It has been a month to forget for Borussia Dortmund, who will be looking to return to winning ways this weekend as they travel to play Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.Currently sitting top of the table, Borussia Dortmund can win this match and retain their place at the top of German football but will be hoping Bayern Munich do not rediscover their usually devastating form under Jupp Heynckes. Eintracht Frankfurt are looking to build on their 11th place finish in the Bundesliga last season and they start this match just a point adrift of the European qualifying places.
English Premier League – St. James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne – Saturday 21st October 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 11/4 at Ladbrokes |
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Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt Form
Eintracht Frankfurt started the season slowly with a draw at Freiburg and a 1-0 defeat at home to Wolfsburg. It took them 3 matches to score their first goal of the season, which they did in a 1-0 victory at Borussia Monchengladbach. However, that win was quickly followed up by another defeat as Eintracht Frankfurt went down 2-1 at home to Augsburg. The inconsistency continued as they defeated Koln 1-0 away from home and then lost 2-1 at RB Leipzig. Finally, Eintracht Frankfurt managed to string two wins together and they have won their last 2 games, defeating Stuttgart at home and Hannover 96 on the road. At home, Eintracht Frankfurt have won only 2 of their last 11 Bundesliga games and have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 7 home league matches.
Borussia Dortmund Form
Despite the fact Borussia Dortmund have struggled in recent weeks, they remain top of the league going into the weekend fixtures. The Champions League is mainly where they have struggled this season and having lost to Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid, the draw at APOEL on Tuesday was a poor result. Borussia Dortmund also lost their previous Bundesliga match, going down 3-2 at home to RB Leipzig and Peter Bosz will keen to return to winning ways in the match. Borussia Dortmund are undefeated away from home in the Bundesliga this season and have won 3 and drawn 1 of their 4 games on the road. There have been wins at Wolfsburg, Hamburg and Augsburg and a 0-0 draw at Freiburg. They are undefeated in their last 6 away Bundesliga games and in 14 of their last 18 away league games, both teams have scored.
Team News
Eintracht Frankfurt have several players missing through injury and Simon Falette is suspended. Timothy Chandler, Marc Stendera and Slobodan Medojevic are all rated as doubtful. Borussia Dortmund have plenty of injury problems of their own with Eric Durm, Marcel Schmelzer, Marco Reus and Lukasz Piszczek all out. Sokratis is suspended which could mean a place in defence for Omer Toprak.
Top Betting Tips
Given Eintracht Frankfurt’s poor defensive record at home and the number of matches in which both teams have scored when Borussia Dortmund play away from home, we should see goals in this match. Both teams to score is 4/6 with Ladbrokes.Given Eintracht Frankfurt’s recent form, they will come into this match with a bit more confidence and could cause an upset, especially considering the number of players Borussia Dortmund have unavailable. The Eintracht Frankfurt Double Chance is on offer at 23/10 with Ladbrokes. Eintracht Frankfurt striker Sebastian Haller has scored 3 goals in his last 4 Bundesliga games. You can get 11/5 with Ladbrokes for Haller to score at any time.