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Crucial clash in the Bundesliga relegation fight, with Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt both keen to secure their place in Bundesliga next season. Eintracht has 36 points, Werder 35 and Stuttgart 33.
A draw will see Eintracht staying up and Werder going to the promotion / relegation playoff. If Werder wins, the situation will be reversed. In case Eintracht wins, Werder will go the the playoffs as long as Stuttgart does not win in Wolfsburg.
After struggling in the last couple of months, Werder Bremen claimed 4 crucial points in the last two matches, defeating Stuttgart 6-2 and drawing 0-0 in Koln. The hosts are now in a good position to avoid direct relegation, but they will try and pull off a win here in order to avoid the promotion / relegation playoff as well.
Eintracht is in great form recently, posting a run of three consecutive wins in order to get out of the relegation zone. The visitors are now looking good value to escape the drop, but they need a point today if they are to stay up automatically. Frankfurt will rely on its defense, which worked so well lately, in order to achieve a result.
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Team news & lineups:
Yatabare, Wolf, Bartels, Bargfrede and Johannsson are unavailable for Werder Bremen, while Garcia is a doubt. Eintracht Frankfurt won’t have Flum, Medojevic, Reinartz, Huszti, Anderson and Zambrano in the lineup.
Werder Bremen: Wiedwald – Gebre Selassie, Vestergaard, Djilobodji, Garcia – Grillitsch – Öztunali, Fritz, Junuzovic, Öztunali – Pizarro
Eintracht Frankfurt: Hradecky – Regäsel, Abraham, Russ, Oczipka – Stendera, Hasebe – Aigner, Gacinovic, Ben Hatira – Seferovic
Werder is usually a very offensive team, but lately they had trouble scoring. Yes, they defeated Stuttgart 6-2 two rounds ago, but Stuttgart is in total disarray. If we take out that match, Werder scored only 1 goal in the last 3 matches. Eintracht on the other hand is a more defensive oriented side, owning the second worst offense in the Bundesliga. They know what result they need here, a draw and will come to protect that, so I don`t expect them to take risks.
With Frankfurt keen to secure a draw and playing well defensively, I would be surprised if this match sees many goals. All of Frankfurt’s last 12 games were under 3,5 goals and considering how important this match is for both sides, I don`t see the trend stopping. I will bet against goals here. My tip is under 3 goals. Prediction: Werder Bremen – Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1.
Pick: under 3 goals
Odds: 1.98 @ Sbobet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.86
Event date: 14 May
