Neutral parties would believe there's a significant gulf in quality between these sides based on results so far, with Eintracht Frankfurt leading VfB Stuttgart by 20 points.
- Eintracht Frankfurt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfB Stuttgart have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats
Eintracht Frankfurt are steadily winning Bundesliga games and points here at Commerzbank-Arena. 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Eintracht has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Commerzbank-Arena. We remember; it was Borussia Dortmund.
Eintracht Frankfurt shared the glory with Wolfsburg in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Defender Tuta got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.83/10. Tuta won 8 of 9 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Eintracht Frankfurt lost 1-2 at RB Leipzig's place.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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Eintracht Frankfurt as they are travelling to their away game against Napoli in the Champions League. That match is four days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (26 in 11 games), Eintracht's attacking play is working. 13 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for VfB Stuttgart so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-7 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
The manager Labbadia was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Mercedes-Benz-Arena. VfB Stuttgart suffered a 1-2 loss to FC Bayern München (placed 1st). Ito was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Ito hit one key pass and won 3 of 3 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Schalke 04's place.Stuttgart are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 5 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
Observe that 11 of this club's 14 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far VfB Stuttgart have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. Stuttgart have conceded 25 goals in these games. VfB Stuttgart has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Eintracht Frankfurt have won or drawn the last 7 matches (4-3-0) against VfB Stuttgart.Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart have faced each other previously this season: VfB Stuttgart - Eintracht 1-3.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Kolo Muani 11 goals |  D. Kamada 7 goals |  J. Lindstrøm 7 goals |
Eintracht Frankfurt missing players
VfB Stuttgart missing players
| Eintracht Frankfurt | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 45 | 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 28 |
| 33 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | 40 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| 65% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 65% |
| 35% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 55% | 35% |
| 17% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 13% |
| 65% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 73% | 70% |
| 22% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11.9 | 13.5 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.5 | 14 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 44% | 46% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 28% |
| 11.1 | 10.6 | 15.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
- Eintracht Frankfurt have scored at least twice as many goals at home as VfB Stuttgart have scored away.
- Eintracht Frankfurt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfB Stuttgart have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- VfB Stuttgart have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- VfB Stuttgart have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Bundesliga
- VfB Stuttgart have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 66 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 44 | 49 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | FC Union Berlin | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 44 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | FSV Mainz 05 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 9 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | FC Köln | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Hoffenheim | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -24 | 19 |
| 18 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 35 | -32 | 19 |
