Eintracht Frankfurt vs Freiburg - prediction, team news, lineups

Freiburg volition anticipation to support their aboriginal pb astatine the apical of the Bundesliga array erstwhile they question to look Eintracht Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank Park on Saturday.

The hosts are ninth with 4 points aft 3 matchweeks, whereas Freiburg pb the mode with 9 points from 9 pursuing their 5-0 triumph against Borussia Monchengladbach connected September 12.

Match preview

Frankfurt travel into the weekend's clash having emerged arsenic 3-1 victors against Mainz 05 connected September 12, though they were undoubtedly fortunate to lone concede erstwhile fixed their opponents missed galore chances wrong the punishment area.

The Eagles' 2025-26 was overshadowed by their antiaircraft vulnerability, and that has continued into 2026-27, with the nine having already conceded 8 goals this play successful the Bundesliga.

Boss Adi Hutter volition beryllium pleased that his broadside person already scored 3 goals successful 2 abstracted league matches, but his squad lone fertile 10th for expected goals (5.7).

Victory for the hosts connected the play would beryllium their 3rd successful 5 games, portion thing other would beryllium the eighth clip successful 9 Bundesliga matches that they failed to win, and a nonaccomplishment would beryllium their 5th successful 9 league fixtures.

Deutsche Bank Park has not seen the location broadside triumph successful immoderate of their past 5 clashes astatine the stadium, a play successful which Frankfurt mislaid 3 times.

While Freiburg are lone starring the array owed to extremity difference, that does not diminish the information their commencement to 2026-27 has been remarkable.

No different broadside successful the apical formation has scored much than the visitors (10), and they besides boast the champion antiaircraft grounds having conceded conscionable erstwhile successful the league.

Julian Schuster has overseen victories successful each six of his side's games this season, and his players person won by astatine slightest 3 goals connected 4 occasions.

Breisgau-Brasilianer's 3 distant triumphs this run are somewhat astonishing fixed the nine were beaten successful their last 4 matches connected the roadworthy successful 2025-26.

Freiburg are winless successful their 8 astir caller meetings with Frankfurt, suffering 4 defeats, with the squad losing 2-0 at Deutsche Bank Park successful March.

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Team News

Eintracht Frankfurt cognize they volition beryllium without forward Ansgar Knauff owed to a hamstring injury, truthful possibly striker Jonathan Burkardt volition beryllium supported by Ritsu Doan and Can Uzun.

Centre-backs Jessic Ngankam and Jeremiaha Maluze person besides been ruled out, and their lack makes the enactment of Robin Koch, Otavio and Lilian Brassier likely.

Freiburg's lone absentee remains attacker Florent Muslija, though considering Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Derry Scherhant and Igor Matanovic person contributed straight to 9 goals successful the league this season.

The frontline indispensable beryllium adequately supported from the mediate of the pitch, meaning Maximilian Eggestein and Yannik Engelhardt volition person to beryllium brave erstwhile successful possession.

There is nary crushed for Freiburg to alteration their backline from the 1 that started against Gladbach, truthful expect to spot Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart and Jordy Makengo feature.

Eintracht Frankfurt imaginable starting lineup:

Atubolu; Koch, Otavio, Brassier; Baum, Aseko, Onyedika, Kosugi; Doan, Uzun; Burkardt

Freiburg imaginable starting lineup:

Backhaus; Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo; Eggestein, Engelhardt; Beste, Suzuki, Scherhant; Matanovic

We say: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-4 Freiburg

The weekend's crippled is improbable to beryllium a dull affair, with some sides enjoying productive seasons successful the last third.

Frankfurt person proven to beryllium acold much susceptible defensively than the visitors, truthful Freiburg should beryllium seen arsenic favourites astatine Deutsche Bank Park.

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