Eintracht Frankfurt – VfB Stuttgart
- Kick-off: Saturday (30 September 2017), 15.30 CET
- Venue: Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt
- Referee: Dr Felix Brych (235 Bundesliga games, 106 Bundesliga 2 games)
Build-Up
The Eagles lost their away match in Leipzig 2-1 despite a good second half and various opportunities to score the equalizer - including a header of Simon Falette against the post with minutes to go. They hit the woodwork five times already this season which is only topped by Bayern (6).
Eintracht scored 152 goals against VfB Stuttgart, which is more than against any other Bundesliga opponent. And the recent meetings have been high scoring fixtures too: 24 times the ball ended up in the back of the net in the last four encounters, that’s six goals per match on average! The last goalless draw between SGE and VfB took place 23 years ago, back in 1994.
Newly promoted Stuttgart lost their first three away matches and won two at home; their most recent result was a 0-0 against FC Augsburg, also at home. They are ranked 12th while SGE are one step beyond in spot 11 – both on seven points each.
The Eagles are keen to get their first home win this season – in Niko Kovac’s 50th competitive match as Eintracht coach.
Attendance
Around 51,000 tickets had been sold until Thursday; a sell-out is likely and a cracking atmosphere guaranteed.
The Opponent
You can find the latest on Stuttgart in English via bundesliga.com and on their English club website.
Live TV Coverage
The match will be on international broadcast. To find out about TV channels in your area showing Bundesliga matches, you can check the league's list of international broadcasting partners.
Live Match Center
We will provide you with pre-match and live updates via the English language Live Match Center - line-ups, live text commentary, scores and tweets will be available from kick-off onwards.
Social Media
We will also cover the match on our English Twitter channel with pics and tweets from the ground. Additionally, our English Facebook site will contain live info. The hashtags are: #SGE and #SGEVFB.
