Sonntag, 24. Januar 2016

Eintracht Frankfurt - VfL Wolfsburg

Very interesting game between Eintracht Frankfurt who is in relegation trouble and VfL Wolfsburg who is looking for an international spot again. With a win Frankfurt can make a big step forward and minimize the pressure in the upcoming weeks a bit while Wolfsburg stands already under pressure if they do not want to lose more space to the top 4. This is a must win game for them otherwise they face some difficult weeks.

The situation was getting very worse at the end of the year for Frankfurt. They tried to solve some of the problems with new signings like Huszti, Ayhan and Fabian. It looks like that two of the guys are already in starting lineup for the game against Wolfsburg. Coach Veh was trying to find the best balance and system for his team to be prepared for the relegation battle where Eintracht is involved now. They need more compactness at to the end of last year and this is very important for Coach Veh now. The offensive power should be there with players like Huszti, Fabian, Meier, Stendera. Also Aigner can be an option there but should start from bench according to last test performances. With Zambrano back in squad he can start as central back again and allow Veh to move Russ forward into the midfield while Hasebe can play on the back wing. This should help the team to get more compactness. On what system Veh count is a little bit open but it can be 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2. Although they have still some players injured they get a very good starting eleven on the pitch and with Aigner as joker they have one weapon on bench who can bring some power in second half with his quickness.

The preparation in Portugal was very good for Wolfsburg and they had best conditions there. According to their weak offensive play to the end of last year Coach Hecking was trying to bring some new fire in their offensive part. He wants to see his team to press much higher now and bring the opponent more and more in danger but if they stand much higher it can be that they concede some goals more. This knows Hecking of course but he wants to be more active with his team now and not so sit back and wait what the opponent is doing. His aim is to reach one of the first four places and for this they are working very hard. Despite their good conditions in Portugal they had some problems too with ill or injured players like keeper Benaglio who could play only in one friendly. Also in midfield they have with Arnold and Gustavo two guys doubtful. If both must pass it is very open who plays beside Guilavogui. It looks like that Träsch has to move from the wing into the middle. This is not the best solution as he did a great job on the back wing position. In attack they have also problems with the huge injury from top striker Dost because Bendtner has not the form at the moment to replace him. In this case Hecking plans with Schürrle as attacker maybe. All three Kruse, Draxler and Schürrle showed great form and they should bring Wolfsburg on track for the second half of the Season.

Of course this is a very tricky one but with Wolfsburg having problems in all their parts of the team it can be the chance for Frankfurt to get a result here. Above all the miss from key striker Dost can be a problem because they have not real replacement for him at the moment. An additional factor can be the home crowd for Frankfurt too and Wolfsburg celebrated only 1 away win this Season against newcomer Darmstadt. So we trust and believe in Eintracht today.

PICK: Eintracht Frankfurt AHC +0,5 @ 1,83 (3 Units / Flat Stake)

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