Eintracht Frankfurt vs Cologne

Eintracht Frankfurt will be gunning for their first Bundesliga win of the season when they meet this campaign’s surprise package Cologne at the Deutsche Bank Park.

Eintracht Frankfurt are enduring their worst Bundesliga start since 2008/09, having gone winless in their opening five top-flight fixtures (D4, L1), including four consecutive low-scoring draws. Indeed, since being hammered 5-2 by Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 1, ‘Die Adler’ have seen their subsequent four league matches all feature under 2.5 overall goals. Interestingly, each of Frankfurt’s last three Bundesliga outings yielded the identical 1-1 scoreline, which has been the case in two of their previous three top-flight H2Hs (W1). All competitions included, the hosts are still waiting for their first competitive victory under new manager Oliver Glasner (D5, L2). Yet, Frankfurt can draw confidence from an outstanding 21-match unbeaten streak in their home Bundesliga fixtures (W12, D9), their longest such run since the early 1970s.

Meanwhile, Cologne take on one of their favorite Bundesliga opposition, as they’ve only defeated Stuttgart on more occasions (14) in the away top-flight meetings than Frankfurt (13) throughout history. Except for a 3-2 away loss to Bayern Munich on Matchday 2, the visitors have avoided defeat in their remaining four Bundesliga fixtures this season (W2, D2) en route to making their best start to a new top-flight campaign since 2016/17. Additionally, Cologne’s tally of nine goals scored across their opening five Bundesliga matches is their most prolific output at this stage of a campaign since 1988/89, when they finished as runners-up. The ‘Billy Goats’ could pose a real attacking threat in the second half, as evidenced by the fact they’ve recorded seven of their nine league goals scored this season beyond half-time (77.78%).