Eintracht Frankfurt return to action in the Europa League when they play host to Slavia Prague on Thursday. The Czech outfit suffered their first defeat in the competition a fortnight ago and will be looking to bounce back at the Deutsche Bank Park.
Eintracht Frankfurt turned in a performance of the highest quality last Saturday when they thrashed Bochum 7-2 in their German Bundesliga clash on home turf.
Dino Toppmoller’s men have gone four consecutive games without defeat across all competitions, claiming three wins and one draw since a 2-1 loss against Bayer Leverkusen on October 19.
Frankfurt turn their sights to the Europa League, where they have enjoyed a solid start to the campaign, claiming two wins and one draw from their opening three games.
Elsewhere, Slavia Prague were denied a third win on the bounce at the weekend when they played out a 1-1 draw with Hradec Kralove in the Czech 1. Liga after conceding a 79th-minute equalizer.
Jindřich Trpišovsky’s men will look to bounce back in the Europa League, where they have picked up four points from the opening three matches to sit 16th in the table, three points behind Thursday’s hosts in sixth place.
Having kicked off their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 victory over Ludogorets in September, Slavia Prague played out a 1-1 draw with Ajax on October 3, three weeks before losing 1-0 against Athletic Bilbao.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Slavia Prague Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first-ever meeting between Eintracht Frankfurt and Slavia Prague, who will both be looking to begin their rivalry on a positive note.
- Frankfurt have lost just one of their last 12 matches across all competitions while picking up eight wins and three draws since late August.
- Slavia Prague are unbeaten in six of their most recent seven away matches, claiming five wins and one draw since the start of September.
- Frankfurt are on a run of three consecutive home wins and are unbeaten in their last eight home matches across all competitions, picking up five wins and three draws since May.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Slavia Prague Prediction
While it has been a mixed bag of results for Slavia Prague, Frankfurt have enjoyed an impressive start to the Europa League and will look to keep the juggernaut rolling.
Coming off the back of an emphatic league victory, Toppmoller’s men will head into the midweek clash with sky-high confidence and we are backing them to come away with all three points.
Prediction: Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Slavia Prague
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Slavia Prague Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Frankfurt to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in seven of Frankfurt’s last nine outings in all competitions)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in eight of the hosts’ last nine matches)