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Eintracht did not start the season too well but after 2 losses they managed to get a win at Braunschweig. As a bonus, they advanced to the Europa League group stages. Frankfurt was a very good team last year and was happy to achieve a deserving 6th place finish. They lost some players in the summer break and that was obvious in the first rounds, they seem to be a little better now but it will be tough to replicate the performance from the previous season.
For this game Lakic, Stendera and Jung are sure to be unavailable for Frankfurt. It will be interesting to see how can the hosts cope with the challenges that european football brings, they may be tired after playing so many games in the last 2 weeks.
Gotze`s departure seems to have made no impact for this Dortmund team. Borussia won all official games so far, including a 4-2 win over Bayern in the German Supercup. New signings Mkhitaryan (Shakhter Donetk) and Aubameyang (St Etienne) are a perfect fit for this team. Aubameyang already scored three times in three games. Klopp`s team is very cohesive and plays great team-football, much like last season. They also managed to mostly stay injury-free so far, today only 2 players will be missing, Gundogan and Piszczek.
The race for the title will be very tough and Dortmund needs the three points in every game they play. After Bayern was held to a draw by Freiburg tuesday, Klopp and his men know how crucial this win is, it could put them 2 points ahead after four rounds, which would be great considering that neither Bayern or Dortmund are set to lose many points this season.
Even with two losses from three games Eintracht is not a bad team, so they should not be underestimated. But nevertheless Dortmund are better, are highly motivated to gain advantage over Bayern, and with Frankfurt`s involvement in Europa League this should be a win for the Champions League finalists. Dortmund is so deep and strong in the last third of the pitch that it is hard to think Eintracht can keep them under control.
Make no mistake, Frankfurt is good and will give Dortmund a fight. But the circumstances and experience should help Borussia to a 0-1 or 0-2 win after a good game from both teams.
Pick: Dortmund
Odds: 1.57 @ Sbobet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 3.99
Event date: 1 September
