Overview
Against a much-over-achieving Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt easily lost 0-4 at the Allianz Arena last weekend. This result continued the disappointing streak of the home team at Deutsche Bank Park. They have only won 1 of their last 6 matches.
In addition to the victory over Holstein Kiel, coach Dino Toppmoller's team lost 2 (to Roma, Bayern) and drew 3 (to Hoffenheim, Wolfsburg, Monchengladbach).
Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen had a great time when they defeated Holstein Kiel last weekend. It was the 7th consecutive unbeaten match of coach Xabi Alonso's team, including 4 wins and 3 draws.
Coming to Frankfurt, Leverkusen will have confidence because they are going through a series of 28 consecutive unbeaten matches away from home in the Bundesliga. This is a record for the tournament.
In all aspects, Leverkusen's Bundesliga statistics this season are better than Frankfurt. The BayArena side have scored 51 goals in the competition, while Frankfurt has 49. Meanwhile, the reigning Bundesliga champions have conceded 27 goals, compared to 33 for their opponents.
In addition, the history of confrontations is also in Leverkusen's favor. In the last 4 matches against Frankfurt, Xabi Alonso and his students have won all. They have scored 13 goals and conceded just three in that time.
Notably, in the past nearly 11 years, the two teams have never drawn against each other and often created exciting matches with many goals.
Personnel situation
Bayer Leverkusen will not have the service of Hincapie due to suspension. In addition, Alonso's team cannot use Tella, Terrier and Belocian for various reasons.
On the other side of the front line, Leverkusen's Tuta are also suspended, while Lisztes, Matanovic and Koch are unable to play due to injury problems.
Expected lineup:
Frankfurt: Trapp, Collins, Amenda, Theate, Kristensen, Dahoud, Larsson, Brown, Knauff, Uzun, Ekitike.
Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky, Tah, Tapsoba, Hermoso, Frimpong, Xhaka, Palacios, Grimaldo, Tella, Wirtz, Boniface.
The match between Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen takes place at 0:30 am on January 2 (Vietnam time).
