On Wed Nov 9th, in week 14, Eintracht Frankfurt hosts Hoffenheim in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Eintracht Frankfurt, recorded a 2-1 win against Augsburg. Mergim Berisha struck first for Augsburg in the 1st minute on a feed from Ermedin Demirović, but Sebastian Rode got the equalizer for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 13th minute But luckily in the 64th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ansgar Knauff. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Eintracht Frankfurt should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Hoffenheim recorded a 1-3 loss against RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 17th minute, then Georginio Rutter got the equalizer for Hoffenheim in the 50th minute on a feed from Angeliño. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Hoffenheim won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Munas Dabbur has been the most prolific scorer on Hoffenheim in the last five matches with three goals. Eintracht Frankfurt’s top weapon lately has been Daichi Kamada, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Eintracht Frankfurt will be without Jérôme Onguene, Timothy Chandler, Buta, Daichi Kamada, Makoto Hasebe and Ansgar Knauff, while André Breitenreiter’s Hoffenheim squad will be without Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner, Kevin Vogt, Munas Dabbur, Philipp and Asllani.