December 18th features a match where Eintracht Frankfurt hosts Mainz 05 at Commerzbank-arena in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Eintracht Frankfurt sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-2 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Patrik Schick struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 5th minute on a feed from Robert Andrich, then Patrik Schick added another in the 22nd minute on a penalty shot But luckily in the 50th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Evan N’Dicka. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Eintracht Frankfurt should be reasonably happy with their performance, while mainz 05 is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Hertha BSC. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 19th minute, then Alexander Hack added another in the 41st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hertha BSC couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Eintracht Frankfurt won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Jonathan Burkardt and Alexander Hack have been the hottest scorers for Mainz 05 in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Djibril Sow has been the most prolific scorer on Eintracht Frankfurt in the last five matches with 3 goals
Eintracht Frankfurt will be without Dominik Kohr, while Mainz 05 will be without Jeremiah St. Juste.