Will Eintracht still lose the quarterfinal ticket?
Thursday evening, floodlights and Europa League. No other Bundesliga team is more likely to be associated with these three words than Eintracht Frankfurt. The Hessians, who have caused quite a stir in recent years, have again set their sights high on the international stage this season. In the second leg against Betis Sevilla, they want to secure a place in the quarterfinals. The chances of this happening are anything but bad.
Coach Oliver Glasner’s team already won the first leg 2-1 in southern Spain a week ago. The only reproach that the SGE had to make after this match was related to the inadequate use of chances. Kostic and Co. could have easily scored three or four goals and would have been a good deal closer to the last eight as a result.
The fact that the black and red nevertheless have the best chances of knocking the Andalusians out of the competition is underlined by the odds on the “To Qualify” market between Frankfurt and Betis Sevilla. For a progress of the Bundesliga club is offered only a 1.26 in the top. Should Betis be able to make up the mortgage from the first leg, the payout of more than four times the stake beckons.
Frankfurt – statistics & current form
Sometimes soccer is not really explainable. Only a few experts would have trusted Eintracht to win away in Andalusia last Thursday. The predictions between Frankfurt and Betis Sevilla went much more in the direction of the Spaniards, who, however, at no time found a sustainable solution against the SGE defensive bulwark and were ultimately even lucky that the Hessians left numerous high-caliber goals.
The Eagles once again showed their Euro face and are considered favorites for the second leg, not least because of this strong performance. The black-and-reds also have little to worry about when it comes to progressing – purely in statistical terms – because in the past nine knockout ties in the European Cup, Eintracht have always reached the next round after winning the first leg.
You can rely on Eintracht in the Europa League
Furthermore, the Glasner eleven has meanwhile noticeably regained its composure in the league as well. After only four points from the first seven second-round games, the players from the Main metropolis recently celebrated two league victories in a row. First there was the 4:1 at Berlin Hertha and finally at the weekend a 2:1 victory against VfL Bochum, which was also enormously important for the head. On the one hand, because the Hessians came back from a deficit and turned the match and, on the other hand, due to the fact that previously four home games in a row were lost in the Bundesliga.
The fact that the SGE is difficult to defeat at international level in front of a home crowd is underlined by the three preliminary round matches at home, all of which were not lost (one win, two defeats). On average, the team scored two goals per home game against Fenerbahce, Olympiakos and Antwerp. Overall, coach Glasner’s team remained without defeat in the group stage, which is why, after seven unbeaten Europa League games in a row, we can certainly find arguments for betting on double chance 1X between Frankfurt and Betis Sevilla.
Will Eintracht make better use of the spaces that open up than they did in the first leg?
The over 2.5 also seems to be within the realm of possibility, as the home side will once again get plenty of counter-attacking opportunities given their starting position. However, a goal against is always part of the game for Kevin Trapp. In nine consecutive Bundesliga games, there was no clean sheet more. Over the entire season, the Hessians played to zero in only four of 34 competitive games.
In terms of personnel, the Austrian coach must continue to do without the injured Da Costa, Rode and Ache. There is also a question mark over the use of the stricken Lindström. Paciencia could replace him in the starting eleven after the Portuguese was suspended in the first leg. Daichi Kamada, who has scored ten goals in 17 Europa League appearances and is a real expert in this competition, will definitely be in the starting lineup. No Japanese player has scored more often.
Predicted Frankfurt lineup:
Trapp; Tuta, Hinteregger, Ndicka; Knauff, Sow, Jakic, Kostic; Kamara, Paciencia; Borre
Last matches played by Frankfurt:
Bundesliga
03/13 2022 – Eintracht Frankfurt 2 – 1 VfL Bochum
Europa League Final Stage
03/09 2022 – Real Betis 1 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Bundesliga
03/05 2022 – Hertha BSC 1 – 4 Eintracht Frankfurt
02/26 2022 – Eintracht Frankfurt 0 – 1 Bayern Munich
02/19 2022 – 1. FC Köln 1 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Betis Sevilla – statistics & current form
Betis Sevilla travel to Germany for the second time in the current campaign these days for a Europa League match. However, the Andalusians are likely to want to banish memories of their first encounter at Bayer Leverkusen, as the southern Spaniards fell to a 4-0 defeat in the Rhineland at the beginning of November and thus lost any chance of winning the group. As a result, Betis had to play in the intermediate round, where they eliminated Zenit St. Petersburg thanks to a 3-2 away win.
In any case, there was no shortage of spectacle in all four of the White-Green team’s guest appearances in this year’s Europa League season. There were never fewer than four goals scored. Coach Pellegrino’s team even scored eight goals. However, this is also offset by ten goals conceded, which is why we can well imagine that also on Thursday night between Frankfurt and Betis Sevilla the odds on the over 2.5 or even over 3.5 go through.
Betis in Europa League with defense wild as a bird
That the task for the Copa del Rey finalists – the final takes place on April 23 against Valencia – in the German financial metropolis will be extremely complicated can be proven, among other things, statistically. Only in one of the last five knockout duels in European business, in which the Andalusians lost the first leg, was it still possible to secure progress.
In addition, it must be noted that the flow of recent weeks has recently been lost. Betis recently lost the top games in La Liga at home to Atletico Madrid (1:3) and Sevilla FC (1:2) and has only conceded one goal in the past eleven league games. If Pellegrino’s team shows the same defensive ferocity in the second leg as it did a week ago, they will be in danger of conceding another goal or two.
To make matters worse, several players will be missing due to injury. Moreno, Bellerin, Montoya and Guardado are all unavailable. Especially on the defensive outside positions, the coach is therefore forced to improvise.
Predicted lineup of Betis Sevilla:
Silva; Sabaly, Pezzella, Gonzalez, Miranda; Carvalho, Rodriguez; Canales, Fekir, Juanmi; Jose
Last matches played by Betis Sevilla:
La Liga
03/13 2022 – Real Betis 1 – 0 Athletic Bilbao
Europa League Final Stage
03/09 2022 – Real Betis 1 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt
La Liga
03/06 2022 – Real Betis 1 – 3 Atletico Madrid
Copa del Rey
03/03 2022 – Real Betis 1 – 1 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga
02/27 2022 – Sevilla FC 2 – 1 Real Betis
Frankfurt – Betis Sevilla Direct comparison / H2H balance
Frankfurt’s 2-1 first leg win was the first time the two clubs had faced each other in an official competitive match in their club history. In the process, Eintracht remained unbeaten against Spanish clubs for the seventh time in a row. However, this statistic must be put into perspective, as the last encounter with a club from the Primera Division dates back to the 1993/94 season.
Frankfurt – Betis Sevilla Tip
While RB Leipzig, a German Bundesliga club, is already in the quarterfinals of the Europa League, Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt, two more clubs, can follow suit on Thursday night. The Hessians undoubtedly have by far the better chance of making the top eight, having deservedly won their first leg 2-1 in Andalusia a week ago.
Strictly speaking, then, a draw will be enough in the second leg to knock Nabil Fekir and Co. out of the competition. Even a home win is within the realm of possibility in the Frankfurt vs Betis Sevilla match, however, according to the betting odds.
Because the SGE, as mentioned, does not have to win, it is alternatively just as conceivable to place a bet on the 1X & Over 2.5 between Frankfurt and Betis Sevilla. Goals seem to be in the air in the duel of these teams. Betis has major weaknesses in defense and personnel problems at the full-back positions; the eagle bearers traditionally rarely play to zero anyway. Three or more goals should therefore definitely be scored.
