Can little-fancied VfL Bochum trouble Eintracht Frankfurt?

Eintracht Frankfurt host VfL Bochum this Friday at the Commerzbank Arena for matchweek 26 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Oliver Glasner's team are 6th in the table with 40 points, while Thomas Letsch's team are 14th with 25 points.

After losing 2x0 in the last match against 1. FC Union Berlin (1. Bundesliga 2022/23), Eintracht Frankfurt receive VfL Bochum, who won 1x0 against RB Leipzig (1. Bundesliga 2022/23). On arrival at this matchday, Oliver Glasner's team is on a sequence of 4 games without a win in the 1. Bundesliga 22/23. A look back at the history books shows that Eintracht Frankfurt and Thomas Letsch's team have faced each other seventy times, with Oliver Glasner's team holding the advantage: 29 victories, against 26 victories of VfL Bochum. Specifically in the Commerzbank Arena, Eintracht Frankfurt have the advantage in the duels against Thomas Letsch's team: 24 wins in 36 games, while VfL Bochum have 5 wins.

Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been sixty-three games played between the two teams, with 25 wins for VfL Bochum, 15 draws and 23 wins for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 22/23, from Eintracht Frankfurt's most influential players, Mario Götze has entered the pitch 24 times, and Kevin Trapp has played the most minutes (2160). Randal Kolo Muani is their current best scorer with 11 goals. As for VfL Bochum, Philipp Hofmann participated in 25 games, and Manuel Riemann is the one with more minutes played (2250). Philipp Hofmann has scored 6 goals, the most across VfL Bochum's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with VfL Bochum winning 3x0. Eintracht Frankfurt are given the favouritism to win this match.