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Eintracht welcome VfL Wolfsburg to Deutsche Bank Park on Sunday evening. The Wolves have a good recent record in the city forest, but the current league table paints a very different picture.

The backdrop

After Wednesday’s game against Atalanta BC, Eintracht return to Bundesliga action against Wolfsburg at Deutsche Bank Park on Sunday 30 November (kick-off 17:30 CET). “We’re turning our attention and our focus on the important home game against VfL Wolfsburg,” said sporting director Timmo Hardung following the Eagles’ 3-0 UEFA Champions League defeat in midweek.

Playmaker Mario Götze has highlighted the importance of home advantage as Eintracht prepare for their second game at Deutsche Bank Park in quick succession. “The stadium is always incredibly important to us, particularly when things aren’t going well,” he said. “The fans have a good sense of the situation, which is why we’re looking forward to Sunday’s game. It’s a different competition and an important game for us against Wolfsburg. We can always rely on the stadium, our fans – it gives us courage and strength for the upcoming games.”

The teams head into the match in very different positions in the league table. Sixth-placed Eintracht are currently on 20 points, 27 goals scored – over twice as many as their opponents (13) – and a five-game unbeaten run in the top flight. The Wolves, by contrast, are 15th after losing seven of their last eight Bundesliga games. The visitors’ tally of eight points after 11 matchdays is an unwanted club record.

Happy hunting ground for Wolves

However, Wolfsburg have rarely left Frankfurt empty-handed in recent seasons, registering six wins and two draws from their last nine visits to the city forest. The exception to that was a 4-3 victory for the Eagles on 10 April 2021. From the VfL starting line-up on that day, current captain Maximilian Arnold and Yannick Gerhardt are still with the club. The sides have faced each other 46 times in the Bundesliga, with the Wolves winning 22, drawing 15 and losing only nine of those encounters.

New man at the helm

Those are the hard facts from the Bundesliga history books, but all that matters is what happens on the pitch at Deutsche Bank Park on Sunday evening, when Wolfsburg head coach Daniel Bauer takes charge of his first away game of the current season. The 43-year-old replaced Paul Simonis on an interim basis on 9 November.