Eintracht Frankfurt-Werder Bremen is a match in the 28th day of the Bundesliga and is played on Friday at 8:30pm: live TV, likely lineups, predictions.
Last weekend Eintracht Frankfurt did not go beyond a disappointing deadlocked draw (0-0) with Union Berlin in front of their home crowd. And it probably missed the last train for a chance to get back into a Champions League fight that, in fact, has never seen it as a protagonist.
Dino Toppmoller’s men, who after 2 victories against Heidenheim and Hoffenheim have once again slowed down by picking up only one point between Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin, while retaining sixth place in the standings have plummeted to -9 from fifth-placed Leipzig. The realistic goal, this being the case, is qualification for the next Europa League, but if Eintracht wants to stay in the top six they must watch their backs against the likes of Augsburg, Freiburg and Hoffenheim, who are far behind at the moment but could theoretically come up short again in this season finale. Gotze and his teammates will have to be more effective under the goal in the advance with Werder Bremen, which has relaxed a bit after reaching the quota of tranquility with great anticipation.
Ole Werner’s green-and-whites, strong with a lead of as many as 10 points over the third-last, are in no danger of being sucked into the relegation zone, but it is a fact that they have been losing continuously for four days. Their last defeat came last Saturday against Wolfsburg, who had no trouble taking the three points away from the Weserstadion (0-2).
The Prediction
Eintracht Frankfurt, perhaps due to the “revolution” that took place last summer, has never found continuity and too many stumbles – as many as 11 draws in 27 games – have not allowed them to keep up with the teams that are fighting for the Champions League. At home, however, the Adlers have lost only once in the last 23 Bundesliga days, and in this round they should be able to take advantage of Werder Bremen’s bad moment in a match where the total number of goals will be between two and four.
The probable lineups of Eintracht Frankfurt-Werder Bremen
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (3-4-2-1): Trapp; Tuta, Koch, Pacho; Dina Ebimbe, Skhiri, Larsson, Nkounkou; Marmoush, Götze; Ekitiké.
WERDER BREMA (3-5-2): Zetterer; Pieper, Veljković, Friedl; Weiser, Schmid, Lynen, Stage, Agu; Woltemade, Ducksch.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
