Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt Betting Tips

Borussia Dortmund are hosting Eintracht Frankfurt at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund on 3rd April 2021 Saturday at 19:00 IST. A great game on the cards considering a streak is on the line for Borussia Dortmund to keep while Frankfurt have played some good football of late and will be vying to break the Dortmund Jinx in Dortmund. 

Borussia Dortmund Form & Team News

Borussia Dortmund are the fifth-placed team in Bundesliga presently with 43 points. They have played 26 games so far in the league. They have won 13 matches losing nine and drawing four games. They have netted the second-highest number of goals after leaders Bayern Munich with 54 goals. At home, they have won seven games in the 12 games they have played. They lost three games while have also drawn a couple of games. They have not lost in the last three games with two draws and a win to their name. Dortmund in their last Bundesliga game against FC Koln away managed to secure a draw. Dortmund have not shown the level of consistency you expect from them with the sort of team they possess in their arsenal. They would anyway like to finish the season on a high going forward. 

Youssoufa Moukoko, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Mateu Morey, Jadon Sancho, Axel Witsel, and Marcel Schmelzer are the injured players in the Borussia Dortmund squad. The first eleven which played against FC Koln are all good to play unless for any last-minute injury concerns. Edin Terzic would want his team to turn the tides and a win against the fourth-placed Frankfurt may as well propel the team in yellow going forward. Erling Braut Haaland has been close to impossible to stop this season. He leads the goal-scoring charts with 21 goals this season. Jadon Sancho has been in phenomenal form but his injury would be a major blow for Dortmund.

Eintracht Frankfurt Form & Team News

Eintracht Frankfurt is the fourth-placed team in Bundesliga this season. They have played 26 games so far winning as many as 12 matches in the process. They have lost three matches, and have drawn eleven matches as well. They have lost the least number of games so far in this season along with Wolfsburg, Leipzig and Bayern who have all lost just three games each. Playing away, Frankfurt have won five, drew five and lost three games in the 13 matches they have played. Frankfurt are on a three-match unbeaten streak with their last match resulting in a resounding win for Borussia Dortmund against FC Union Berlin winning it 5-2. Frankfurt have played some good football this season. They would like to close the gap with the top four and keep their place in top four in order to have Champions League qualification.

Makoto Hasebe, Ragnar Ache, Jabez Makanda, Martin Hinteregger, and Almamy Toure are the players injured in the Frankfurt squad. Adolf Hutter will be in a bit of a dilemma considering their captain Makoto Hasebe is on a suspension and is most likely to miss the game against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Andre Silva has shown the same level of consistency as Haaland and Lewandowski and has thrown in his name into the same league of these names. He has netted as many as 21 goals this season. Filip Kostic has also shown an incredible playmaking ability leading the assists charts with 10 assists to his name. 

Odds by Casumo

Borussia Dortmund are favorites to win according to the Casumo Sportsbook. They are placed at 1.79 odds while Eintracht Frankfurt is placed at 4.40. The odds for a draw is 3.95.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Given their present form, Both the teams are almost evenly matched, But the one staggering stat that Dortmund have never lost against Eintracht Frankfurt while playing in Dortmund in a long long time holds significance which gives an extra edge to Dortmund going into the clash. Dortmund are hot favorites to cruise through this game and win quite comprehensively considering purely their head to head stats.

Tip 1: Borussia Dortmund To Win

Borussia Dortmund is on a streak against Eintracht Frankfurt while playing at Dortmund. They have won all their last eight matches against Eintracht Frankfurt when playing at home. This record stays intact when Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt play against each other at Dortmund in this tournament. Dortmund has gone on to win all of their last eight meetings. Dortmund are also on a nine-match unbeaten streak across competitions against Eintracht Frankfurt. Dortmund while at home have not lost in the last five matches having at least a draw to their name in those matches. On the other hand, Frankfurt are on an inconsistent run while playing away managing only to win two of the last five matches. So with just the head to head stat between Dortmund and Frankfurt enough to signify the sort of dominance shown by Dortmund, We can safely say that the record might as well stay intact and Dortmund will go on and win this encounter. The odds for Borussia Dortmund to win is 1.79 according to the Casumo Sportsbook.

Tip 2: Borussia Dortmund To Score Over 1.5 Goals

In the last four matches played by Borussia Dortmund across competitions, they managed to score over 1.5 goals in all of those matches. While playing at Dortmund which happens to be their home as well, Dortmund have scored over 1.5 goals in all the last five matches. While in this tournament, they have also managed to score more than 1.5 goals in their last five matches. At home in this tournament, in the last four matches, Borussia Dortmund had scored over 1.5 goals in all four games. While playing head to head against Frankfurt in the last six games across competitions, Dortmund have scored over 1.5 goals in four matches. At Dortmund, in the last nine head to head matches between the two sides, Dortmund have scores of over 1.5 goals in all nine matches. Dortmund have also had their last eight matches when they scored more than 1.5 goals while playing at Dortmund in this tournament. So with all the above stats, it is more likely that Dortmund scores more than 1.5 goals in this fixture. According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for Borussia Dortmund to score over 1.5 goals is 1.55.

Conclusion

It is a top-half clash in Bundesliga which probably will have an effect on the eventual Champions League qualification scenario. Dortmund have a long-standing streak in place against Frankfurt and they would be desperate to keep it intact while Frankfurt might as well have other ideas. Summarising on a couple of tips from above:

1. Borussia Dortmund To Win @ 1.79
2. Borussia Dortmund To Score Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.55

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