On Wednesday Dec 15th, in week 16, Eintracht Frankfurt will travel to Mönchengladbach to battle Borussia M’gladbach in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 13th placed Borussia M’gladbach is fresh off their 1-4 loss against RB Leipzig. Joško Gvardiol struck first for RB Leipzig in the 21st minute on a feed from Angeliño, then André Silva added another in the 33rd minute. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Eintracht Frankfurt recorded a 1-1 draw against Fenerbahçe. Djibril Sow scored the first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 29th minute, but Mergim Berisha got the equalizer for Fenerbahçe in the 42nd minute earning Fenerbahçe at least a draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Eintracht Frankfurt should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Borussia M’gladbach won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
For Eintracht Frankfurt, their top scorers are Gonçalo Paciência and Djibril Sow, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Borussia M’gladbach’s most prolific scorer has been Jonas Hofmann. The German midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.