Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayer Leverkusen Preview

Eintracht Frankfurt clashes with Bayer Leverkusen in what promises to be a very entertaining Bundesliga game on Saturday.

Eintracht Frankfurt is coming off a 4-0 road loss against Bayern Munich on Sunday while Bayer Leverkusen beat Holstein Kiel 2-0 on the road on Saturday.

Eintracht Frankfurt is in third place in the Bundesliga standings with 42 points in 23 games while Bayer Leverkusen is in second place with 50 points in 23 games.  

The player to watch in this game is Florian Wirtz, who has nine goals and 10 assists in 23 Bundesliga games this season. AccuScore gives Florian Wirtz a 34.24 percent chance to score against Eintracht Frankfurt. He has 120 SCA and 19 GCA in 23 Bundesliga games this season. 

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Eintracht Frankfurt 3.50
• Bayer Leverkusen 1.97
• Draw: 3.75

Spread

• Eintracht Frankfurt +0.5 (1.87)
• Bayer Leverkusen -0.5 (1.94)

Total

• Over 3 (1.98)
• Under 3 (1.81)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Bundesliga action on October 19 and Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1.

Projected Leaders

For Eintracht Frankfurt, Hugo Ekitike has a 43.1 percent chance to score. He averages 2.34 shots overall per sim, 1.31 shots on goal per and 0.56 goals per sim.

For Bayer Leverkusen, Florian Wirtz has a 34.24 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.98 shots overall per sim, 1.4 shots on goal per and 0.42 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Bayer Leverkusen 1.97

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Bayer Leverkusen in this one. Average score in simulations is Bayer Leverkusen 1.38 to Eintracht Frankfurt 1.23.