Eintracht Frankfurt welcome Augsburg to the Deutsche Bank Park on Tuesday aiming to get back to winning ways after their five-game unbeaten streak was brought to an end last time out.
On the other hand, the visitors have picked up just one point from their last two Bundesliga matches, and are in need of a huge boost.
Match preview
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Frankfurt tasted defeat for the first time in six games, losing 4-0 versus Borussia Monchengladbach at Borussia-Park on Saturday.
Matthias Ginter opened the scoring after just 10 minutes, before second-half goals from Jonas Hofmann, Ramy Bensebaini, and Hannes Wolf condemned Adolf Hutter's men to their fourth Bundesliga defeat of the season.
It was also the first time that Die Adler had failed to score in the league since they were thrashed 5-0 by Bayern Munich in October.
Tuesday's hosts kept their position in the top four despite that defeat, but their nine-point cushion from fifth place has now been reduced to six.
They have the opportunity to complete a league double over their visitors following a 2-0 win in December's reverse fixture.
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Augsburg failed to make it three home wins on the bounce as they were held to a drab 0-0 draw by Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday.
In a game where clear-cut chances were few and far between, Heiko Herrlich's men were unable to find the winning goal that their possession and territorial advantage merited.
With 33 points from 29 games so far, the Fuggerstadter remain six points away from the top half but are on course to better their 36-point haul from last season.
Tuesday's visitors had a day to forget when they last visited Frankfurt in February, as they were on the receiving end of a 5-0 demolition.
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Frankfurt's Ragnar Ache is expected to miss the clash due to a muscle injury that has kept him out for the past three Bundesliga matches.
Martin Hinteregger is also unavailable for the hosts as the Austrian defender is currently sidelined with a thigh problem.
Andre Silva will look to register once again after he failed to find the back of the net for the first time in four league games on Saturday.
Jan Moravek has not featured for Augsburg since February when he came on as a substitute in a 1-1 draw versus Bayer Leverkusen.
Iago made his comeback from an ankle injury last time out, and the 24-year-old is expected to retain his place in the starting XI.
Eintracht Frankfurt possible starting lineup:
Trapp; N'Dicka, Ilsanker, Tuta; Kostic, Rode, Sow, Durm; Kamada, Silva, Jovic
Augsburg possible starting lineup:
Gikiewicz; Iago, Uduokhai, Gouweleeuw, Framberger; Vargas, Khedira, Strobl, Caliguiri; Hahn, Richter
We say: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Augsburg
Frankfurt's home record has been solid this season as they are yet to lose a league game on familiar turf. We fancy them to keep that run going by claiming all three points in this one.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Eintracht Frankfurt win with a probability of 59.39%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Augsburg had a probability of 19.64%.
The most likely scoreline for a Eintracht Frankfurt win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.06%) and 1-0 (8.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.67%), while for an Augsburg win it was 1-2 (5.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Eintracht Frankfurt would win this match.
