Eintracht Frankfurt host Barcelona in the Europa League on Thursday (April 7th) night for the 1/4 finals first leg match. Check out the match preview, prediction, odds, and how to watch the game.
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According to the bookies, Barcelona are the favorites to win this match. In addition, the stats show that the chances for the Spanish side to win are too high.
So, the possibility for Barca to cover the -0.5 handicap is high as they have scored over 0.5 goals in their last 4 games.
Eintracht Frankfurt have issues in attack. As we said before, The Eagles draw their last 4 games. Moreover, their games have under 2.5 goals in their previous 3 matches.
For us, Barcelona are favorite, but we believe that this match will not have more than 2.5 goals.
Aubameyang will return to Germany, where he enjoyed 5 years playing for Borussia Dortmund. Forward likes to score against Eintracht Frankfurt. He scored 6 goals in 10 matches against the Eagles.
In addition, the Gabon international has scored 75 Bundesliga goals in 117 games for Borussia, while Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski took 131 games to reach 74.
Eintracht Frankfurt have struggled to win a Bundesliga match in their previous fixtures. The German side have drawn 4 of their last 4 games.
Despite that fact, Eintracht are undefeated in their last 6 games and haven’t lost any of their previous 4 home matches.
Moreover, the German side came unbeaten through Europa League Group stage and qualified directly for the round of 16.
Oliver Glasner’s team won their last Europa League tie, beating the Betis 3:2 on aggregate.
Eintracht Frankfurt down the Spanish team in the first leg match then played out a dramatic draw (1:1) in Germany. Real Betis scored in the last minute of the second half, and then the Eagles scored in the final moments of extra time to advance to the 1/4 finals.
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? 7 April
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The first part of the season 2021/22 for Barcelona were one of the worst in their history. After 17 years, they failed to progress from their UEFA Champions League group. Barca were eliminated from the UCL group stage for the first time since 1998.
However, after Xavi replaced Ronald Koeman as head coach, the team recently looks in better shape as they are undefeated in 13 games in all competitions.
The Blaugrana have made it to the Europa League 1/4 after beating Napoli in the 1/16 finals and Galatasaray 1/8 finals, respectively.
Barcelona are playing in the UEFA Europa League for the first time since the 2003/04 season, and they are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 matches.
The results are getting better and better for the Catalans. Moreover, Barca prepared well for this game by beating Sevilla on the road in their last La Liga fixture by 0:1.
Match Prediction
Eintracht Frankfurt 0:1 Barcelona
Match Facts
- Eintracht Frankfurt have more Europa League experience than their opponents (100 games in 14 appearances compared to Barcelona’s 82 games across 12 appearances)
- Filip Kostic has registered four assists in the competition this season, more than any other player
- This is Eintracht Frankfurt’s 6th appearance in the 1/4 finals of the Europa League. No German team has reached the last eight more often
- Eintracht Frankfurt are unbeaten across their last seven matches
- Barcelona are unbeaten across their last 14 league matches
- Barcelona are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 Europa League matches
Head to Head
This will be the first time that these two teams will meet.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona Team News
Both Ragnar Ache and Diant Ramaj have been ruled out of the game due to injury.
Martin Hinteregger was suspended in the Bundesliga at the weekend but he will be available for this match.
Samuel Umtiti and Sergi Roberto will miss the game. Meanwhile, Ansu Fati recently returned to training but is unlikely to start.
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Predicted lineups
Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp; Tuta, Hasebe, N’Dicka; Knauff, Sow, Jakic,Kostic; Kamada, Lindstrom; Borre.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Alba, Araujo, Garci, Dest; De Jong, Pedri, Busquets; Traore, Torres, Aubameyang
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona First Goalscorer
Since the start of the year, Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored 9 goals in all competitions. We expect the 32-year-old to be the first goalscorer in this match.
Most popular FAQ for Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
This will be the first time that these two teams will meet.
Where will this fixture be played?
This fixture will be played at Commerzbank Arena (Frankfurt, Germany)
Where to Watch?
RTL, DAZN, RMC Sport, Movistar +
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds at Vbet for Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona
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