Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hamburg Preview: Team News & Prediction
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It could well be that the top eight earns European qualification as Eintracht Frankfurt chase that finish ahead of the visit of a struggling Hamburg side.
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Eintracht Frankfurt preview: Entertaining Frankfurt
It has been a chaotic season for Frankfurt with high-scoring matches the norm at the Waldstadion, even with former Celje boss and Liverpool winger Albert Riera replacing Dino Toppmoller mid-way through the campaign.
The hosts most recently shared a 1-1 draw with an out form Augsburg side to mean that they have now managed just two victories in their last seven matches in the league, with those wins coming against the bottom two sides in the division, Heidenheim and Wolfsburg.
Hamburg preview: Flagging visitors
Hamburg have been steady for much of this campaign, following their promotion to the top-flight last season, but they are now drifting towards the bottom three and the danger zone in these final few weeks of the campaign.
Their most recent outing saw them succumb to a 2-1 loss at home to a top four chasing Hoffenheim side at the Volksparkstadion last weekend after an entertaining first-half of that match.
Eintracht Frankfurt team news: Doan suspended
Japan international attacking midfielder Ritsu Doan is missing through suspension for this one, while Kaua Santos and Nnamdi Collins are unavailable due to injury.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Zetterer; Amenda, Koch, Skhiri, Brown; Larsson, Hojlund; Amaimouni-Echghouyabe, Uzun, Arrhov; Kalimuendo
Unavailable: Santos (Injured), Collins (Injured), Doan (Suspended)
Questionable: Bahoya (Injured)
Hamburg team news: Otele suspended
Former Basel attacker Philip Otele is now missing through suspension for Hamburg this weekend, while Tottenham Hotspur loanee Luka Vuskovic is now a confirmed injury absentee.
Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Fernandes; Capaldo, Torunarigha, Omari; Jatta, Gronbaek, Remberg, Mikelbrencis; Vieira; Glatzel, Konigsdorffer
Unavailable: Vuskovic (Injured), Muheim (Injured), Otele (Suspended)
Questionable: Rossing-Lelesiit (Fitness), Poulsen (Injured), Dompe (Injured)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hamburg prediction
That aforementioned loss to Hoffenheim means that Hamburg have now collected just two points from their last six matches in the Bundesliga. They are a bit of a mess at the moment but the inconsistent Frankfurt are a side that can welcome any team into a match and so both teams scoring would appear a decent bet for this one on Saturday afternoon.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hamburg tip: Both teams to score
