With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Eintracht Frankfurt fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Hertha BSC.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Bundesliga match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Mainz 05.
Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats
Eintracht Frankfurt are steadily winning Bundesliga games and points here at Commerzbank Arena. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games. Eintracht Frankfurt has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Hütter and the players.
In their previous game, the manager A. Hütter led his Eintracht Frankfurt to a defeat in the Bundesliga match away at Mainz 05. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Commerzbank Arena. Before that match, a Europa League win away at Arsenal.
Eintracht Frankfurt's goalkeeper Frederik Rønnow was extremely busy against Mainz 05, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 7 saves.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Eintracht Frankfurt have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 4.
The Eintracht Frankfurt manager A. Hütter has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. On the other hand, Eintracht Frankfurt have conceded 8 goals.
Hertha BSC form and stats
There's been little loot from Hertha BSC's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Bundesliga. Hertha BSC only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. With the Hertha BSC losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Hertha BSC has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Hertha BSC failed to get anything from their last game, a Bundesliga home match vs Borussia Dortmund (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Prior to that match, the Hertha BSC manager J. Klinsmann faced defeat when travelling to Augsburg and losing 0-4.
Hertha BSC are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of seven matches.
Hertha BSC find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hertha BSC have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Eintracht Frankfurt-Hertha BSC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Eintracht Frankfurt 1 win, Hertha BSC 4 wins, 5 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Gonçalo Paciência 6 goals |  M. Hinteregger 4 goals |   V. Ibišević 4 goals |
Eintracht Frankfurt missing players
Hertha BSC missing players
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Hertha BSC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 92% |
| 77% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 85% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 46% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 69% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 62% |
| 15% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 31% |
| 6.7 | 6.9 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 3.7 | 2.4 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 204 | 111 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 65 | 131 |
| 79 | 52 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 27 | 47 |
| 28% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 30% | 38% |
- Eintracht Frankfurt have created more than twice as many corners as Hertha BSC.
- Eintracht Frankfurt have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Eintracht Frankfurt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hertha BSC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hertha BSC is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Borussia M'gladbach | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 27 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Bayern München | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 24 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Mainz 05 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 15 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
| 17 | Köln | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 8 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 5 |
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