Eintracht Frankfurt is up against one of the best European teams right now, Napoli. The Germans aren’t favorites in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, but they won’t raise the white flag, that is for sure. Eintracht is nasty when playing at home, and their fans are one of the fiercest in Europe. If anyone knows how to create a good atmosphere, that would be Napoli’s supporters, who are expected to come to Germany in thousands. Their favorites play unbelievable football this year, and are one of the dark horses for taking the UCL title.
Preview
Eintracht Frankfurt (+225) was better than Wolfsburg in the most recent Bundesliga game, 2-0, routinely handling the guests who didn’t stand a chance against the strong Eagles. What’s also important here is that the Eagles kept their energy as they solved the Wolves at a low-intensity pace.
Since the New Year started, Eintracht lost only one game, which was in Koln, 3-0, posting four wins and two draws, which suggests that the Europa League winners are on the rise and play much better than early into the campaign.
In four events at home, this team posted all four victories while scoring at least two goals, a dozen of them in total. They are much more aggressive and open-minded in those circumstances, dictating the tempo and using their speed and agility upfront.
Napoli (-115) lost to Inter in the first game following the World Cup conclusion and then went on a rampage which saw them winning seven straight Serie A events. They did lose in Coppa Italia, but that trophy wasn’t in their plans.
Gil Azzurri reached full speed recently, with them winning all the events with at least two goals scored, and the three most recent were with them keeping clean sheets which is very important. Napoli was considered an attack-first team, but these events are proving differently and also boosting the defenders’ morale.
Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia are destroying anything that stands in their way and are arguably the best duo in football right now, even better than De Bruyne and Haaland. The Georgian-Nigerian one-two punch knocked out almost all the rivals they faced so far. And according to their statements, intend to keep on at the same pace.
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Eric Ebimbe won’t be eligible for the hosts.
Giacomo Raspadori is the only player in Napoli who won’t be in the protocol. His absence won’t be a problem for the Italians.
Head to Head Games
These teams met in the 1994 UEFA Cup edition, and Eintracht won in both events. The games had the same outcome, 1-0 for the Germans.
Prediction
This game will bring a high number of goals, because of two things. The first is the mentality of the units, with the Eagles attacking at home regardless of the rivals, and on the other side, Napoli simply trying to score as many goals as possible regardless of the circumstances. The second is the intensity of the game. Both Eintracht and Napoli are extremely aggressive in European matches, which should bring at least three hits in Frankfurt this Tuesday night.
Pick: Over 2.5 goals -120
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