Eintracht Frankfurt v BVB: Predicted line-ups | OneFootball

BVB kicks off the remainder of the Bundesliga season at SGE this evening, marking the end of the exceptionally short winter break. In terms of personnel, Borussia Dortmund does not have to deal with any major setbacks after all. In general, this is how things are likely to look for BVB and Eintracht Frankfurt when the match kicks off at 8:30 p.m. tonight.

Bellingham has to serve his red card suspension, Bensebaini is away at the Africa Cup of Nations. Only two players are out due to injury, which currently makes the BVB absentee list look like this:

The feared absence of Gregor Kobel has not been confirmed. This means that, apart from Bensebaini’s absence, the Bundesliga’s usually reliable defense remains unaffected in terms of personnel. According to Kicker, BVB is expected to line up as follows in a few hours:

Gregor Kobel – Niklas Süle, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck – Yan Couto, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson – Karim Adeyemi, Julian Brandt – Serhou Guirassy

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Kobel as usual in goal for BVB

A whole series of players are out for Eintracht today, with only Chaibi away at the Africa Cup of Nations; all others are injured or ill.

The breakout star of the first half of the second Bundesliga season, Younes Ebnoutalib, will probably be in the starting lineup for Eintracht, but he still has to prove that he can showcase his qualities at a higher level. Otherwise, SGE is expected to line up as follows:

Kaua Santos – Rasmus Kristensen, Robin Koch, Arthur Theate – Ritsu Doan, Hugo Larsson, Oscar Höjlund, Nathaniel Brown – Mario Götze, Ansgar Knauff – Younes Ebnoutalib

This means they will face two players with different histories at BVB: Mario Götze and Ansgar Knauff both came through Borussia’s youth system.

Despite Eintracht Frankfurt’s home advantage, bookmakers see BVB as fairly clear favorites, although it’s a duel between two teams whose levels differ only slightly. The odds for a BVB win are around 1.98, while those for an SGE win are about 3.45.

The teams have already met this season in the DFB-Pokal. Back then, BVB only advanced after a penalty shootout. Last season, both clubs won their home games against this opponent 2-0.

You can find many more numbers and facts ahead of the Eintracht Frankfurt – Borussia Dortmund match here.

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