Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th May 2024

Only three rounds remain of Bundesliga season, and both Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen look to bolster their account at Deutsche Bank Park on Sunday.

Sitting top of the table, Bayer Leverkusen claimed 81 points after 31 rounds, while Eintracht Frankfurt have amassed 45 points. This ranks the latter as number 6 in the Bundesliga before the next round.

Although Eintracht Frankfurt trail after Bayer Leverkusen by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Bundesliga still holds a lot of prestige.

Eintracht Frankfurt step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 17 goals against. That is an average of 1.7 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

Bayer Leverkusen are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Bundesliga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.2 times on average per match, for a total of 22 goals. They also let in eight goals, leaving an average of 0.8 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

Bayer Leverkusen won 3-0 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Eintracht Frankfurt, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Eintracht Frankfurt Form

Showing inconsistent form, Eintracht Frankfurt lost two of their past three matches, going down 3-0 against VfB Stuttgart, before beating Augsburg 3-1. The joy was short-lived, as Bayern Munich proved too strong in a 2-1 defeat. Eintracht Frankfurt only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.

Eintracht Frankfurt had their sights set on qualifying for Europe, and this is still a highly probable outcome to the season, but they need to remain focused.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

In their last three matches, Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund, 2-2 with VfB Stuttgart and beat Roma by 0-2. Bayer Leverkusen recorded no less than five in their previous six Bundesliga away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 11 themselves while allowing four goals against.

Eintracht Frankfurt had their sights set on qualifying for Europe, and this is still a highly probable outcome to the season, but they need to remain focused.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen.

Eintracht Frankfurt earned seven points from their last eight matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following 12 goals scored while also conceding 17. Bayer Leverkusen have a supreme history in their last nine games against fellow teams from the top six. They claimed 17 points, better than any other top six side in the Bundesliga this season, . They won ten matches while scoring 19 goals to 11 against. Eintracht Frankfurt have a record of 11 wins, 12 draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen are looking at 25 wins, six draws and zero defeats in the Bundesliga.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Eintracht Frankfurt Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Dino Toppmoeller, will select the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Jens Grahl (0/2), Kaua (0/0), Kevin Trapp (0/29), Luke Gauer (0/0), Simon Simoni (0/0), Aurelio Buta (1/27), Dario Gebuhr (0/0), Davis Bautista (0/0), Elias Baum (0/4), Hrvoje Smolcic (1/11), Makoto Hasebe (0/7), Nnamdi Collins (0/2), Philipp Max (1/23), Robin Koch (2/28), Tuta (1/27), Donny van de Beek (0/8), Ellyes Skhiri (2/24), Eric Ebimbe (4/28), Fares Chaibi (2/25), Harpreet Ghotra (0/0), Hugo Larsson (2/26), Jean Bahoya (0/7), Mario Goetze (3/27), Marko Mladenovic (0/0), Mehdi Loune (0/0), Niels Nkounkou (3/26), Sebastian Rode (0/7), Sidney Raebiger (0/0), Timothy Chandler (0/0), Willian Pacho (0/30), Ansgar Knauff (7/28), Hugo Ekitike (2/11), Nacho Ferri (1/6), Noel Futkeu (0/0), Omar Marmoush (11/26), Sasa Kalajdzic (0/5).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bayer Leverkusen players that the manager Xabi Alonso will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lukas Hradecky (0/30), Matej Kovar (0/1), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (9/31), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/25), Jeremie Frimpong (8/29), Jonathan Tah (4/28), Josip Stanisic (2/18), Noah Mbamba (0/3), Odilon Kossounou (1/19), Piero Hincapie (1/24), Reno Muenz (0/0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (3/22), Florian Wirtz (11/31), Granit Xhaka (2/30), Gustavo Puerta (0/5), Jonas Hofmann (5/29), Nathan Tella (5/22), Robert Andrich (3/25), Adam Hlozek (2/22), Amine Adli (3/21), Borja Iglesias (0/6), Francis Onyeka (0/0), Ken Izekor (0/0), Patrik Schick (5/17), Victor Okoh Boniface (11/20).

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Eintracht Frankfurt might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bayer Leverkusen.

Hugo Larsson, Kevin Trapp, Eric Ebimbe and Mehdi Loune are all absent from the Eintracht Frankfurt squad that faces Bayer Leverkusen at Deutsche Bank Park.

Bayer Leverkusen have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

Bayer Leverkusen need to do without Granit Xhaka, Exequiel Palacios, Victor Okoh Boniface and Arthur, who are not fit enough to travel to Deutsche Bank Park.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen got the better of Eintracht Frankfurt in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-0 and 3-1, respectively. Bayer Leverkusen have six wins in their last ten meetings against Eintracht Frankfurt, winning 3-0 the last time they faced each other. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 5/4.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

It seems highly likely we are in for a seriously entertaining match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen. The previous ten matches have been joyous affairs as over 2.5 goals came out no less than nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 8/11 at the bookmakers.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Florian Wirtz who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Bayer Leverkusen are looking to him against Eintracht Frankfurt, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Eintracht Frankfurt won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Deutsche Bank Park. They drew four and lost two as well, while Bayer Leverkusen won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost zero. Goals are flowing freely for Eintracht Frankfurt on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in Bayer Leverkusen''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out six times in the past ten encounters between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen, with the former on an average of 1.8 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen scored 2.5 goals per game and both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Eintracht Frankfurt, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bayer Leverkusen, who managed to score 2.3 times in those matches.