Eintracht Frankfurt will welcome Arsenal to Commerzbank Arena on Thursday for their first game of the Europa League group stage. The German side reached the semi-finals of the tournament last season, only to be defeated by Chelsea, who later won the trophy. Arsenal went one step further, but it was again Chelsea who broke their dreams of triumphing in the second strongest continental club competition. It will be hard for Eintracht to repeat their impressive campaign from last season, as they lost all of their three star in the attack – Luka Jovic went to Real Madrid, Sebastien Haller to West Ham, and Ante Rebic to Milan.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Arsenal Head to Head
This will be the first meeting between the two sides this century.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Arsenal Stats
| As of 16.09 | Last Game | Last 10 Games | Last 5 games home/away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Loss | 7 W/ 0 D/ 3 L | 5 W/ 0 D/ 0 L |
| Arsenal | Draw | 3 W/ 4 D/ 3 L | 1 W/ 2 D/ 2 L |
Last game Eintracht Frankfurt: 14.09.2019 Bundesliga: Augsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt 2:1; Marco Richter 35′, Florian Niederlechner 43′; Goncalo Paciencia 73′
Top performers Eintracht Frankfurt: Goncalo Paciencia 3 goals 1 assist, Bas Dost 1 goal, Martin Hinteregger 1 goal.
Last game Arsenal: 15.09.2019 Premier League: Watford – Arsenal 2:2; Tom Cleverley 53′, Roberto Pereyra 81′ (penalty); Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 21′, 32′
Top performers Arsenal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 5 goals, Alexandre Lacazette 2 goals, Lucas Torreira 1 goal.
| Last 10 games | GF:GA | Over 2,5 | BTTS | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 24:10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Arsenal | 16:15 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Worth mentioning: No draw has been registered in the previous sixteen Eintracht Frankfurt matches. Each of the last eight encounters involving the German side were won by the home sides, as the visitors were unable to score more than once in any of them. All of Eintracht’s last five outings featured over 2,5 goals, while four witnessed goals at both ends. The side led by Adi Hutter lost their weekend Bundesliga game, going 2:1 down in their visit to Augsburg. Eintracht are on a run of six consecutive victories, if counting only their home matches.
Arsenal did not win any of their previous three games, ending in 2:2 draws the last two. Unai Emery players were 0:2 up by the half-time, but lost their focus and threw away the lead after some shambolic defensive plays. All but one of the Gunners’ last five outings produced over 2,5 goals, and the same also saw both involved sides scoring.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Arsenal News
Missing players Eintracht Frankfurt: Marco Russ, Frederick Ronnow and Jonathan De Guzman.
Missing players Arsenal: Hector Bellerin and Alexandre Lacazette are out injured. Konstantinos Mavropanos is under question.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Arsenal Predictions
Over 2,5 goals – 1.72 @ bet365
