Matchday 7 of the 2024/25 Europa League group stage will see Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) host Ferencvaros (Hungary) on January 23 at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt. Eintracht vs. Ferencvaros: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Matches – 10 (International matches, 2023/24–2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 47;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.7;
Red cards shown – 4;
Average fouls per match – 24;
Penalties – 30%.
Predicted lineups for Eintracht vs. Ferencvaros
Eintracht (4-4-2): Kevin Trapp – Arthur Theate, Robin Koch, Tuta, Nnamdi Collins – Niels Nkunku, Mahmoud Dahoud, Mario Götze, Ansgar Knauff – Fares Chaibi, Hugo Ekitike.
Ferencvaros (4-2-3-1): Denes Dibusz – Cristian Ramirez, Stefan Gartenmann, Ibrahima Cisse, Chebrail Makreckis – Habib Maiga, Filippo Rommens – Adama Traore, Mohammed Abu Fani, Zsombor Gruber – Saldanha.
Each team's starting lineup from their previous match in this tournament is listed.
Eintracht
Dino Toppmöller's side suffered a 2-3 defeat away to Lyon in the last round. This loss ended the club's unbeaten streak of 18 matches in this European competition (11 wins, 7 draws). The club is currently fifth in the standings and has almost secured a place in the Europa League Round of 32. Eintracht needs to win the upcoming game to remain in the top eight.
Head coach Dino Toppmöller will not be on the bench due to suspension.
- Both teams scored in 5 of Eintracht's last 7 Europa League matches.
- The team scored no more than once in 90 minutes in 5 of their last 6 home games in this tournament.
- Eintracht scored first in regular time in their last 5 home matches in the Europa League.
Ferencvaros
In the last round, the team suffered a heavy 0-5 defeat to PAOK. This result ended two streaks for Ferencvaros in the Europa League: a three-match winning streak and a five-match scoring streak (counted only in regular time). The club is 16th in the standings with 9 points. Note that the team has not yet secured a place in the Europa League Round of 32, and a loss in the upcoming match could see them drop out of the playoff zone.
- At least three goals were scored in regular time in 5 of Ferencvaros's last 6 Europa League matches.
- The club scored in 5 of their last 6 matches in this tournament.
Eintracht vs. Ferencvaros: Match Prediction
Eintracht has been consistently collecting maximum points in recent Europa League matches, winning 4 of their last 5 games in this tournament. The only loss in this stretch came against direct rivals Lyon (2-3). In the other matches, Dino Toppmöller's side faced no problems and even kept clean sheets in two games.
Ferencvaros, on the other hand, has only picked up points against the tournament's underdogs – Nice (1-0), Dynamo Kyiv (4-0), and Malmo (4-1). All these clubs are in the bottom six of the Europa League table at the start of Matchday 7. Meanwhile, against stronger opponents, the Hungarians have been unconvincing, losing to Anderlecht (1-2) and Tottenham (1-2), and suffering a painful defeat to PAOK (0-5).
I expect the hosts to be stronger in the upcoming match. My prediction: Eintracht to win