Ah, a Bundesliga weekend would hardly be complete without classics like Eintracht Frankfurt vs Freiburg. Can you feel the excitement? Yeah, me neither. But hey, let's dive straight into the deep end, shall we?
Defending between these two has been like a game of musical chairs, with the music continuing for far too long. Eintracht’s keepers, Kauã Santos and Kevin Trapp, have had plenty of ball-chasing practice, with ratings of 7.30 and 6.95 respectively. On the Freiburg side, we've got Noah Atubolu putting up a 7.30 rating and Florian Müller scraping by with a 6.43 rating.
Listen, it's not all doom and gloom. Eintracht Frankfurt has Robin Koch, whose 2 goals and 89.8% accurate pass rate have him more involved than a stepmom at a PTA meeting. Hugo Ekitiké must also be eating his spinage; he's scored 2 goals and kept up an honorable 71.8% accurate pass rate. What about Ansgar Knauff? The man with two initials manages to keep things interesting, with two goals and a 68.5% accurate pass rate.
On the flip side, it appears Freiburg has players that can remember the game's objective of scoring goals. Lucas Höler proves my point with his 3 goals and a 65.7% accurate passing. Vincenzo Grifo has touched the ball with such finesse, maintaining an 82.8% accurate passing, however, his goal count is as empty as a vegan's fridge. Ritsu Doan and Maximilian Eggestein, not to be outdone, both have one goal to their names with a 78.2% and 83.7% accurate pass rate; good but not great.
The history books show us Eintracht Frankfurt has a slight upper hand from their past match-ups, but recent results make this game look as balanced as a unicycle on a tightrope. Freiburg is having a decent run, recently counting more victories than a Roman general. By contrast, Eintracht Frankfurt - well, they've mastered the art of sharing, ending their last couple of games with their opponents in draws.
Allow me to cut through this primordial soup of statistics and present to you the main course:
Albert’s Prediction: Eintracht Frankfurt by 1