DATE AND TIME : 11/03/2017 @ 1730HRS GMT+3
VENUE: ALLIANZ ARENA
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich host sixth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt today evening in what is expected to be a thrilling clash between the two sides with 21 points separating the two teams.
Bayern Munich is brimming with confidence after a decent run of form.Within a span of three weeks, the Bavarians have made their way to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in style after thrashing English Premier League opponents 10-2 on aggregate with both legs ending with a frustrating 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Gunners.
They have also made through to the semis of the DFB Pokal after beating Schalke 04 3-0 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, they have also won the past two Bundesliga clashes each with a 2-0 win goal margin.
Frankfurt’s form can be relatively compared to that of Bayern Munich's.
Though they have undergone a complete overhaul since barely surviving the relegation playoffs last season, Eintracht Frankfurt head into this match off the back of four consecutive Bundesliga defeats.
Fortunately, the Eagles’ strong first half of the season sees them remain 2 points within the top 6.
Bayern Munich is the obvious favorites to win this clash, but the odds are simply too unappealing.Instead, I feel that Bayern Munich winning with a Under3.5 goal margin is very possible.This is also because Frankfurt has failed to score in 58% of the match that they have played away this season and also Bayern Munich has the best defense in the Bundesliga so far conceding only 13 goals.
Jerome Boateng is also set to return to action after some short period of being away due to an injury. This return to action will see the Bavarian's defense tighten further making it difficult fo Frankfurt to score.
Also, the teams that Bayern has hammered many goals in this case 8-0 against Hamburg, and 5-1 against Arsenal are to be seen as anomalies to some extent.Hamburg holds the worst defensive record in the German Bundesliga while Arsenal squad were down to 10 mean missing a key figure in their defense on Tuesday.This is because Arsenal had to play all out the attack in a bid to at least light up their hopes of progressing to the next round of the competition.
Frankfurt also holds the second best defensive record in the Bundesliga having conceded only 24 goals in their campaign.
Also due to the strain of their players in the champions league in the mid-week, we expect the scoreline to be relatively the ''normal'' one.
Head To Head
Bayern Munich drew 2-2 away to Frankfurt when the two sides met in October 2016.
Of the forty-four matches at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern Munich has won thirty-six, drawn five and lost just three.
STATS FOR BOTH TEAMS.
Sixty-four percent of Bayern Munich's home and 100% of Eintracht Frankfurt's away matches had under 3.5 goals scored. Bayern Munich has won 73% of their home matches (W8 D3). Frankfurt has failed to score in 58% of their away matches.
Team News
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich's center back Jerome Boateng has returned to training.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Frankfurt has a lot of notable absences:
Bamba Anderson, Jesus Vallejo, Marco Fabian, Marc Stendera
And Slobodan Medojevic are all doubtful to play. Haris Seferovic is suspended.
Predictions
OVER2.5 GOALS @1.50
HOME WIN @1.30
RESULTS
BAYERN 3-0 FRANKFURT
ALL TIPS WON INCLUDING UNDER3.5 GOALS
