Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund face each other at Deutsche Bank Park in a highly-anticipated round 18 opener. Die Adler aim to build on a thrilling 4-1 win over Freiburg and they are likely to adopt yet another attack-minded approach on Friday evening. A man to watch in the home team will be Arsenal target Omar Marmoush, who has been producing excellent performances of late, while both Amenda and Nkounkou remain in the recovery room.
The Yellow-Blacks, on the other hand, suffered a shocking 4-2 loss to Holstein Kiel in midweek. Midfielder Pascal Gross is back from suspension, while winger Karim Adeyemi has overcome his illness. Anyhow, home win should be considered as Borussia Dortmund experienced all sorts of problems at the back in the defeat to Holstein Kiel. In their last meeting in Frankfurt, the two sides played out an entertaining 3-3 draw and yet another high-scoring affair is on the cards.
Highlighted Player (Julian Brandt):
Julian Brandt is one of the most promising wingers in Germany. He started playing football in his hometown, Bremen, at SC Borgfeld, moving to FC Oberneuland, after which he joined VLF Wolfsburg’s youth academy. With 27 goals in his 48 games during two seasons with the Wolves, Brandt recommended himself to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract in January 2014.
The 22-year-old winger prefers to play on the left flank, but he can also provide help on the right side, as well as an attacking midfielder. During the season 2015/2016, Julian Brandt netted goals in six consecutive games, becoming the youngest player since Gerd Muller to achieve this.
The good performances in the season made Joackim Low call the youngster in Germany’s preliminary 27-man squad for the Euro 2016 and he made his first appearance for the senior squad in May 2016, against Slovakia. He was a part of the Germany squad at the Summer Olympics, where Brandt and his teammates won the silver medal. In the summer of 2018, Julian Brandt made the World Cup team.
Highlighted Team (Frankfurt):
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German football club who is active in the German Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1920 after a fusion between different football clubs from Frankfurt. Eintracht Frankfurt is playing in the Bundesliga since 2011/2012 and is known for being a stable club in the Bundesliga. Currently the club is playing their home games in the Commerzbank-Arena which holds a capacity of 51000 seats. The club colour of Eintracht Fankfurt are black, red and white. Eintracht Frankfurt is called the Adlertrager by their fans. The club’s rival Kickers Offenbach.
Eintracht Frankfurt is one of the few clubs in Germany that won the Bundesliga; in the season 1958/1959 were able to win the league. Other important prizes Eintracht Frankfurt won are the DFB Pokal (4 times) and the the UEFA Cup in 1980. There are many famous football players that played for EIntracht Frankfurt in their career like Pfaff, Moller, Low, Okocha, Kopke and Berthold.