Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Frankfurt
Match Time & Date:
26/10/2023
21:00
Prediction: 3-0
HJK
Deutsche Bank Park will host Thursday’s Conference League game between Eintracht Frankfurt and Helsinki, the two teams who are vying for second place in Group G. Die Adler aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to PAOK and they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course. Reserve goalkeeper Kevin Trapp is banned for the match, while all Mario Gotze, Kristijan Jakic, Sebastian Rode, Simon Simoni, and Mehdi Loune should miss out with injuries.
HJK, on the other hand, played out a 1-1 draw with Aberdeen in their second group game, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Eintracht Frankfurt, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. Experienced Helsinki defender Joona Toivio should be recalled to the starting XI after he was rested in a 2-1 loss to KuPS at the weekend. It has to be noted that the two clubs have never met before in European competitions.
Highlighted Player (Mario Gotze):
Mario Gotze is a German midfielder, who played for Ronsberg and Eintrach Hombruch during his youth career before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2001. He made a great progress during his spell at the Borussia Dortmund’s youth academy and on 21 November, 2009 he made his Bundesliga debut for the Millionaires.
Gotze scored 22 goals in 83 league appearances for the club between 2009 and 2013 and he joined Borussia Dortmund’s bitterest rivals Bayern Munich on April, 2013. The German midfielder, who is capable of playing as a striker as well, failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign, but it has to be noted that he was struggling with injury at the start of the season.
Gotze won three Bundesliga trophies with Bayern Munich, but at the end of the 2015/2016 season he returned to Borussia Dortmund. In 2014 he represented Germany at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil and he scored the winner in the final against Argentina. Mario Gotze was born in Memmingen on 3 June, 1992.
Highlighted Team ():
Brighton
Southampton
Barcelona
Las Palmas 
Crystal Palace
Newcastle 
Borussia Dortmund 
Bayern Munich 
West Ham
Arsenal
Chelsea 
Aston Villa 
