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Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt Prediction & Betting tips
It is often not the case that a team that has already reached the next round of a cup competition has to wait three weeks for the upcoming opponent. Exactly that exceptional situation is currently experiencing the only remaining fourth division club Rot-Weiß Essen, whose opponent in the round of 16 will not be determined until Tuesday evening. Before the match between Leverkusen and Frankfurt, the odds of the best bookmakers are clearly in favor of the home side.
Actually, the match should have taken place just before Christmas, but the relocation request of the Bayer officials, brought in due to the high level of stress, was approved by both the DFB and the decision-makers at Eintracht. Now the two teams are facing each other for the second time within ten days. In the first duel in the Bundesliga, the Hessians beat the Werkself at home.
In our eyes, a forecast for the SGE in the DFB Cup between Leverkusen and Frankfurt seems anything but unrealistic. While the Hütter-Elf recently showed rising form, Peter Bosz’s men didn’t really go well. The Rhinelander could only score one point from the last three matches.
Because the kickers from the Main metropolis have internalized the knockout mode like hardly any other German team in recent years and have repeatedly achieved impressive results in the cup, at first glance it seems at first glance that the game Leverkusen vs. Frankfurt is a tip on the advancement of the Eintracht to be endowed with a more attractive value than a bet on the supposed favorite.
Leverkusen :
Bayer Leverkusen is facing a groundbreaking phase this season. For the first time in the 2020/21 season, the Werkself currently have the feeling that things aren’t going as coach Peter Bosz and his assistants imagine. After an excellent start with not a single defeat in the first twelve match days and first place in the Bundesliga table, the tide turned with the last-minute defeat in the top game against FC Bayern.
After the short Christmas break, the Rhinelander lost the away game at Eintracht Frankfurt and last weekend the Europa League sixteenth-finalist at home against Werder Bremen did not get beyond a disappointing 1-1 draw. With only one point, the Werkself could not benefit from the slip-ups of the competition (Bayern, RB Leipzig).
Above all, the fact that the Leverkusen found hardly any offensive solutions against a deep guest from the Weser and the coach even said after the final whistle that he was happy about the fact that he had played in front of an empty backdrop shows that the Champions League -Aspirant is currently struggling with its own shape.
In view of these latest impressions, the dwindling self-confidence and the overall weaker home record (only three wins in seven league home games) compared to the yield abroad, we see the odds on the guest’s progress as more lucrative before the Leverkusen vs. Frankfurt cup game Option.
To make matters worse, from the home side’s point of view, numerous players – Sven Bender, Aranguiz, Palacios, Arias, Paulinho, Weiser and Bellarabi – are still injured. There is also a question mark behind the use of youngster Florian Wirtz, who was spared against Bremen due to pronounced signs of fatigue and could only return at the weekend in the difficult away game at Union Berlin.
Frankfurt :
The last time at Eintracht Frankfurt was significantly better than at Leverkusen. The Hessians have now been unbeaten in the Bundesliga for four games and scored ten out of a possible twelve points during this period. From the last three games even the maximum yield of nine points jumped out. In 2021 there were victories against Leverkusen (2: 1) and on Saturday in Mainz (2: 0).
In particular, the improved defense is one of the main reasons why the team of coach Adi Hütter can dream of European business again with only two points behind on position six. While keeper Kevin Trapp never kept his clean slate on the first twelve match days, the national goalkeeper only had to reach behind him once in retrospect on the past three matches.
From the SGE’s point of view, it should also be mentioned positively that they only suffered two defeats during the entire season, at 0: 5 in Munich and at 1: 2 in Wolfsburg. No other Bundesliga club had to take fewer bankruptcies than the eagle bearers, who in our opinion are somewhat underestimated by the betting providers in the upcoming match in the BayArena.
Especially in the cup, you can always count on unity in recent years. The 2017 final was followed a year later by winning the title in the final against FC Bayern. After an embarrassing departure from the regional division Ulm in 2019, it was again enough for the quarter-finals in 2019/2020. Added to this is the experience gained in the Europa League over the same period, which always creates a certain flair when the magical SGE appears under floodlights.
All in all, we therefore expect a balanced duel at eye level, in which Andre Silva and Co. will definitely get their chances. It cannot be ruled out that Adi Hütter will take the DFB Cup even more seriously than Peter Bosz, for whom the league and possibly also the Europa League enjoy priority. The loss of Filip Kostic, who was banned for four cup games in March 2020, weighs heavily.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt head to head matches
02.01.21 BUN Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen 2 : 1
07.03.20 BUN Bayer Leverkusen Eintracht Frankfurt 4 : 0
18.10.19 BUN Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen 3 : 0
05.05.19 BUN Bayer Leverkusen Eintracht Frankfurt 6 : 1
16.12.18 BUN Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen 2 : 1