – 19:30 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 12/5 at Coral |
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Eintracht Frankfurt
MoenchengladbachEintracht Frankfurt Form
Eintracht Frankfurt start this match 7th in the Bundesliga on 30 points yet are only 1 point off second place Bayer Leverkusen, that is how tight things are at the top of the table. They enjoyed a good win last time out, defeating Wolfsburg 3-1 away from home and that result means Eintracht Frankfurt are undefeated in their last 4 Bundesliga matches and have lost only 2 of their last 15 games in all competitions.
However, despite appearing tough to beat, Eintracht Frankfurt have been struggling when playing at home in the Bundesliga. They have won only 1 of their last 6 Bundesliga games at the Commerzbank Arena and have failed to win in their last 4 on home soil. Both teams have scored in 12 of their last 14 Bundesliga matches.
Borussia Monchengladbach Form
Borussia Monchengladbach defeated Augsburg at home in the Bundesliga last weekend and this was a big win considering their defeat at bottom club Koln in their previous league game. Borussia Monchengladbach have been struggling to string together a good run of form in the Bundesliga and have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 6 league games. This is not good enough if they want to cement a place in the top four.
They were enjoying a good run of results away from home this season but recently Borussia Monchengladbach have been finding it tough. They have lost each of their last 3 away league games, all to teams in the bottom half of the table. Both teams have scored in 10 of their last 13 away games.
Team News
Eintracht Frankfurt have been struggling to get everyone fit and could be without several players for this game. Alexander Meier, Nelson Mbouhom, Jonathan de Guzman, David Abraham, Marco Fabian and Marco Russ all have injury problems and could miss out. Borussia Monchengladbach have injury problems of their own and could be without Tobias Strobl, Laszlo Benes, Ibrahima Traore, Fabian Johnson, Mamadou Doucoure and Raul Bobadilla for this match.
Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Moenchengladbach – Betting Odds and Predictions
The teams look evenly matched going into this game and while Eintracht Frankfurt have been poor at home in recent games, Borussia Monchengladbach have lost each of their last 3 away matches. The draw is 12/5 with Coral. As highlighted above, both teams have been scoring goals but also failing to keep clean sheets and this means we should be in for an entertaining match. Both teams to score is 11/18 with Ladbrokes.
Top Betting Tip Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Moenchengladbach
French striker Sebastien Heller has scored 8 goals in the Bundesliga this season, with 3 of them coming in his last three games. He has also scored the first goal of the game 5 times and can be backed to do the same in this match at 5/1 with William Hill.