All the pressure is on Eintracht Frankfurt before Schalke 04 game

Schalke have less rest than Eintracht Frankfurt in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Bundesliga game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Hertha BSC, was also a home game here at VELTINS-Arena. The away team is better rested.

For Schalke relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Eintracht Frankfurt are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

Schalke 04 form and stats

Schalke 04's results here at VELTINS-Arena in the Bundesliga have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 11 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Schalke 04 with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Augsburg game, 34 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

The Schalke 04 fans got no joy from their last match, a Bundesliga game also here at VELTINS-Arena: A 1-2 defeat against Hertha BSC (placed 13th). Midfielder Sead Kolašinac was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Kolašinac served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Hoffenheim.

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Eintracht Frankfurt to win. Let's see if Schalke 04 are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: five games found revealing zero Schalke wins, zero draws and five defeats.

Schalke 04 have scored 10 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Schalke defense is not exactly impregnable. 31 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats

As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Eintracht Frankfurt have produced an overall stat of 6-5-5 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Eintracht are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Eintracht Frankfurt delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Mainz 05 (placed 12th) in their previous match; a Bundesliga game. Midfielder Ajdin Hrustić was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.24. Hrustić scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 54 successful passes (of 61 total). The draw against Mainz 05 came from a losing position. The Eintracht manager A. Hütter brought on Ajdin Hrustić as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

A 1-3 defeat away at Bayer Leverkusen before that.

Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Eintracht Frankfurt given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed two matches with two wins as expected, zero draws and zero surprise home wins. The favourites won one of these games by at least two goals.

Eintracht has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Eintracht have conceded 29 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Eintracht Frankfurt - Schalke 3-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Schalke, one draw and seven wins for Eintracht Frankfurt. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

A. Valente Silva 25 goals

M. Hoppe 5 goals

D. Kamada 5 goals

Schalke 04 missing players

Eintracht Frankfurt missing players