Schalke 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt – Bundesliga – Preview

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Sreya

Schalke 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt – Schalke 04 hosts Eintracht Frankfurt at the Veltins-Arena on 27th January, Friday in a crucial Bundesliga fixture.

Schalke have had a disappointing season on the domestic front and now sit in the tenth place in the league standings with only one win in their previous six matches.

Eintracht Frankfurt have a similar form in their last few matches, but ahead of Schalke by eight points and are in the sixth position, mostly due to their impressive start to the league campaign.

Team News

Breel Embolo, Coke, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Franco di Santo, Abdul Rahman Baba, Astulo Uchida and Bernard Tekpetey will be absent for the home side. The visitors will be without Anderson, Marc Stendera, Yanni Regasel, Slobodan Medojevic, Szabocls Huzsti, Ante Rebic, Luktas Hradecky, Guillermo Varela and Danny Blus.

Schalke 04 Possible Starting Lineup: Fahrmann, Howedes, Naldo, Nastasic, Schopf, Goretzka, Geis, Bentaleb, Kolasinac, Burgstaller, Choup-Moting.

Eintracht Frankfurt Possible Starting Lineup: Lindner, Vector, Abraham, Vallejo, Chandler, Hasebe, Mascarell, Oczipka, Gachinovic, Hrgota, Meier.

“We know that Frankfurt are a tough opponent – they played very well in the first half of the season. It will be difficult and we will need to put in a very good performance to come away with the win. We have to have more boldness in our play. Overall, we must create more danger in the opposition box.”

– Markus Weinzierl, Schalke 04.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Schalke 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for Eintracht Frankfurt, two draws and only one win for Schalke 04. However, Schalke are undefeated in their last fourteen home matches against Eintracht Frankfurt, scoring at least two goals in six of the previous seven of those games.

A 1-1 draw is the most likely outcome of this match, which should be a closely contested affair.