Eintracht Frankfurt’s Champions League hopes come up against their next challenge on Saturday at BayArena against a Bayer Leverkusen side who have hopes of staying in the hunt for a place in the Conference League Qualifiers.
Eintracht Frankfurt sit in sixth place on 41 points, six points behind fourth-placed Freiburg in the Champions League race with eight matches to play. Seventh-placed Bayer Leverkusen, the first club outside of the Conference League Qualifiers position, are a point back of die Adler.
Eintracht Frankfurt drew 1-1 against Bochum at Deutsche Bank Park in their last Bundesliga match to extend their winless streak to five (W0 D3 L2). Leverkusen won their last Bundesliga match 3-0 at VELTINS-Arena against Schalke 04, extending their unbeaten streak to five (W4 D1 L0).
When the two sides last met in Bundesliga action, Frankfurt triumphed 5-1 at Deutsche Bank Park in October. Daichi Kamada led die Adler with goals in the 50th and 72nd minute. Randal Kolo Muani, Jesper Lindstrøm, and Lucas Alario also found the net. Piero Hincapié scored Leverkusen’s only goal in the 56th minute.
Kolo Muani has been a talisman in front of goal for Frankfurt, netting on 12 occasions. He is tied for third among the league’s top scorers in 2022/2023.
Jeremie Frimpong and Moussa Diaby have proved attacking threats for Leverkusen this season. They are the team’s joint top scorers with eight goals. Diaby has scored the tone-setting first goal of the match on one occasion.
Hosts Leverkusen have secured 20 points (W6 D2 L5) from a possible 39 on offer in 13 Bundesliga contests at BayArena this season. Frankfurt have four wins, five draws, and four losses away from home this season in league matches. Die Adler will be out to end a seven-match away winless streak (W0 D4 L3). The last time they won away was November 2022 against Augsburg.
In their last six league matches, Leverkusen have won four, drawn one and lost one. Frankfurt, meanwhile, have won one, drawn three and lost two in their last six.
