When Bayer Leverkusen visits Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday for a matchday 24 encounter, they will try to maintain contact with the Bundesliga leaders. We expect an away victory for the third-place Die Adler vs. second-place Die Schwarzroten game at the Deutsche Bank Park.
With 42 points, Eintracht is just three points ahead of Freiburg. They trail Leverkusen by eight points, while they are eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
Last weekend's 4-0 away loss to Bayern Munich ended Eintracht's three-game winning streak. The home team has to go back to its winning ways after starting 2025 with three straight victories but losing their next five league games with only one victory.
Given that Eintracht has won three of their past four league games here and drew one, their home record may help their cause.
Last weekend's 2-0 victory against Holstein gave Leverkusen their third straight league clean sheet. They haven't lost in the league since the second day of play, but an evaluation of their recent performance is necessary if they are to find three points today.
Leverkusen has a battle to improve those stats after drawing three of their previous five league games and two of their last three away games.
In their most recent game, Eintracht Frankfurt lost. The score versus Bayern Munich was 4-0 on the road at Allianz Arena. The Eagles only had two shots on goal and a 39% possession rate.
In their last game, Bayer Leverkusen prevailed. When playing Holstein Kiel, they won 2-0 on the road at Holstein Stadion. Patrik Schick and Amine Adli scored goals for Xabi Alonso's club, which had a 64% possession rate and eight shots on goal.
Leverkusen has defeated Eintracht four times in a row. Leverkusen won 2-1 at home in their most recent meeting at BayArena. Three Eintracht triumphs and seven Leverkusen victories have come from the ten previous meetings between these teams.
Dino Toppmoller’s team faced a tough 4-0 defeat against Bayern Munich last week and will need to make substantial improvements if they hope to overcome a Leverkusen side that remains undefeated in their last 21 Bundesliga matches.
Under Xabi Alonso’s leadership, Leverkusen have also maintained an impressive 28-game unbeaten streak in away matches in the top division.
Frankfurt, on the other hand, have struggled defensively, failing to secure a clean sheet in their last six games and conceding a total of eleven goals during that period.
Despite their recent loss to Bayern, Frankfurt had previously scored in 21 consecutive league matches and currently rank as the third-highest scorers in the Bundesliga with 49 goals to their name.
In their most recent Bundesliga outing, Leverkusen secured a 2-0 victory over Holstein Kiel, with goals from Amine Adil and Patrik Schick.
They now trail league leaders Bayern Munich by eight points, a gap that could widen to eleven points if Bayern triumphs over Stuttgart tonight.
