Bundesliga – Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund: Betting Preview

After a poor end to 2021, Borussia Dortmund hope to start the new year off by getting their title challenge back on track in Saturday’s visit to Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Eagles, though, could prove tough to break down. They finished 2021 on a high by winning their last three games, moving them up to sixth place in the Bundesliga table. They’re also unbeaten in 26 of their last 27 home league games (W15 D11 L1).

Dortmund, meanwhile, head to Germany’s financial capital with just one win in their last four league matches (D1 L2). The dip in form has cost valuable ground in the title race, although Bayern Munich’s defeat on Friday has given them a chance to close to within six points of the Bundesliga leaders.

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Stats and facts for Eintracht and B. Dortmund in 1. Bundesliga.

Current form — Eintracht v. B. Dortmund

The Eagles mean business

Eintracht have really been enjoying their football in their previous 3 matches, which started off with a 5-2 win against Bayer Leverkusen. They went on to beat B. M’gladbach by 2-3, before also getting the better of Mainz 05 in a 1-0 victory.

BVB hope to boost points tally

B. Dortmund have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Bochum, before claiming 3 points in a 3-0 win against Greuther Fuerth. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Hertha Berlin.

How do the bookies view it?

B. Dortmund are the bookies’ favorite to claim a win here. However, siding with outsiders Eintracht at 3.75 looks like a decent value pick for the punter chasing a nice accumulator. Should they split the points, it returns you 4.00 with the bookmakers, depending on your preferred betting strategy.

Eintracht v. B. Dortmund — fixture history

Eintracht got knocked out when B. Dortmund took a 5-2 win in their latest 1. Bundesliga encounter. It served as payback for the 2-1 defeat, the Eagles handed out in the reverse match.

Eintracht enter the match against B. Dortmund with a 1-4-5 record in their previous 10 encounters in the 1. Bundesliga. This amounts to a 10% winning ratio for the hosts, with the away side victorious in 50% of the last 10 encounters. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than 8 times. Both teams to score paid out 9 times in those 10 matches.

Current table in the 1. Bundesliga

Looking at the current 1. Bundesliga standings, Eintracht and Dortmund are currently 7 points and 4 places apart. B. Dortmund will no doubt attempt to grab all three points on Saturday to move further up the league table. Despite being the outsider in this clash, Eintracht will try to make this a miserable day for their opponents. The result of this game could have a big impact on both teams in their upcoming matches. There is every reason to zoom in on this clash.

Top marksman

It is difficult to look past Jesper Lindstroem, when on the search for a marksman. He seems to be on a strong run, as he hit the target 3 times lately for Eintracht. Erling Braut Haaland, meanwhile, has managed to score 6 times in the last half dozen matches for B. Dortmund.