Bayern Munich-Eintracht Frankfurt is a match on the 18th day of the Bundesliga and is played on Saturday at 18:30: TV, formations, predictions.
On this Bundesliga Saturday the spotlight is mainly on the big match at the Allianz Arena in Munich, where Bayern Munich go in search of their first three points of 2023. It has not been a brilliant start to the year for Julian Nagelsmann’s battleship, which, like many of Europe’s greats, has perhaps been affected by the long World Cup break, with several players in their squad having come back from the World Cup.
The client who will visit Muller and his team-mates is one of the toughest: Eintracht Frankfurt, one of the teams currently in the best form in the league, who have not lost in five matches and can still be in the title fight. Oliver Glasner’s Adlers have 31 points, five less than the Bavarians, and could help make the race for the Schale, suddenly reopened after Bayern’s two draws with Leipzig and Cologne, even more exciting. Eintracht demolished Schalke 04 3-0 a week ago, while in the midweek round they brought home a good point from the away game in Freiburg. In other words, the preamble looks completely different from the first leg, which was played in the middle of the summer and ended in a resounding 6-1 victory for the defending champions.
Eintracht dream of another feat
Glasner dreams of avenging that defeat and repeating last year’s feat, when they conquered the Allianz Arena by taking advantage of Bayern Munich’s less-than-optimal momentum.
Choupo-Moting and Goretzka
Nagelsmann’s men have given the impression that they are not even 50% in the two matches they have played since the season resumed. In addition to Neuer, who will be out until June – in his place Sommer was bought from Borussia Monchengladbach – Mané, Hernandez, Sarr and Mazraoui are also out. Eintracht, on the other hand, will present themselves in Bavaria with a standard eleven: only goalkeeper Trapp is in doubt, who will be replaced by Ramaj in the event of a forfeit.
The Prediction
It is fair to expect little reaction from Bayern Munich, who narrowly avoided defeat against a good Cologne side in midweek. Eintracht Frankfurt should also create problems for the Bavarians, in a match that looms balanced and will almost certainly yield many goals, unlike the last two matches. The total number of goals will be at least three, also considering that the two defences have almost always conceded goals in the last four league games.
Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt matchday squad
- BAYERN MONACO (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Pavard, Upamecano, de Ligt, Davies; Kimmich, Gravenberch; Sané, Müller, Coman; Choupo-Moting.
- EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (3-4-2-1): Ramaj; Tuta, Smolcic, N’Dicka; Knauff, Kamada, Rode, Lenz; Lindstrom, Götze; Kolo Muani.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-2
