Eintracht Frankfurt vs RB Leipzig Bundesliga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
The head-to-head competitive record between the sides is perfectly balanced with three wins apiece, in addition to three draws (aggregate scoreline: 12-12). Their most recent meeting took place on 4th February 2020 in the quarterfinals of the DFB-Pokal, with Frankfurt winning 3-1 at home.
Eintracht Frankfurt have won both of their last two competitive games against Leipzig – the longest winning streak either side has ever enjoyed in this fixture.
Frankfurt have never lost at home to Leipzig, scoring in all five of these meetings (10 in total). The Eagles have won three of these five matches, including both of the last two.
Eintracht Frankfurt have taken 10 points from their first seven games, which is one fewer than they had at this stage last season. Adi Hütter’s side have lost just one of these seven games: 5-0 at Bayern on 24th October.
Frankfurt are unbeaten in their last five Bundesliga home games (W3, D2). They last managed this between August and November 2019, when they went six games without defeat on home turf (W4, D2).
RB Leipzig have taken 16 points from their first seven Bundesliga games this season – a new club record. They’ve conceded just four goals, another new club record.
Leipzig have lost both of their last two competitive away games, against Manchester United in the Champions League and versus Gladbach in the Bundesliga. They last did the same in February 2020, when they lost twice at Frankfurt (BL and DFB-Pokal).
RB Leipzig have lost their last two competitive away games without scoring. This last happened in December 2018, when they lost four consecutive away games without netting a goal.
André Silva is Frankfurt’s top goalscorer in the Bundesliga this season with five goals. Silva has scored 13 goals since the restart at the end of May, a tally only bettered by Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski (20).
Angeliño scored a direct free-kick to make it 3-0 against SC Freiburg last time out. It was Leipzig’s first goal from a direct free-kick since November 2019 (Forsberg in a 4-1 win vs. Köln). Angeliño has now scored a club-high five competitive goals in 2020/21.
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