Ace Football previews the Champions League round 1 match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Galatasaray and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Galatasaray face a daunting first assignment in the Champions League when they visit the title favourites Eintracht Frankfurt on the opening day of the new campaign.
Form: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Galatasaray
Eintracht Frankfurt Form
In their last three matches, Eintracht Frankfurt beat Werder Bremen by 4-1 and Hoffenheim by 1-3, before losing against Bayer Leverkusen by 3-1. Eintracht Frankfurt just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Champions League matches at the Deutsche Bank Park. They also drew one and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded six goals.
Galatasaray Form
In their last three matches, Galatasaray first beat Kayserispor 0-4, then Rizespor by 3-1 and finally Eyupspor by 0-2. Galatasaray managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Champions League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 16 time and letting in four.
Betting stats for Eintracht Frankfurt and Galatasaray
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Eintracht Frankfurt and Galatasaray. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 10 Eintracht Frankfurt matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Eintracht Frankfurt matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Eintracht Frankfurt home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Eintracht Frankfurt matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Eintracht Frankfurt home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Galatasaray have won 20 of the last 22 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Galatasaray have won the last 10 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Galatasaray have lost 9 of the last 11 away matches in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 8 Galatasaray matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Galatasaray have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
In-form players: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Galatasaray
It is the beginning of a new Champions League campaign, and both Eintracht Frankfurt and Galatasaray will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Deutsche Bank Park across all tournaments Eintracht Frankfurt won five times, drew two and lost three times. Galatasaray claimed ten wins, zero draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Galatasaray won their last 5 matches on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Eintracht Frankfurt scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Impressively, Galatasaray scored the first goal in nine out of previous ten games. Galatasaray have won to nil in their last 3 away games. Galatasaray should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Thursday, as Eintracht Frankfurt only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Galatasaray claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Eintracht Frankfurt’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Galatasaray played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of three goals themselves during this run. Eintracht Frankfurt’s last 4 matches had more than three goals. Galatasaray are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 25 matches.
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