“We’ve managed to stabilise ourselves since the restart, we’re playing well, working and fighting hard, and are tough to play against,” said head coach Adi Hütter following Wednesday evening’s 3-0 win at Werder Bremen. The Eagles are determined to pick up another important victory when they entertain Mainz on Saturday.
Home advantage
While Eintracht go into Saturday’s home game with the wind in their sails and seven points from their last three games, Mainz’s situation is a little more precarious. The visitors have picked up just a solitary point in that period – a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin on Matchday 28. However, the Eagles are without a win in their last three meetings with FSV, who beat Hütter’s charges 2-1 in the first half of the season.
Eintracht last registered all three points against Mainz in March 2018, triumphing 3-0 at the Commerzbank-Arena. Indeed, games between these two teams tend to go the way of the home side: the Eagles have won three of their last four home matches against Mainz, who have only won twice in 11 visits to Frankfurt. Eintracht, meanwhile, have not won in Mainz in 12 attempts.
Naturally, SGE are eager to maintain their impressive home record against the Zerofivers this weekend. “To get three points against Mainz would be great,” said Stefan Ilsanker. “Then we’d definitely be safe.”
Match info
Kick-off: Saturday 6 June, 15:30 CEST, Bundesliga 2019/20, Matchday 30.
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt.
